TRICARE seminar Published March 26, 2012 By 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla -- A TRICARE seminar is scheduled to be held April 12, 5:30 p.m., at the Airey NCO Academy. Mrs. Cindy Hix, Tyndall TRICARE service center manager, and Mr. Jim Blanchard, the base health benefits The seminar will provide a better understanding of TRICARE benefits, to include referrals and emergency room visits. This will help with preventing spending money unnecessarily. Whether Medicare beneficiaries (TRICARE for Life) are eligible by age or on medical disability, they will have a better understanding of how TRICARE Standard/CHAMPUS works as second insurance and what 'skilled nursing' is.'