Troops who planned to be stateside between October and December 2023 will now come back by the end of March 2024. The move aims to help curb the number of suicides among service members. No more 'end-stating,' said the general in charge of quality-of-life programs in the Army. Around 7,500 troops will have new orders cut when new military pay funds hit for fiscal 2024. In the past year, Navy officials say they have gotten well within the Defense Department's 30-day window for processing pay changes and travel allowances. Are concerns about moving companies' new payment rates causing "unfounded angst," as USTRANSCOM contends? There’s no shortage of disturbing domeciles to which one can be assigned. Baby products, toilet paper, cleaning products, pet food, and more will be offered at extra savings at commissaries in September. The Surette family boarded a Patriot Express flight in South Korea Aug. 17. But a power outage during a layover in Japan may have doomed their pets. On average, troops will pay about $35 more per night than their housing allowance, once their Temporary Lodging Expense allowance ends. Load More