Pentagon warns of Tricare mail scam September 3, 2015
By Patricia Kime, Staff writer The Defense Health Agency is warning Tricare beneficiaries of an elaborate mail scam designed to steal money from their banks. According to the DHA Office … More
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Air Boss: Carrier Truman Will Only Have 40-Day Workup; Ike, Bush Likely Compressed Too September 2, 2015
By: Megan Eckstein SAN DIEGO – The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is now back to sea after a nine-month extension of its docking planned incremental availability – … More
Obama Navy chief fires back at GOP September 2, 2015
By PHILIP EWING Navy Secretary Ray Mabus wants to torpedo all the talk about a shrinking U.S. battle fleet. Republican presidential candidates are pushing a “narrative,” Mabus said, that President … More
USS Ronald Reagan heads to Yokosuka to replace George Washington August 31, 2015
The USS Ronald Reagan departed San Diego Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, for Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, to become the Navy’s latest forward-deployed aircraft carrier in the Asia-Pacific region. Reagan’s departure … More
Carrier Ike emerges from 2-year drydock overhaul August 31, 2015
By Lance M. Bacon, Staff writer Ike is back in the fight after nearly two years in the shipyard. The carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower got underway Aug. 28, following an … More
To Prove Its CAS Capabilities, F-35 To Face Off Against A-10 August 31, 2015
By Lara Seligman WASHINGTON — To gauge the joint strike fighter’s ability to perform in a close-air support role, the Pentagon’s top weapons tester has declared the sleek new fighter … More
Navy Issues Boeing $1.49B P-8A Contract Includes Australia’s First 4 Planes, 9 for U.S. August 31, 2015
By: Megan Eckstein P-8A Poseidon, operated by Patrol Squadron (VP-16) in February, 2013. US Navy Photo The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) formally bought its first four P-8A Poseidon maritime … More
New Tricare Drug Prices Take Effect Oct. 1, Pentagon Says August 26, 2015
by Amy Bushatz Military families and retirees who regularly refill some brand-name medications at retail pharmacies will need to either switch to home delivery, get their drugs at a military … More