Military members and their families forced to leave their home base can get their prescription refill information transferred from the Gulf Coast to a military treatment facility or a retail pharmacy—no need to see a primary care provider to have them rewritten. Any evacuee, who had been using the mail-in program, can go to a retail pharmacy if the mail is still not running. Need help, call Tricare at 866-275-4732; mail-order pharmacy, 866-363-8667; retail pharmacy, 866-363-8779. Don’t you wish there was just one number
A new Department of the Air Force memo clarifies that civilian employees must either work or use accrued leave on Family Days. The memo also notes Family Days will be evaluated in the coming weeks, sparking concerns regarding changes around the tradition.