Increase In Tricare Enrollment The Pentagon's budget request for 2009 again calls for big increases to Tricare's enrollment fees, deductibles and pharmacy co-pays to help cover the ballooning costs of militay health care.
6/30/2008 U.S. Ambassador Cites Positive Changes in Iraq Iraq is enjoying some substantial political, and economic progress in addition to better security, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said during an interview on CNN’s “Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer” today. >>full story
5/20/2008 Bank-Issued Credit and Debit Diminishes Military Shoppers’ Return on Investment The use and expense of bank-issued cards continued to climb at BXs and PXs last year as processing fees at AAFES facilities for debit and credit transactions jumped approximately 2 percent, ultimately sapping more than $75 million from exchange operations and, in turn, military quality of life programs. >>full story
TOP OF BATTA - U.S. Army 1st Lt. Foster Thorpe, left, and an Iraqi National Police officer stand on top of an abandoned house during a cordon and search operation in Al Batta, Iraq, June 20, 2008.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric Hein
