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[Get Military.com News Relevant to You: Check Your Service Details Here]( [Military.com]( Military Report The Military's Largest Benefits Update November 13 [Tricare Costs Are Going Up Again in 2024]( [Most Military Retirees Will See Medicare Costs Increase in 2024]( [The Only US Navy Warship Authorized to Fly a Foreign Flag at Sea]( [These Veterans Now Get Free Health Care]( [VA Suspends Debt Collection from Certain Veterans]( [Honorable Discharge: Everything You Need to Know]( [Last Vietnam Vet in Senate, Set to Retire, Reflects on Efforts to Reconcile with Former Enemies in Hanoi]( [SourceAmerica: Join a Mission-Driven Team]( [The Air Force's Newest, and Highly Classified, Stealth Bomber Makes Its First Flight]( [US Military Says 5 Crew Members Died When an Aircraft Crashed Over the Mediterranean]( [The 10 Most-Asked Questions Veterans Have About Salary Negotiation]( [Marine Under Investigation After Publishing Memoir About Sexual Relationship with Young Potential Recruit]( [Pulling Close-Air Support Airmen from Army Bases Would Increase Risk on the Battlefield, Republicans in Congress Say]( [Inside the Army's Mad Dash for Recruiters After Graduating Only Half the Number Needed]( [This Thursday's Free Master Class: Use Your Security Clearance to Boost Your Post-Military Career]( [Exclusive Military & Veteran Offer: AARP Membership for $9/Year + Free Gift *]( [As Commandant Recovers from Cardiac Arrest, There's Now a 4-Star Officer in the Top Marine Seat Again]( [Was the War in Afghanistan Worth It? You May Not Like This Veteran's Honest Answer]( [Military Car Insurance & Coverage Discounts *]( [Marine Corps' New Rifle Optic Is in Demand as Service Plans Upgrades to Infantry Battalions]( [Mishap Damaged F-16 Fighting Falcon from Top Gun Command, Navy Confirms]( [Marine Corps Wants Lighter .50 Caliber Ammunition to Reduce the Burden of Weight on the Battlefield]( [Tricare Costs Are Going Up Again in 2024]( Military families and retirees will pay more for Tricare in 2024, with modest increases generally amounting to about 3%. [Read More]( [Most Military Retirees Will See Medicare Costs Increase in 2024]( Medicare costs will go up 5.9% on average for 2024 [Read More]( [The Only US Navy Warship Authorized to Fly a Foreign Flag at Sea]( Commissioned in 2001, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill was named for the famous prime minister who led Britain through World War II and has been permitted to fly the Royal Navy's White Ensign -- a red St. George's Cross on a white field with a Union flag in the canton -- during special occasions. [Read More]( [These Veterans Now Get Free Health Care]( [Read More]( [VA Suspends Debt Collection from Certain Veterans]( [Read More]( [Honorable Discharge: Everything You Need to Know]( An honorable discharge is a type of military discharge given to service members who have met or exceeded the standards of conduct and performance expected of them during their time in the military. [Read More]( [Last Vietnam Vet in Senate, Set to Retire, Reflects on Efforts to Reconcile with Former Enemies in Hanoi]( In May, Tom Carper announced that he'd be retiring from the Senate after 14 successful campaigns in Delaware for statewide office -- from state treasurer, to governor, the House and then the Senate. [Read More]( [SourceAmerica: Join a Mission-Driven Team]( [Read More]( [The Air Force's Newest, and Highly Classified, Stealth Bomber Makes Its First Flight]( Images and videos of a B-21 taxiing on the runway of the Air Force's Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, and later taking to the skies began circulating online early Friday morning. [Read More]( [US Military Says 5 Crew Members Died When an Aircraft Crashed Over the Mediterranean]( All five crew members on board were killed when the aircraft went down “during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training.” [Read More]( [The 10 Most-Asked Questions Veterans Have About Salary Negotiation]( You don't have to be a shark or a pirate during military transition just to get a higher civilian paycheck. By knowing the answers to veterans' most-asked questions about salary negotiation, you will be well on your way to earning your biggest paycheck ever. [Read More]( [Marine Under Investigation After Publishing Memoir About Sexual Relationship with Young Potential Recruit]( The excerpts paint a disturbing picture of an adult man in a position of power within the Marine Corps engaging in sexual activities with a potential recruit who needed consent from her parents to join the military. [Read More]( [Pulling Close-Air Support Airmen from Army Bases Would Increase Risk on the Battlefield, Republicans in Congress Say]( Tactical Air Control Party airmen are part of a special warfare job in the Air Force and embed with other services, such as the Army and Marines, to help scout and guide air support in the heat of battle. [Read More]( [Inside the Army's Mad Dash for Recruiters After Graduating Only Half the Number Needed]( A sudden and chaotic string of orders for NCOs to immediately fill 800 seats at the recruiting school has roiled the Army in recent days. [Read More]( [This Thursday's Free Master Class: Use Your Security Clearance to Boost Your Post-Military Career]( [Read More]( [Exclusive Military & Veteran Offer: AARP Membership for $9/Year + Free Gift *]( [Read More]( [As Commandant Recovers from Cardiac Arrest, There's Now a 4-Star Officer in the Top Marine Seat Again]( The Marine Corps on Friday said that Gen. Eric Smith was making “excellent progress following sudden cardiac arrest earlier this week.” [Read More]( [Was the War in Afghanistan Worth It? You May Not Like This Veteran's Honest Answer]( In "What The Taliban Told Me," a veteran Air Force cryptologic linguist responds to the question he gets asked the most about his deployments to Afghanistan. [Read More]( [Military Car Insurance & Coverage Discounts *]( [Read More]( [Marine Corps' New Rifle Optic Is in Demand as Service Plans Upgrades to Infantry Battalions]( The additional optics are being given to infantry battalions and are part of the Corps' long-term modernization goals, a plan called Force Design 2030. [Read More]( [Mishap Damaged F-16 Fighting Falcon from Top Gun Command, Navy Confirms]( The mishap happened at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, on Sept. 25 during recovery, resulting in damage to the "left tire or main mount," a Navy spokesperson told Military.com. [Read More]( [Marine Corps Wants Lighter .50 Caliber Ammunition to Reduce the Burden of Weight on the Battlefield]( The desire to reduce the .50 caliber ammo's weight is part of the Corps' continuing effort to lighten its infantry and increase speed on the battlefield. [Read More]( [See More Content Now]( Download our Military News App! 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