The deadline to enroll in the military's Survivor Benefit Plan during this year's open season has just shortened -- dramatically. Congress authorized the open season for military veterans to buy into ...

When a military member is preparing to retire from active duty or from the reserves there are big decisions to make regarding retirement pension and survivor benefits. One option service members may ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – To see certified financial planner John Mason talk about the military survivor benefit, you might think you’re in a casino. He said he doesn’t want to see military families ...

Military families getting ready to retire after 20-plus years have a lot on their plate as they transition to civilian life. What's up next on the career front? Where will they land location-wise? How ...

For the first time, Gov. Glenn Youngkin is considering major changes to the military survivor and dependent tuition waiver to offset millions of dollars in lost revenue for Virginia colleges. Virginia ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to hear recommendations from a stakeholder work group before making significant changes to the military survivor and dependent tuition waiver, which is growing increasingly ...

During the final hours of America’s war in Vietnam, Air Force pilot H. John Markulis and his crew circled the U.S. embassy in Saigon aboard an Air Force AC-130 gunship, protecting U.S. personnel from ...

Vermont is one of the few states that still taxes military retirement and survivor benefits. This outdated policy puts our state out of step with the vast majority of the country and fails to ...

TAPS Gold Star Advocacy Week and Congressional Reception, September 25th - 29th, 2023. Behind each devastating death in the military community is a family left to grieve an immense loss. Standing ...

LOS ANGELES -- Ray Chavez, the oldest U.S. military survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged the United States into World War II, died Wednesday. He was 106. Chavez, who had ...