• Hockey Telecast to Feature U.S. Servicemembers in Kosovo

    Due to the efforts of one Hill Airman, Versus, the U.S. cable television home of the National Hockey League, has partnered with some troops deployed to Kosovo to give an early Christmas present to the peacekeepers there and their families at home. Tech. Sgt. Jason Smith, currently deployed to

  • Sather EOD honors fallen brethren by destroying enemy plans

    Staff Sgts. Carlos Sanchez and Aris DiRodio know how serious their work is here. In March 2006 and January 2007, the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians lost four EOD brethren who responded to improvised explosive device calls in the Baghdad area. "The

  • Tricare beneficiaries save with mail-order pharmacy

    Nearly 20,000 Tricare beneficiaries are saving money on their prescriptions after making the switch to mail order through the new member choice center. After only two months of operation, beneficiaries saved approximately $600,000 on prescriptions by switching from retail to the Tricare Mail Order

  • Officials explain recoupment policy for wounded troops

    If you are wounded in combat and discharged as a result, you will not have to pay back your enlistment bonus, Defense Department officials said here Nov. 26. "Bonuses are not recouped simply for one's inability to complete an enlistment or re-enlistment agreement through no fault of the military