TSA trained to accept military IDs in lieu of REAL IDs, officials say
A military ID is an acceptable alternative to the REAL ID, which is now required for passengers boarding domestic flights in the United States.
Health Care
DOD fixes problem that mistakenly dropped 16K Tricare beneficiaries
Defense Health officials advise those who briefly lost Tricare coverage to call the DEERS support office to confirm their eligibility.
Skip the trip: More military ID cardholders can now renew online
About 1 million military family members, retirees and others now benefit from the change.
Financial troubles cloud enlisted retirement home’s future
Without financial fixes, the enlisted retirement home may not be able to serve its veteran residents in the future, a new watchdog report warns.
Retirees to see smaller Social Security COLA boost as inflation eases
The cost-of-living adjustment is significantly less than last year’s, which at 8.7% was the largest bump in four decades.
Blended Retirement System is helping troops prepare for their future
Five years into the new Blended Retirement System, troops' retirement stashes are growing.
Military retiree COLA may shrink in 2024. Here’s why that’s OK.
Experts predict a much lower cost-of-living adjustment to retirement pay and annuities as inflation rates cool off.
Military retirees to be booted from bases in Turkey. Who’s next?
Changes at Aviano Air Base, Italy, are under review, and a cut-off of military mail privileges was announced last summer in the Phillipines, then delayed.
Thousands of independent pharmacies now able to rejoin Tricare network
Many community pharmacies never received the proposed contract for the 2023 retail network, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association.
Military spouse unemployment financial fallout is far-reaching
Active duty spouses have saved a small fraction of what they'll need in retirement, according to a new report.
Are overseas retirees about to lose military postal privileges?
One major concern is how military retirees overseas will get their mail-order medications through Tricare Express Scripts.
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.
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.
Moving more military patients out of MTFs could cause them ‘significant harm,’ study finds
Military patients are getting better quality of inpatient care in MTFs, compared to those getting care in local civilian hospitals.
Pharmacy costs increasing Jan. 1 for active-duty families, retirees and others
After holding the line on cost of meds for 2021, Tricare officials are increasing the cost anywhere from $1 to $8 for 2022.
More than 500K in the military community need to renew their expired ID cards soon
Also, no more ID cards for 10-year-old children, as DoD moves that eligibility to children ages 14 and older.
Exchange shopping approved for more than half a million DoD, Coast Guard civilians
New policy directs in-store shopping privileges within 30 days for DoD and Coast Guard civilians
