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Enlisted early retirement applications due Monday

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Tricare Help: If TFL pays all, why am I being billed?

Q. You have said many times that under Tricare for Life, when a medical service is covered by both Medicare and Tricare, Tricare acts as a secondary payer and will pay whatever Medicare does not. So why am I still … Continue reading

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North Korea’s new missiles are fakes: analysts

TOKYO — Analysts who have studied photos of a half-dozen ominous new North Korean missiles showcased recently at a lavish military parade say they were fakes, and not very convincing ones, casting further doubt on the country's claims of military … Continue reading

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North Korea’s new missiles are fakes: analysts

TOKYO — Analysts who have studied photos of a half-dozen ominous new North Korean missiles showcased recently at a lavish military parade say they were fakes, and not very convincing ones, casting further doubt on the country's claims of military … Continue reading

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Tricare Help: If we marry and I die, will she lose her Tricare coverage?

Q. You have said a former spouse remains eligible for military health care if the sponsor’s active duty and the marriage overlapped by at least 20 years. But you’ve also said that if a sponsor dies, the spouse’s Tricare coverage … Continue reading

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Personnel chiefs lobby for Tricare fee hikes

Service personnel officials continued Wednesday to press for higher out-of-pocket Tricare health insurance fees for retirees and their families, although a key congressional panel is ready to throw cold water on the plan.

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Marines discharge sergeant for Facebook posts

SAN DIEGO — A sergeant will be discharged for criticizing President Obama on Facebook in a case that called into question the Pentagon’s policies about social media and its limits on the speech of active duty military personnel, the Marine … Continue reading

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Shifting guidelines prompt calls for ROE reform

The Afghan man captured on a grainy surveillance video was a known insurgent. And there he was — again — digging a hole for a homemade mine beneath a well-traveled dirt road in Helmand province.

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Guard compromise not enough for lawmakers

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has restored 24 C-130s and 2,200 personnel that the Air Force planned to cut from the Air National Guard in fiscal 2013, after pressure from governors and members of Congress who oppose the cuts.

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VA underreported waits for mental health care

The Veterans Affairs Department inflated its success rates in providing timely services for vets needing mental health services, according to a VA Inspector General’s report released Monday.

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