March 31, 2014, MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - The TRICARE Service Centers at five locations on Oahu will be closing April 1, 2014. The centers will join more than 180 closing nationwide, with open centers remaining only in TRICARE’s overseas clinics. With the upcoming closures, the Naval Health Clinic Hawaii Kaneohe Bay and Makalapa branches, Tripler Army Medical Center, … [Read more...]

March 26, 2014, NEW ORLEANS - Marine administrative message 138/14 announced that within fiscal year 2015, the Marine Corps is authorized to offer voluntary retirement at a reduced monthly retainer-pay rate to Reserve-component staff sergeants. The Marine Corps Active Reserve Enlisted Temporary Early Retirement Authority Program gives early retirement benefits that … [Read more...]

March 26, 2014, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort - The minimum years of commissioned service required for selected officers to retire has been temporarily reduced from 10 to eight years, according to Marine Corps Administrative Message 100/14. This change mainly affects prior-enlisted officers who with prior service and active commissioned service will satisfy their minimum … [Read more...]

March 20, 2014, ELVEGAARDSMOEN, Norway - When Marines in the field are hungry, they turn to brown packages with snacks and dehydrated entrees inside. Meals, Ready to Eat have been staples of field life in the military since they replaced Meals, Combat Issue in 1981. For service members in cold environments, however, regular MREs aren’t enough. MREs can only withstand … [Read more...]

March 19, 2014, BARDUFUSS, Norway - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has existed since 1975 and developed the Vienna Document, one of many, which requires participating international States to share information on their military forces, equipment and defense planning to maintain international confidence and trust. One way this happens is through … [Read more...]