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Children In Military Families Face Unique Psychological Challenges, and the Barriers to Getting Help Add to the Strain
Punishing Military Officers for Political Reasons Endangers Our Troops and Threatens National Security
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
Your BAH Can Buy a House. Here’s How Active-Duty Service Members Are Doing It. A VA loan with zero down and BAH covering the mortgage is one of the few paths to homeownership that does not require years...
GI Bill Housing Allowance: How to Cover the Up-Front Cost Gap Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients may be taken by surprise if they’re not prepared to pay for housing up front each semester...
Can You Receive Post-9/11 GI Bill Payments and Other Financial Aid at the Same Time? Rules that dictate how the Post-9/11 GI Bill works together with other forms of financial aid often prevent those other forms...
1 Million More Veterans Became Eligible for Tax-Free ABLE Accounts Jan. 1 The ABLE Age Adjustment Act expanded eligibility for ABLE accounts, which are tax-advantaged savings accounts designed for...
Military Households May Deduct Moving Expenses From Their Taxes: Here’s How Military families may not have any unreimbursed PCS moving expenses, but if you do, you can deduct those expenses on your tax...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
Danish Warship Sunk by Admiral Nelson's Fleet Unearthed After 200 Years Danish warship sunk by Admiral Nelson's fleet unearthed after 200 years.
'Bound for the Moon': NASA Launches First Lunar Voyage in Decades 'Bound for the moon': NASA launches first lunar voyage in decades.
Trump Offered Few New Details on Military Operation Against Iran Trump offered few new details on military operation against Iran in address to nation.
Rescue Workers Clear Rubble After Strikes Hit Buildings in Western Tehran Rescue workers clear rubble after strikes hit buildings in western Tehran.
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Georgia Runoff: 40-Year Vet Looks to Pull Major Upset in MTG's Old District Ret. Brig. Gen. Shawn Harris is vying to replace the seat left behind by former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
'However Long It Takes': USS Bush Gets Underway as Iran Conflict Rages The USS George H.W. Bush got underway from Naval Station Norfolk as the conflict in the Middle East continues to rage.
Texas Gov. Abbott Announces $26M Grants to Fund Military Communities More than $170 million in grant funding has gone towards Texas installations and families since 2015.
Georgia Runoff: 40-Year Vet Looks to Pull Major Upset in MTG's Old District Ret. Brig. Gen. Shawn Harris is vying to replace the seat left behind by former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Clarence ‘Bud’ Anderson, America's Last WWII Triple Ace, Laid to Rest at Arlington Nearly two years after his death at 102, the pilot who downed 16 enemy planes without ever taking a hit was buried with full...
National Spacepower Center: Advancing US and Allied Spacepower The Space Force Association launched the National Space Center in Dec. 2025 to connect government, academia and industry and...
'Exceptional Courage': USO Announces its 2026 Service Members of the Year This year's crop of USO honorees saved motorcycle crash victims, rescued bodies underwater, saved civilians from a building...
Homeland Security: ICE Won’t Arrest Non-US Citizens at Marine Graduations DHS emphatically called reports "false" while the Marines acknowledged it's the "first time" recently that federal officials...
Camp Pendleton Marine Known as 'Andrew Ammo' Indicted for Stealing Javelin Missile Cpl. Andrew Paul Amarillas faces federal charges for allegedly stealing a Javelin missile and millions of rounds from Camp...
'Exceptional Courage': USO Announces its 2026 Service Members of the Year This year's crop of USO honorees saved motorcycle crash victims, rescued bodies underwater, saved civilians from a building...
Rising US Casualties in Iran Put New Strain on Homeland Security As U.S. casualties rise in Iran, a DHS shutdown is stretching homeland security—exposing growing strain between war abroad...