5/17/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The crime of sexual assault undermines the trust needed for the U.S. military to do its missions, President Barack Obama said after meeting with his military leaders May 16. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, the service secretaries, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and the rest of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with the president at the White House … [Read more...]
GPS IIF-4 Successfully Launched from Cape Canaveral
5/16/2013 - LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- A U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Boeing was successfully launched May 15. The fourth GPS IIF satellite, Space Vehicle Number (SVN) 66, was carried aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launch Vehicle at 5:38 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The new capabilities of … [Read more...]
Beneficiaries Must Sign Up for TRICARE Automatic Payment by May 31
5/15/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check must switch to an electronic form of payment by May 31 to avoid losing coverage. TRICARE will only accept monthly premium payments using recurring automatic payments by credit or debit card, or by recurring electronic funds transfer … [Read more...]
Pediatric Patients Eligible for Messaging Health Application
5/9/2013 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) -- The Air Force Medical Service is now registering children in its web-based secure messaging health application, MiCare. MiCare allows beneficiaries to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime. The secure tool is now available to more than 70 percent of Air Force bases, with … [Read more...]
DEERS Locks Down Access to Some Information Updates
5/9/2013 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Base identification card issuing offices will no longer be able to manually correct or update certain types of personnel information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, Air Force Personnel Center officials said May 9. DEERS is the system used to enroll Airmen and their eligible family members for … [Read more...]