1. The TRICARE Standard E-Newsletter (TRICARE Standard Health Matters Newsletter) is available at http://www.tricare.mil/tricaresmart/product.aspx?id=789 <http://www.tricare.mil/tricaresmart/product.aspx?id=789&s=standard> &s=standard. Some of the topics included in the E-Newsletter are: * New milConnect Portal Offers Access to Benefit Information and More * Pharmacy copay changes - Get generic medications for FREE through TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery * Monthly Premiums Change for TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve * Benefit enhancement - Get vaccines at your local retail pharmacy with no copay! * Access benefit information and update contact information at the new "milConnect" portal * Tips for filing claims * New TRICARE coverage for young adults up to age 26 * Retirees can lower out-of-pocket expenses by using Network hospitals . and much more! 2. The latest Army Public Health Weekly Update is available at http://phc.amedd.army.mil/Periodical%20Library/ArmyPublicHealthWeeklyUpdate11Nov ember2011.pdf. If you would like to subscribe to the APH Weekly Update, please contact aph-update-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx NOTE: The TRICARE Standard E-Newsletter and the APH Weekly Update are in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. The latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) is available at http://get.adobe.com/reader/?promoid=BUIGO. 3. You may sign up to receive TRICARE e-mail updates on a variety of topics at www.tricare.mil/subscriptions. 4. Connect with TRICARE on Facebook and Twitter at http://www.facebook.com/tricare and www.twitter.com/tricare. 5. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) encourages its military personnel-both active duty and retired-and their families to turn their backs on tobacco and walk away for a day on November 17 for this year's Great American Smokeout (GASO). GASO is the American Cancer Society's nationally recognized day that urges smokers to quit tobacco for 24 hours. To read the complete TRICARE News Release about this year's GASO, please go to http://www.tricare.mil/mediacenter/news.aspx?fid=739 6. Links to TRICARE, Military Health System, VA and related web sites are available at "Links for MIL\RET\VETS" <http://www.hostmtb.org>. This web site also includes links to subscription\unsubscription instructions for our HEALTH.MIL and TFL mailing lists. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NOTICE FOR MAILING LIST MEMBERS WHO HAVE ".MIL" (MILITARY) E-MAIL ADDRESSEES: Department of Defense policy prevents hyperlinks in emails from being active. If the above links appear to be "broken," please copy and paste the links to the address block of your web browser to access the web sites indicated. IMPORTANT: Make sure that you do not copy and paste the word "blocked" that gets added as a prefix to the links. Thank you, Milton Bell USAF\DAC Ret Mailing List Mgr