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Pay & Benefits
Military Times
- Paper or plastic? Military commissaries to charge for single-use bags March 18, 2026The move will save the commissary system money, officials said in their announcement of the change.
- Sending a military care package to the Middle East? Check this list first March 18, 2026The U.S. Postal Service temporarily suspended mail services in 28 military ZIP codes in the Middle East.
- Military hospitals, clinics resume billing civilians following 3-year pause March 13, 2026An estimated 137,000 civilians are expected to receive bills for medical care they received at military hospitals and clinics since 2023.
Veterans
Military Times
- Hiroshima survivor who spent decades investigating American POW deaths dies at 88 March 19, 2026Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor, spent decades researching the forgotten American prisoners of war killed in the Hiroshima attack.
- House Republicans seek new strategy for passing VA policy bills March 18, 2026Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., wants to develop a “must-pass” authorization bill process for the VA similar to the legislative procedure used to approve the NDAA.
- VA awarded authority to appoint legal guardians for impaired veterans March 18, 2026VA officials say the process will help hundreds of veterans hospitalized at VA facilities who are unable to transition to more appropriate settings.
VHA
Military Times
- How the Civil War inspired this iconic poet’s classic Christmas song December 24, 2025Henry Wadsworth Longfellow vehemently objected to his son’s desire to enlist in the Union Army.
- Can Ken Burns revitalize American patriotism? November 13, 2025The 12-hour docuseries highlights nearly 150 characters and 36 battle sequences that range from the well-known, like Bunker Hill, to the more obscure.
- ‘Gunners!’ revives forgotten chapter of air war over Korea November 11, 2025A new book details the experiences of gunners on propeller-driven B-29 Superfortresses locked in combat with supersonic jets during the Korean War.