Babysitter faces trial 6 years after baby’s death in military housing
Dixie Denise Villa, a Navy wife, is set to go to trial on manslaughter after nearly six years after a 7-month-old baby was found dead in her home.
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Military families to see slight drop in Tricare dental premiums
Monthly premiums will decrease slightly for the next four months, bringing modest savings for military families
First-ever children’s museum on a military base gets top service award
Other nonprofit winners range from musicians performing at veterans' bedsides, to volunteers bringing delivering groceries to military families.
New program aims to help DOD civilians in Japan get better health care
Critics have long complained about a lack of healthcare access for Defense Department civilians in Japan.
DOD rolls out child care reimbursement test program
Here's how troops might qualify for the new reimbursement of eligible transportation expenses for their child care provider.
More troops are moving under new household goods shipment program
Service members at 38 bases are moving under a new system, with many more coming online by the end of the year.
How your military stores will be affected by a looming port strike
How would commissaries, exchanges and overseas shipments of household goods be affected by potentially massive American port strikes?
Absentee voting deadlines loom for troops and their families
Here's what you need to know about voting when you're away from home.
Spouses and vets are key to changing ‘broken’ narrative, experts say
Changing narratives around veterans and their military experience is key, according to advocacy groups.
DOD looking for more companies to hire military spouses for program
The vast majority of spouses in the pilot program are getting job offers, but spouses are waiting for fellowships.
Universal pre-K launches for 4-year-olds at 80 DOD schools
Officials credit teachers at Defense Department schools for pushing the growth of pre-K programs.
New benefit could help troops save on out-of-pocket health care costs
The military will soon offer troops flexible spending accounts, which cover medical expenses from over-the-counter medicine to braces.
More military spouses eligible for $4,000 tuition aid scholarship
All enlisted spouses now eligible for the popular scholarship program.
The best employment search resources for military spouses
Though the military spouse unemployment rate has stubbornly remained over 20% for more than a decade, new resources designed to help are added every year.
New household goods shipment program ramping up this fall
U.S. Transportation Command is unifying and privatizing the military moving process.
Military commissaries bringing bigger deals in September
Military grocery stores will offer extra discounts of up to 32% above regular savings.
DOD reveals strengths, problems in special needs family member program
A first-ever survey of troops enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program has sparked criticism in some circles.
