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Military Health System launches new financial relief program for civilian patients

Posted on March 23, 2026 Updated on March 20, 2026

https://www.health.mil/News/Dvids-Articles/2026/03/16/news560653

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CNOte #5 – The Backbone of the Fleet – Chief Petty Officers

Posted on March 23, 2026 Updated on March 17, 2026

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This Week in DOW: U.S. Delivers ‘Devastating Combat Power’ to Iran

Posted on March 22, 2026 Updated on March 22, 2026

https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4440215/this-week-in-dow-us-delivers-devastating-combat-power-to-iran/

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TRICARE cost terms: What you need to know about deductibles, catastrophic caps, and point-of-service fees

Posted on March 22, 2026 Updated on March 20, 2026

https://newsroom.tricare.mil/News/TRICARE-News/Article/4436276/tricare-cost-terms-what-you-need-to-know-about-deductibles-catastrophic-caps-an

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Partnerships with foreign blood programs increase warfighter readiness, combat support

Posted on March 22, 2026 Updated on March 14, 2026

https://dha.mil/News/2026/03/12/17/10/Partnerships-with-foreign-blood-programs-increase-warfighter-readiness-combat-support

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From Baseball Pitcher to Navy Medicine’s Biochemistry Officer of the Year

Posted on March 21, 2026 Updated on March 20, 2026

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4400081/from-baseball-pitcher-to-navy-medicines-biochemistry-officer-of-the-year/

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Task Force to Ensure Senior Service Colleges Focus on Building Warfighters

Posted on March 21, 2026 Updated on March 14, 2026

https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4432442/task-force-to-ensure-senior-service-colleges-focus-on-building-warfighters/

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FY27 Command, Milestone, and Senior Executive Medicine Application Process

Posted on March 20, 2026 Updated on March 20, 2026

Some of the materials for the FY27 Command, Milestone, and Senior Executive Medicine (SEM) application process are available on the BUMED Executive Medicine Sharepoint page (which requires CAC access):

https://esportal.med.navy.mil/bumed/m00/m00c/Pages/executive-medicine.aspx

As I type this, the Milestone and SEM instructions are there, but the Command is pending.

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This entry was posted in Executive Medicine, Milestone billets and tagged executive medicine, Milestone billets.

Finance Friday Articles

Posted on March 20, 2026 Updated on March 20, 2026

  • Do You Really Need a Trust? And Other Estate Planning Questions Retirees Ask Most
  • Financially Independent but Trapped by My Assets
  • IRS proposes regulations for Trump accounts, pilot program
  • Money Scripts Doctors Inherit and Why They’re So Hard to Change
  • Reducing Retirement Income Volatility With The Modified RMD Safe Withdrawal Method
  • The 7 Ways to Get Out of a Real Estate Investment
  • The Perils of Using Prediction Markets Like Kalshi and Polymarket — And How They Could Wreck You
  • Understand the Passive Investing Data

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Military hospitals, clinics resume billing civilians following 3-year pause

Posted on March 19, 2026 Updated on March 18, 2026

https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/military-benefits/health-care/2026/03/13/military-hospitals-clinics-resume-billing-civilians-following-3-year-pause/

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