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Movers load items belonging to a U.S. soldier before she moves to a different state. (Stephenie Wade/DOD)

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Military pharmacies are returning to normal functions after a cyberattack on the nation's largest commercial prescription processor disrupted operations at many commercial and military pharmacies. Pictured here, Air Force Staff Sgt. Montea Armstrong, 17th Medical Group pharmacy technician, fills a prescription at the Ross Clinic’s pharmacy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, in 2020. (Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves/Air Force)

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Starting in September, 80 primary schools around the world operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity will have universal pre-K for 4-year-olds. Shown here, pre-K students play at M.C. Perry Primary School at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, the first DODEA school to offer universal pre-K in the fall of 2023. (DODEA)

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The much-debated location of a military child development center serving Special Forces families in northwest Florida is still under discussion, an

Military commissaries are gradually moving away from plastic and paper bags. Shown here is a 2016 special-edition commissary bag with Military OneSource contact information. (DOD)

Retired military leaders and others are urging DOD to address obesity in the ranks. (Senior Airman Jarrod Grammel/Air Force)

A food kiosk inside barracks at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, saves troops a trip across post to the dining facility early in the morning. The Defense Commissary Agency currently provides the products for 15 Army kiosks/outposts, and is planning to launch 13 more in 2024. (Army)