New DoD health agency director is ‘baddest woman in the Army’
The new director of the Defense Health Agency is a “wonder woman” and “the baddest woman in the Army,” said her former boss, the Army surgeon general. During Lt. Gen.…
Former DoD elementary teacher convicted of sexually abusing students
Students climb the stairs at Patch Elementary School at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year. (Video capture/DoDEA) A former elementary school teacher at a Defense Department school in Germany…
Parents: Here’s your chance to speak your mind about DoD schools
Students work at Matthew C. Perry Elementary School on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. (DoDEA) Parents of students in schools operated by the Defense Department around the world can…
New report quantifies ‘considerable’ pandemic impact on Army spouses
The vast majority of Army spouses surveyed over a year’s time during the height of the pandemic indicated the global crisis had a considerable impact on their lives, according to…
Troops earn more than civilians but are more likely to go hungry
Enlisted personnel generally earn more money than their civilian counterparts, but have a higher rate of food insecurity, according to a new Rand Corp. report. That is just one of…
Military spouses can now apply for ‘game changing’ employment program
This article was updated to add the number of spouses and companies that have applied for the program More than 500 military spouses have registered for a new paid fellowship…
More pharmacies rejoin Tricare network. Are there enough?
Nearly a third of the independent pharmacies that were dropped from the Tricare retail pharmacy network in October have opted to rejoin the network, according to officials from Express Scripts,…
An Army family doctor now leads the Defense Health Agency
The system that delivers health care for more than 9 million service members, retirees and their family members has a new director: Army Maj. Gen. Telita Crosland. She becomes the…