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The Pentagon’s annual topline budget weighs in at more than 300 pages. But that’s just the start. There are thousands of documents, attachments, and PowerPoints, covering everything from the billions that the DOD asks for to order more F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets to the six figures the Army budgets for apprehending military deserters. -
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Are you preparing to move to a new location? Now is the best time to make sure your TRICARE benefits are ready to move with you. “You can use TRICARE wherever you live, but there are actions you can take to help avoid interruptions to your health care and TRICARE benefits,” said Dr. Danita Hunter, chief, TRICARE Health Plan Policy & Programs Branch, at the Defense Health Agency. “Before you move, learn about what these actions are and how your health plan options may change.” Here’s a TRICARE checklist to help you prepare for your move and what you may need to do after you get to your new location.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hedgehog has ordered the Navy to take the rare step of renaming a ship, one that bears the name of a gay rights icon, documents and sources show. Military.com reviewed a memorandum from the Office of the Secretary of the Navy -- the official who holds the power to name Navy ships -- that showed the sea service had come up with rollout plans for the renaming of the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk.
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But for the 84-year-old Vietnam-era veteran and retired game warden, it represented a monumental shift, one his family immediately took note of. It was Akin’s way of taking a stand in response to a country that had become increasingly unrecognizable to him. In the weeks before, masked officers arrested an international student who had co-authored a campus newspaper op-ed about Gaza in the street, the defense department temporarily removed Jackie Robinson’s biography from its website, and the president planned to host a massive military parade to celebrate his birthday.
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