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Navy ends postpartum ‘wellness’ PFA for new Navy moms
Sailors previously completed the so-called wellness physical fitness assessment six to nine months after giving birth.
By Diana Stancy
Military stores’ stocks of baby formula ‘evolving daily’
You should check your military store for baby formula. Stores are having some success, but availability varies.
By Karen Jowers
Junior service members being hit hard by inflation, senior enlisted leaders say
From food to child care to housing, inflation is hitting junior service members especially hard.
By Karen Jowers
Commissaries set limits on purchases of baby formula amid nationwide shortage
The supply of infant formula is running 40 percent to 50 percent below normal in commercial stores, but the most critical, specialized formulas have been even more depleted.
By Karen Jowers
New military parents: Ignore social media posts promising free baby formula from Tricare
Tricare doesn't cover regular baby formula for otherwise healthy infants.
By Karen Jowers
Military stores scrambling to get baby formula — what new parents need to know
For now, there's baby formula available at commissaries overseas and in remote areas. But elsewhere, military stores — like their civilian counterparts — are experiencing shortages.
By Karen Jowers
Last soldier out of Afghanistan was this former Delta Force 2-star
The last U.S. service member to leave Kabul was Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue.
By Davis Winkie
Afghan baby born on C-17 bound for Germany named ‘Reach,’ after the jet’s call sign
The baby girl was board in the cargo bay of Reach 828.
Doubled maximum leave accrual extended for Marines and sailors due to COVID-19 pandemic
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, maximum accrual has gone from 60 days to 120 days.
By Philip Athey
Special leave accrual may continue for service members affected by pandemic restrictions
The service secretaries have been tasked with identifying deployable ships, mobile units or other duties where COVID-19 restrictions limit the ability for service members to take leave.
By Diana Stancy