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Ms. Stacy Fidler speaks at the second annual National Blood Donor Month celebration held Jan. 9 at the Defense Health Headquarters. - Ms. Stacy Fidler speaks at the second annual National Blood Donor Month celebration held Jan. 9 at the Defense Health Headquarters.

Marine mother speaks of importance of blood donation

The mother of a wounded Marine praised the Armed Services Blood Program during the second annual Military National Blood Month celebration Jan. 9 at the Defense Health Headquarters.Stacy Fidler expressed her gratitude to the blood donors who helped save her son, Cpl. Mark Fidler. The Armed Services Blood Program collects, processes and distributes

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TRICARE ends walk-in administration services at 189 facilities

Jan. 13, 2014TRICARE military health plan service centers will end administrative walk-in services in the United States on April 1, Pentagon officials said today. While the 189 facilities will stop taking walk-ins, beneficiaries can accomplish any administrative task online or by phone, said Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren.TRICARE service

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New law brings changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice

The National Defense Authorization Act passed last month requires sweeping changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, particularly in cases of rape and sexual assault. "These are the most changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial that we've seen since a full committee studied it decades ago," said Lt. Col. John L. Kiel Jr., the policy branch

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U.S. Marine Sgt. Bryan Early, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, crosses a field while under fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Long) - U.S. Marine Sgt. Bryan Early, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, crosses a field while under fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Long)

This is my life: Marines in Afghanistan

The war in Afghanistan is the longest sustained conflict in American history. For more than 12 years, Marines have cycled in and out of the country. Most Marines today have never known a time when deployments didn’t loom on the horizon. It’s become a facet of their lifestyles, and it’s shaped the people who lived through it. Now, as the war in

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Actor and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Adam Driver connects with the audience as he performs a monologue from Sam Shepard's play, "Curse of the Starving Class," during the Arts in the Armed Forces performance at the Grafenwoehr Performing Arts Center in Germany, Dec. 18, 2013. - Actor and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Adam Driver connects with the audience as he performs a monologue from Sam Shepard's play, "Curse of the Starving Class," during the Arts in the Armed Forces performance at the Grafenwoehr Performing Arts Center in Germany, Dec. 18, 2013.