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Marine Corps IDs Top Gun Student Killed In Nevada Jet Crash
- March 10, 2014
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The pilot killed March 1 when his F/A-18C Hornet crashed near NAS Fallon has been identified as Marine Corps Capt. Reid "Eeyore" Nannen, 32, of Hopedale, Ill. He leaves behind a wife and four children.
Driving Commissaries' Costs Up Would Lead To Closures, Says Nonprofit
- Feb. 27, 2014
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The senior enlisted advisers of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force expressed their unified dismay at a plan that would raise grocery prices in military commissaries. This, after a nonprofit trade group said raising prices would eventually lead to commissaries closing their doors.
Military Families Would Pay More For Health Care Under Pentagon Proposal
- Feb. 26, 2014
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The Department of Defense's new budget proposal would include an increase in Tricare fees for the family members of active-duty troops.
Military Families Pay More At Commissaries Under New Proposal
- Feb. 25, 2014
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The fear that the Department of Defense would close stateside commissaries has been replaced by the realization that while commissaries will stay open, the price of groceries could go up.
More Military Families Using Food Stamps To Make Ends Meet
- Feb. 17, 2014
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More military families are using food stamps at base commissaries for basic staples like milk and bread.
Military Brat And Olympian Ashley Wagner Tweets Valentine's Day Card For Fans
- Feb. 14, 2014
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Olympic figure skater Ashley Wagner is the daughter of an Army officer, which she attributes to giving her the discipline to perform under pressure. It's also apparently provided her with a self-effacing sense of humor, as is evident by the Valentine's Day card she created for her Twitter followers.
Military Families Warned Of Scam Website
- Feb. 10, 2014
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The Army’s Criminal Investigation Command has a warning for military families about a website that aims to steal their personal information.
No Plans In The Works To Close Base Commissaries, Says Top Military Official
- Jan. 29, 2014
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The rumor mill has been circulating the same piece of information for months - that the Department of Defense plans to close all stateside base commissaries. However, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey is denying the Pentagon has such plans in the works.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl 'Proof Of Life' Video Obtained By Pentagon
- Jan. 15, 2014
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The Department of Defense has obtained a "proof of life" video of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has been held by the Taliban as a prisoner of war since 2009.
Divers Recover Body Of Missing Navy Pilot From Santee
- Jan. 14, 2014
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The Navy announced Tuesday night that divers recovered the body of Lt. Sean Snyder from the wreckage of a MH-53E "Sea Dragon" helicopter that crashed off the coast of Virginia last week. Snyder, 39, is originally from Santee in eastern San Diego County.
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