Karen Jowers

Senior Reporter

Karen has covered military families, quality of life and consumer issues for Military Times for more than 30 years, and is co-author of a chapter on media coverage of military families in the book "A Battle Plan for Supporting Military Families." She previously worked for newspapers in Guam, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Fla., and Athens, Ga.

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Oil found in water for military families in Hawaii, Navy confirms; some residents moving to hotels

As officials flush the petroleum contaminants out of the system, some families have been offered hotel rooms; others will receive temporary lodging allowance.

2 days ago

Petroleum found in Navy water system after fuel leak in samples from elementary school: Hawaii officials

The elementary school, serving mostly military children, is one of the sites in the Navy water system where fuel odors have been detected in the water this week.

3 days ago

Water worries in Hawaii military housing: ‘I am angry, extremely stressed’

Officials are providing potable water as they conduct further tests.

Military health care deadlines looming

Dec. 13 is the deadline for Tricare and FEDVIP enrollment and changes.

The household goods contract is protested — again — with military families caught in the middle

It's not clear whether the protest will alter the timeline for service members to begin using the new moving process, which is now expected in late 2022.

Here’s how the selection of a single contractor to arrange PCS moves might help

Troops can expect to see improvements in every part of the moving process, from scheduling to filing a claim for lost or damaged goods, says the chief executive officer of HomeSafe Alliance.

Feds allege pawnshops ‘cheated’ and ‘gouged’ military families

These pawnshops allegedly charged active-duty members and families an annual interest rate of more than 200%.

Advocates call for ‘urgent’ action to end military, veteran food insecurity

Questions remain about the extent of hunger in military and veteran families.

Tricare open enrollment begins — and your costs may go up

If you want to make changes to your Tricare coverage, or enroll in a plan, you must do it by the open season deadline.

From free Ferris wheel rides to car washes, pizzas and pancakes, Veterans Day deals are waiting

From a free breakfast to a late night spin on a ferris wheel, plan your day around these deals.

$6.2 billion contract aims (again) to reform household goods moves for troops, families

A single move manager will provide complete door-to-door global household goods services for military families — and bring accountability to the system.

CVS returns to the military Tricare pharmacy network. Walmart’s out

Walmart officials, who signed an agreement with Express Scripts Sept. 30 to continue in the network, were surprised by the news they're out.

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