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Help is on the Way: Congress Passes the Basic Needs Allowance
Military families struggling with food insecurity can look to the FY22 NDAA for relief thanks to the Basic Needs Allowance.
NDAA Soft Pedals on Child Care
The NDAA will enact a few new child care programs, projects, and reports that should, albeit slowly, improve the military child care system.
NMFA Responds to Water Contamination at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Military families in Hawaii reel from new water contamination revealed this week at Pearl Harbor, while families from Lejeune continue to fight for justice 30 years later.
It’s TRICARE Open Season. Start Planning Now.
It’s time to choose your military health care plan for next year. Currently serving families should review their choices.
Do You Have Questions About the Flu Vaccine? We Have Answers!
We all want to do everything we can to keep our families safe and healthy. But with so much conflicting information, it can be hard to know what to do.
National Military Family Association and Bloom Partner on First of Its Kind Survey for Military Teen by Military Teens
Survey of 2,000 military teens shows an overwhelming majority plan to be a part of America’s force of the future.
TRICARE Young Adult Fix Excluded From NDAA
TRICARE, the military health insurance, should be on par or better than coverage available through commercial plans, but it is now.
It Isn’t What Happened. It’s What Happens Next.
We’re not asking whether what’s happening in Kabul was a result of the right decision. We want to know what happens next.
Going Purple for A Week with an Operation Purple Camp Nurse
Operation Purple Camp reunites two college roommates each summer.
NMFA Advocacy Helps Create Texas Education Council
NMFA leads the charge to eliminate roadblocks for military kids as they transition from one school to the next.