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 On Base Benefits

  1. The Pentagon won't be dictating program cuts to the services, said Jessica Wright, acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness. Mike Morones / staff

    DoD: Fate of quality-of-life programs left to services

    As more and deeper budget cuts loom, the fate of the military's quality-of-life programs will be left to the individual services, defense officials say.

    • Aug. 12, 2013
  2. Now showing: First-run movies in military theaters

    In a world where big-screen features come and go faster than on-screen car chases, military moviegoers are often left out in the cold when it comes ot the latest blockbuster hits.

    • Aug. 9, 2013
  3. Jessica Wright, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said defense officials will take a 'candid look' at whether commissaries should operate without taxpayer subsidies. Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill/Army National Guard

    Review could lead to higher prices at the commissary

    Defense officials will take a 'candid look' at whether commissaries should operate without taxpayer subsidies, said Jessica Wright, acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness.

    • Aug. 8, 2013
  4. Base gyms to be open 24/7

    Minimal costs, 21 percent increase in usage at test bases

    • Aug. 7, 2013
  5. Commissaries back to normal

    Commissaries will be back to their normal operating hours the week of Aug. 19, officials said.

    • Aug. 7, 2013
  6. Mountain Home AFB housing privatized

    Military officials say the London-based firm Balfour Beatty Communities will take over housing management at the Mountain Home Air Force base.

    • Jul. 29, 2013
  7. A lifeguard chair sits empty at a closed pool at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Norfolk, Va., on June 21. Steve Helber/AP

    Military closes, cuts hours at some swimming pools

    At a naval base that's home to many sailors in the special warfare community, a large tarp is pulled over the base's only outdoor lap pool.

    • Jul. 2, 2013
  8. Military customers get 10-cent per gallon gas discount

    Military customers who use their Military Star card can get 10 cents off per gallon at gas stations on Army and Air Force bases from July 1 through July 4.

    • Jun. 28, 2013
  9. September commissary case lot sales canceled

    Commissary officials have canceled September case lot sales worldwide because of budget cuts.

    • Jun. 27, 2013
  10. A US Air Force CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, left, and an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and an A-10 Thunderbolt II. The future of a long-stymied US Air Force effort to buy new combat search-and-rescue helicopters is one again uncertain as top-level generals are intensely debating the type of aircraft and which arm of the service is best suited to conduct this critical mission. DoD

    AF may use V-22s for combat rescue mission

    The future of a long-stymied Air Force effort to buy new combat search-and-rescue helicopters is once again uncertain as top-level generals are intensely debating the type of aircraft and which arm of the service is best suited to conduct this critical mission.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  11. 37 overseas commissaries will stay open during furloughs

    More than half of overseas commissaries won't have to close for furlough days, according to Defense Commissary Agency officials.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  12. U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, answers questions from airmen during a luncheon at Kadena Air Base, Japan last year. The general recently relaxed the off-base drinking policy. Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson / Air Force

    New liberty rules ease slightly in Okinawa

    Airmen stationed on Okinawa can now have a couple of drinks with dinner off base, according to new guidance for troops issued by U.S. Forces Japan.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  13. Leonor Ayala (right) teaches children about musical instruments in her home. She was named Family Child Care Provider of the Year at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., for her creativity and dedication to children. Linda LaBonte Britt/Air Force

    Furlough exemptions keep child care open

    Despite fears that civilian furloughs would force airmen to scramble for child care services, Air Force officials say exemptions to the furloughs, announced May 14, will help them keep day care center doors open.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  14. Tricare Help: Coverage tricky for woman pregnant by married retiree

    Q. I am having a baby with a medically retired Army veteran.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  15. Commissaries to close on Mondays this summer

    Commissary customers can expect their stores to start closing on Mondays as early as July 8.

    • May. 31, 2013
  16. As part of the No Heat, No Cool program, the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in facilities were turned off at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base., Ohio. Airman 1st Class Krystal Garrett / Air Force

    Sequestration affects quality of life on bases

    Dirtier bathrooms. Longer grass. Taking out your own trash.

    • May. 21, 2013
  17. Bill proposes opening base gyms to potential recruits

    Concerned that teenage obesity has dramatically reduced the number of people eligible for military service, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has introduced legislation to create an education program about healthy lifestyles.

    • May. 17, 2013
  18. Consumer Watch: Military verification brings more discounts

    New technology is helping active-duty troops, family members and veterans take advantage of more discounts.

    • May. 16, 2013
  19. Cheers! Bourbon room opening at Fort Knox

    Liquor producer Brown-Forman Corp. and Fort Knox are mixing two Kentucky traditions — bourbon and the military — at the famed Army post.

    • May. 15, 2013
  20. Child care, schools get some relief from furloughs

    Military child care centers and schools for military children will get some relief from the Defense Department's civilian furloughs.

    • May. 14, 2013
  21. Thiqueta Beasley, a Family Child Care provider, and her daughter, Kei'lani, put together a toy train track in her home March 29 at Hascom Air Force Base, Mass. Beasley was recently named as Hanscom's 2012 Provider of the Year. Linda LaBonte Britt/Air Force

    Furloughs could reduce child care assistance

    The threat of furloughs for 180,000 Air Force civilian employees could leave airmen scrambling to find child care.

    • May. 9, 2013
  22. Reviews threaten commissary benefit

    Commissary officials are conducting at least three short-fuse cost-cutting reviews, each of which could significantly reduce access to the benefit by either shutting down some stores or shortening their hours.

    • May. 6, 2013
  23. Kids' art shows both sides of emotional deployment coin

    For Jaeda, an eighth-grader at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., the expression of a military child was one simple, profound sentence: 'I don't dream, for I have too much on my mind.'

    • Apr. 25, 2013
  24. Christy McAnally teaches her sixth-grade advance English class at Landstown Middle School in Virginia Beach, Va. L. Todd Spencer / The Virginian-Pilot via AP

    Teacher to military ‘BRATs’: You’re not alone

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Quinn Cuskey said it’s like the Navy knows when he’s about to perform in a school concert. That’s always when his dad deploys.

    • Apr. 21, 2013
  25. Actor Gary Sinise was named an honorary chief petty officer by Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Stevens during a ceremony at Aug. 24, 2012. He said it was an honor to be recognized in a "very exclusive club." MC1 Curtis K. Biasi / Navy

    ‘Forrest Gump’ alum’s mission of gratitude

    Perhaps best known for his role as Lieutenant Dan, Gary Sinise has ties to the military well beyond his role in “Forrest Gump.”

    • Apr. 14, 2013

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