A Soldier receives Defense Commissary Agency gift cards from Michael Miles, Food Security program specialist, at the Main Post Chapel at Fort Cavazos, Texas. In a pilot initiative that began Jan. 6, 2025, $2.5 million was donated to be distributed to families in need through DeCA gift cards. (Photo by Teresa Parris, Fort Cavazos Garrison Chaplains Office) JANUARY 23, … [Read more...]
DoD Orders 1,500 Troops to Southern Border
JANUARY 23, 2025 - The Defense Department is sending 1,500 active-duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to augment troops already conducting enforcement operations in that region, Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses announced yesterday afternoon via a statement to the media. The announcement came roughly 36 hours after … [Read more...]
TRICARE Extends Payment Deadline to Feb. 28
JANUARY 23, 2025 – The Defense Health Agency today announced TRICARE beneficiaries in the West Region have until Friday, Feb. 28, to update their payment information with TriWest Healthcare Alliance, the new West Region contractor, and pay their premiums or risk losing coverage. Beneficiaries have three options for updating their payment information quickly and … [Read more...]
Acting Secretary Addresses National Emergency at Southern Border
JANUARY 23, 2025 - On Monday, to protect the security and safety of United States citizens, President Trump declared that a national emergency exists at the southern border of the United States. The President directed me to take all appropriate action to support the activities of the Secretary of Homeland Security in obtaining complete operational control of the southern border … [Read more...]
Philippines, U.S. Partner in South China Sea
JANUARY 22, 2025 – The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Navy conducted a bilateral maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in the South China Sea, Jan. 17-18, 2025. MCAs demonstrate a collective commitment to strengthening regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. This MCA is designed to emphasize our longstanding partnership … [Read more...]