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[Read More]( [Check Out These 20 Rarely Seen 9/11 Photos]( These rarely seen 9/11 photos help us pause and remember. Never forget. [Read More]( [Cost of Tricare Going Up in 2023 for These Groups]( [Read More]( [VA Nurses Protest Staffing Shortages They Say Pose Risks to Patient Safety]( Nurses in four cities will rally this week to press for improved conditions and a new union contract to help with recruitment and retention. [Read More]( [Veterans Can Get More Time to Pay Back Debts to VA Under Extended Program]( The Department of Veterans Affairs is extending relief to veterans who may be struggling to repay benefit debts due to financial hardship. [Read More]( [Former Army Chaplain Who Sexually Abused Inmates Gets 7 Years in Prison]( An Army veteran, he pressured one inmate into intercourse on Veterans Day by telling her she needed to serve her country. [Read More]( [Texas Doctor Convicted in $36 Million Tricare Fraud Scheme]( Sekhar Rao and others charged in the scheme were accused of filing roughly $36 million in false and fraudulent claims to Tricare between May 2014 and June 2016. [Read More]( [Continue Your Mission with Ascension.]( Apply now. [Read More]( [First Woman to Serve as 'Chief of the Boat' on a Submarine Reports for Duty]( The history of women aboard U.S. Navy submarines is limited, as female officers were only allowed to serve on submarines starting in 2011. [Read More]( [West Point and Naval Academy Should Scrub Names of Confederate Officers, Panel Tells Congress]( The Naming Commission released the latest of its recommendations to rid the military of tributes to secessionists who fought against the U.S. during the Civil War. [Read More]( [Transition Master Class: Networking Without Awkwardness]( During military transition, networking can make you feel like an alien who showed up naked on a hostile planet. It is not supposed to be that way. Networking is how the majority of Americans get their jobs. Find out how you can network without awkwardness in our new transition master class. [Read More]( [Air Force Recruiters Receive Pay Cut as Service Scrambles to Meet End of Year Goals]( Air Force Recruiting Service recruiters will lose $75 in special duty pay each month for fiscal year 2023. [Read More]( [Watch: UN Inspectors Head to Ukraine Nuclear Plant]( [Read More]( [Iran Briefly Seizes 2 More US Sea Drones in Red Sea Amid Tensions]( Two American destroyers in the Red Sea, as well as Navy helicopters, responded to the incident, the official said. 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