The Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 was signed into law last year, but some of the changes will go into effect October 1, 2011. This is a list of the biggest GI Bill changes affecting you: Allows students to use the Post-9/11 GI Bill for - Non-college degree (NCD) programs: Non-college degree (NCD) programs offered at non-degree granting … [Read more...]
New TRICARE Prime Enrollees Pay Adjusted Annual Fees
Sept. 30, 2011 WASHINGTON (Defense Department News Release) – Military retirees enrolling in the TRICARE Prime health plan after Oct. 1 will begin paying slightly higher annual fees, Pentagon officials announced yesterday. The fee change for fiscal 2012 means the plan will cost $260 per year for members and $520 per year for members and family. The increase amounts to an … [Read more...]
Commissary E-Card Rolls Out Savings Come Fall
If you live on or near a Commissary, then you will be happy to hear that DeCA has announced that the Commissary will be rolling out an e-coupon card program soon! E-Coupons are coupons that are loaded directly to your store savings / loyalty / rewards card. You will be able to upload coupons to your card from the Commissary website. To find other stores that will be … [Read more...]
Special Halloween Series: RAF Mildenhall Fright Zone Spooks its Way onto Base
9/29/2011 by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs RAF MILDENHALL, England -- The United Kingdom is renowned for its ancient castles, European architecture and as being the cradle for much of Western society. One less common piece of information is that England is one of the most 'haunted' islands in the world. For some, the supernatural is a … [Read more...]
“Old Shaky” was a Bit Tipsy
While stationed at RAF Lakenheath, England in the mid-sixties, I had the pleasure to see, one of the great old cargo planes of the past, nicknamed "Old Shaky." It happened to be the C-124C Globemaster II, that provided the Air Force, with heavy lifting capabilities during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. She wasn't pretty, nor sleek and trim, and she certainly wasn't young. Her … [Read more...]