NOVEMBER 10, 2025 - Note: TRICARE Open Season isn’t affected by the current lapse in federal appropriations. Open season continues as scheduled from Nov. 10 through Dec. 9. TRICARE Open Season begins today, Nov. 10! Starting today, you have the opportunity to make changes to your TRICARE plan. This year’s open season lasts through Tuesday, Dec. 9. This is your annual chance … [Read more...]
Secretary of War Announces Acquisition Reform
NOVEMBER 10, 2025 - The following memorandums were referenced by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during his remarks at the National War College on Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., on Friday, November 7. These directives outline the Department's next phase of acquisition. The memorandums—"Transforming the Defense Acquisition System into the Warfighting Acquisition System to … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Exceeds 2025 Recruiting Goals
NOVEMBER 10, 2025 – The Coast Guard announced Friday it exceeded its fiscal year 2025 (FY25) recruiting goals, achieving the highest accession numbers since 1991. The Coast Guard accessed 5,204 active-duty enlisted service members in FY25, which was 121% of its FY25 target of 4,300. This success was the second year in a row that the Coast Guard met its active-duty enlisted … [Read more...]
U.S. Air Force B-52s Arrive in Spain
NOVEMBER 10, 2025 - U.S. Air Force B-52 aircraft deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Morón Air Base, Spain, on Nov. 8, 2025, to conduct multilateral training operations alongside Finland, Lithuania, and Sweden, as well as other Allies and partners, as part of Bomber Task Force Europe 26-1. The deployment enables U.S. Air Force bomber aircrews to … [Read more...]
Commissaries Honor Marine Corps’ 250 Years of Service
NOVEMBER 10, 2025 – On Nov. 10, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) salutes the United States Marine Corps on the 250th anniversary of its establishment by the Continental Congress on that date in 1775. Navy Command Master Chief Mario Rivers, DeCA’ senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director, has served at sea and on land with Marines throughout his military career and is … [Read more...]