USAA and Military.com announced today that Waco, Texas, heads the first-ever “Best Places for Military Retirement” list. USAA and Military.com commissioned a study to create the list to pinpoint places in the U.S. that offer a high quality of life and help maximize military retiree benefits as service members manage their “first retirement” from...
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Top 10 cities for military retirement
VA Publishes Final Regulation to Aid Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange
Will Provide Easier Path to Health Care and Benefits WASHINGTON – Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving along the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Korea will have an easier path to access quality health care and benefits under a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) final regulation that will expand the dates when illnesses caused by...
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Presidential Initiative Supports Military Families
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Dr. Jill Biden put forward today nearly 50 commitments by Federal agencies responding to the President’s directive to establish a coordinated and comprehensive Federal approach to supporting military families. Strengthening Our Military Families: Meeting America’s Commitment is the result of an effort led by the National...
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OEF/OIF
5 Years of Cost Free Health Care — OEF/OIF combat Veterans can receive cost free medical care for any condition related to their service in the Iraq/Afghanistan theater for five years after the date of their discharge or release. In order to take advantage of these benefits, OEF/OIF Vets need to enroll in VA’s...
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President Obama welcomes President Hu
President Obama welcomes President Hu to discuss seizing opportunities for the benefit of both countries. Read a transcript of their press conference or see a photo gallery of the visit. Read The Remarks at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/19/press-conference-president-obama-and-president-hu-peoples-republic-china
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VA Office Developing Innovative Patient-Centered Model of Care for Veterans
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is creating a new office to develop personal, patient-centered models of care for Veterans who receive health care services at VA’s more than 1,000 points of care across the Nation. “VA has become one of the Nation’s leaders in quality health care and is increasingly cited...
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