By Sharon Foster TRICARE Management Activity 7/13/2011 - FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) -- Even the best-planned vacations can be disrupted with injury or sickness. While TRICARE follows beneficiaries when they travel, understanding when something constitutes an emergency room or urgent care visit can help the beneficiary save money and time, officials said. TRICARE defines an … [Read more...]
Officials Announce NCO Retraining Program Dates
By Jon Hanson Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs 7/13/2011 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- Approximately 900 Airmen will have the opportunity to retrain beginning July 13 as part of the fiscal-2012 NCO Retraining Program. The NCORP program consists of two phases designed to sustain the enlisted force by moving second-term and career Airmen … [Read more...]
Troy University Ranks in Top 15 for Military Education
July 12, 2011 TROY - Troy University ranks in the top 15 universities and colleges nationwide for military members using Tuition Assistance, according to Military Times, a leading independent military news organization. According to the Department of Defense, TROY was listed at 13 for all military branches, and 8 for Army and Army National Guard members taking voluntary … [Read more...]
Obama Awards Medal of Honor to Army Ranger
By Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 12, 2011 -- President Barack Obama today awarded the country's highest military honor to Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry, an Army Ranger who was shot in both legs and had his hand blown off while saving his fellow soldiers during a firefight in Afghanistan. Petry became only the second living veteran of the wars in … [Read more...]
President Obama Calls For Balanced Defense Spending Cuts
By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service 7/8/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Though he is committed to cutting the Defense Department budget as part of the overall reduction in the federal deficit, U.S. security and strategic needs must drive the effort, President Barack Obama said June 6 in his first Twitter town hall meeting. Obama said he conducted the meeting to find … [Read more...]