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Be Sure You Are Keeping Up With These Retiree Newsletters

26 August 2022

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It can be hard to keep up with changes in benefits, laws, and programs. One of the best ways to remain informed is to read the various retiree newsletters published by each branch of the military and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). This stuff isn’t just for retirees – there is useful information for anyone associated with the military, including currently serving, family members, and veterans. I recommend you read them all, because none are comprehensive and you will likely learn different information from each publication.

Defense Finance and Accounting Service

DFAS publishes a retiree newsletter every quarter, and you can find all the issues and articles at this webpage.

Tricare

Each Tricare Region produces its own newsletter, published quarterly. You can access the Humana/Tricare East newsletter at this webpage. You can access the HealthNet/Tricare West newsletters at this webpage. You can access the Tricare Overseas newsletter at this webpage.

You should also sign up for email updates from Tricare themselves. While these are not newsletters, per se, Tricare does push out information when there are changes to the Tricare program.

Air Force Afterburner

The Air Force retiree newsletter is called the Afterburner, and you can find the archives at this webpage. To sign up for electronic delivery of the Afterburner, fill out the form at this page.

Army Echoes

The Army’s retiree newsletter is called Army Echoes, and you can find the archives at this webpage. Directions for signing up for electronic delivery of Army Echoes are located at this webpage.

Coast Guard The Long Blue Line

The Coast Guard’s retiree newsletter is called The Long Blue Line. The archives can be found here.

Marine Corps Semper Fidelis

The Marine Corps retiree newsletter is called Semper Fidelis. You can find the archives here. The editions are listed in the right-hand menu bar – it’s not obvious.

Navy

The Navy’s retiree newsletter is called Shift Colors, and you can find it at this webpage. In order to receive it electronically, you need to ensure that your email address is correct in the MyPay system.

Are there other newsletters that you’ve found helpful? Please let me know in the comments or send me an email to Kate at KateHorrell.com, and I’ll add it to this post. There’s a lot to know, and we all need all the help we can find!

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  1. 1stSgt Charles R Jensen says

    11 November 2020 at 3:07 pm

    Need to change my address

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    • Kate Horrell says

      15 November 2020 at 10:01 am

      Sir, you need to change your address with the specific newsletter that you want to receive. 🙂

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