A bipartisan group of 24 congressional lawmakers is questioning whether the Pentagon’s pharmacy contract may bedriving up drug costs and limiting access to medication for Tricare beneficiaries, while overcharging independent pharmacies and taxpayers.
Troops may face inflated drug costs under Tricare, lawmakers say Read More »
Veterans Affairs Chief of Staff Kimberly Jackson on Friday announced she will step down from the leadership role next month, creating another vacancy at the top of the department.
VA chief of staff stepping down from leadership post after 8 months on the job Read More »
Four months after Air Force leaders rolled out a slew of initiatives aimed at readying troops to compete with China, they’re grappling with the most difficult part of change: turning ideas into reality.
Air Force’s top leaders urge unity, patience in face of changes Read More »
As young soldiers, they waded ashore in Normandy through gunfire to battle the Nazis. On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans in a parade of wheelchairs joined a new generation of leaders to honor the dead, the living and the fight for democracy in moving commemorations on and around those same beaches where they landed exactly 80 years ago on D-Day.
Dwindling number of D-Day veterans mark anniversary with plea to recall WWII lessons Read More »
When the 5,000th B-17 bomber built after Pearl Harbor rolled out of its Boeing factory, teenage riveter Anna Mae Krier made sure it would carry a message from the women of World War II: She signed her name on it.
D-Day anniversary shines spotlight on ‘Rosies’ who built WWII weapons Read More »
Under their feet, the sands of Omaha Beach, and in their rheumy eyes, tears that inevitably flowed from being on the revered shoreline in Normandy, France, where so many American young men were cut down 80 years ago on D-Day.
Last WWII veterans converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friends Read More »
Thinking about reenlisting? Eligible airmen in critical jobs can now nab bonuses of up to $180,000, up from $100,000 in previous years, for agreeing to stay in the service.
Air Force dangles big bucks, expands eligibility for retention bonuses Read More »
As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, a World War II Foundation podcast is taking a look at the invasion of Normandy.
Podcast delves into the legacy of D-Day to commemorate 80th anniversary Read More »
Congress gave one of its highest final tributes on Monday — a lying in honor ceremony at the Capitol — to Ralph Puckett Jr., who led an outnumbered company in battle during the Korean War and was the last surviving veteran of that war to receive the Medal of Honor.
