Entries Tagged as ‘Air Force’

September 23, 2009

Warrior Care

The following is a resource for wounded soldiers and their families and friends. While we all hope that it won’t affect us – or anyone we know, we are aware, that it’s a possibility. That means, we should be prepared, have a plan, know where to turn to.
The following site, http://www.warriorcare.mil/ is helpful, with a variety [...]

February 5, 2009

Base Phone Numbers (Ft. Carson – Peterson – Air Force Academy)

Whether you’re moving to the Colorado Springs Area, or if you’re already here – contacting a specific place on any of the military bases can be a frustrating task…specially if you have to find the phone numbers first.
To make it easier – use the list below – with all the phone numbers for the bases [...]

February 3, 2009

Tricare Benefits Under Attack

If the latest “suggestions” (or shall we call it “Congressional Monetary Piracy”?) are approved, active Duty as well as retired Military will face an unprecedented increase in health care costs.
 
I guess it’s a good thing that the Government is so supportive of the Military, both past and present and so grateful for their services (as they [...]

January 29, 2009

Post 9/11 GI Bill

Have you heard about it? A change in the GI Bill as we know it. Check out this article by Military.com, to get the scoop on this new bill, which will take effect on August 1, 2009.
Are you eligible? If you have served a total of at least 90 consecutive days on active duty  in [...]

January 7, 2009

Post-Deployment DVD’s

According to a posting on the Ft. Carson website, Tricare is offering free post-deployment DVD’s to soldiers and their families under the program “Help from Home”.
TriWest is making this 2-DVD set available to Soldiers and the Families covered by TRICARE. The series of post-deployment support programs, is available to watch at http://www.triwest.comunder Beneficiary Services by [...]