Monday's announcement comes after the Navy announced plans to extend the service lives of 12 destroyers as well.
Potential recruits with a history of childhood asthma or ADHD will now have an easier route toward enlisting.
Other nonprofit winners range from musicians performing at veterans' bedsides, to volunteers bringing delivering groceries to military families.
Tricare beneficiaries are encouraged to make online changes to their health plan now, as DOD announced an enrollment freeze from Oct. 25-27.
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