National Guard troops on full-time active duty are now eligible to enroll in a tax-advantaged, health care flexible spending account, according to a spokesman for the Department of Defense.

The Navy is changing its Exceptional Family Member Program to help tailor individual sailors’ duty assignments to the services available to their special-needs family members, rather than relying on blanket categories to determine the assignment process.

The closest and most accessible ski resort to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is Megahira Ski Resort, just over a 1½-hour drive depending on road conditions. It’s not a destination resort, but if you’re stationed in southern Japan, the convenience and cost of the lift passes make it worthwhile.

U.S. service members, Defense Department civilians, military retirees and their families living overseas together have watched more than 1 million hours of American Forces Network streaming TV since the service launched two years ago, according to the DOD. 

The federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan for service members and civilian employees will allow participants to transfer money from their traditional accounts into the plan’s Roth accounts starting in 2026, according to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

Reports of drone sightings at this base south of Hiroshima caused the airfield to temporarily halt military and civilian flights on Sunday evening, according to U.S. military and Japanese officials.

Many service members may enroll in a tax-advantaged flexible spending account starting next year to help pay medical expenses not covered by Tricare, a Department of Defense spokesman told Stars and Stripes.

Some favorite fast-food brands have surfaced with the opening of a refurbished food court at this outpost of American culture near Hiroshima.

Department of Defense Education Activity has opened an annex to its middle school at Naval Base Guam to accommodate the growing student population.

The thrift store at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni south of Hiroshima reopened this week under new management, nearly nine months after the base commander ordered it closed for undisclosed reasons.