NOVEMBER 24, 2025 - For many TRICARE beneficiaries, TRICARE Open Season is the time to make a change to your health plan. As outlined in the TRICARE Choices in the United States Handbook, open season is the annual period when you can enroll or change your health care plan for the following year. This year, TRICARE Open Season began Nov. 10 and ends Dec. 9. Changes you make … [Read more...]
U.S. Designating Venezuelan Cartel as Terrorist Org
NOVEMBER 24, 2025 - During a media interview at the Pentagon that spanned a handful of topics Friday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said plans to declare Venezuela's state-embedded criminal network Cartel de los Soles a terrorist organization will bring "a whole bunch of new options" to how the U.S. deals with narco-terrorists in that region. The cartel, whose name … [Read more...]
Penny Shortage Hits the NEX
NOVEMBER 21, 2025 - Navy Exchange locations in the continental United States will begin making cents of a new system by rounding up or down to the nearest five cent increment for change given to customers who make a purchase using cash. This is due to the U.S. Mint stopping production of the penny in August 2025. “As a result of the penny no longer being produced, NEX … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Prohibits Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags
NOVEMBER 21, 2025– The U.S. Coast Guard announced the release of a policy and lawful order that doubles down on its current policies prohibiting the display, distribution or use of hate symbols by Coast Guard personnel. This is not an updated policy but a new lawful order and policy, combatting misinformation. The policy and lawful order provides clear definitions, … [Read more...]
Next-gen Pegasus to be Housed at McGhee Tyson
NOVEMBER 21, 2025 – The U.S. Air Force announced McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base near Knoxville, Tennessee, as the preferred location to host the KC-46A Pegasus Main Operating Base 7 as part of the Department of the Air Force’s overarching aircraft recapitalization efforts. In September 2024, the Air Force named McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base as one of seven Air … [Read more...]