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Veterans carry U.S. in a parade in California.

Stripping California Veterans’ Lifeline for Benefits? Think Again

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Melissa A. Seel, an aerospace medical technician with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, holds her stethoscope at the All Wars Memorial Building in Atlantic City, N.J.

Veterans’ Private Residential Treatment Must Match VA’s Quality and Cost

U.S. Army snipers launch a drone during a combined training event

The US Is Unprepared for the Next War

National Guard troops load supplies into a car trunk outside the District of Columbia National Guard Headquarters

4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders

A demonstrator holds a sign at a Unite for Veterans rally, Friday, June 6, 2025, on the National Mall

Tricking Veterans: Using Suicide and Mental Health Struggles as a Guise for Privatizing the VA

Roots of the Flag

We Fought for This Country. Don't Cut the One Department That Fights for Us.

Protesters walk outside the John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Detroit.

Veterans’ Protests Planned for D-Day Latest in Nearly 250 Years of Fighting for Their Benefits

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies as the House Intelligence Committee.

The Fatal Cost of Twisting Intelligence

Marines with the Lioness Program refill their rifle magazines during the live-fire portion of their training at Camp Korean Village, Iraq

Women Have Served with Honor for Decades. This Administration Can't Erase That History.

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mobs of Vietnamese people scale the wall of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam

Lessons Not Learned

Military Salute Picnic held at Hill Air Force Base, Utah

Children In Military Families Face Unique Psychological Challenges, and the Barriers to Getting Help Add to the Strain

Arkansas National Guardsmen deploy to Texas on July 8, 2025, to assist with the transportation of search and rescue personnel in the vicinity of Austin, Texas, during catastrophic flooding.

Reckoning with Mortality: The Hidden Toll of Being a Military Family in the Aviation Community

FBI director Kash Patel arrives on the South Lawn of the White House

Trump & Co’s Polygraph Pandemonium

This is the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, W.Va.

Want Efficiency? Fund the VA and Cut the Proven Waste in Privatized Veterans Care

Community Care Is Not VA Care

Col. Bree Fram performs the reenlistment ceremony for Senior Master Sgt. Jamie Hash. (Photo courtesy of Emily Starbuck Gerson)

Deny Who We Are or Harm Our Country? The Impossible Choice Facing Transgender Service Members

Veteran Career Fair hosted by the VA in Washington, D.C.

I Was Fired, and Thousands of Veterans Are Next Unless We Act

Then Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. and Mrs. Sharene Brown take part in a panel discussion

Fear and Chaos Hit Military Families After Sudden Firings of Top Leaders

Veteran Affairs building near the White House in Washington.

Speak Up Before VA Health Care Is Gutted

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley

Punishing Military Officers for Political Reasons Endangers Our Troops and Threatens National Security

Spouses attending the Key Spouses Program All Call place pins at all the locations they have been

We Military Spouses Don't Want Special Treatment. We Just Want to Work.

A musician plays the violin during the funeral ceremony for volunteer servicewoman, well-known stylist Shura Riazantseva

Art and Arms: 2 Aspects of Resistance in Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

Gun-locks that were part of a 2020 50th Space Wing give away as a part of the Time Based Prevention Program

Congress Needs to Support the VA and Firearms Industry's Partnership to Prevent Veterans' Suicides

Diversity Day march on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.

Military Diversity Is Not the Problem

Military Money Help

A stack of U.S. $100 bills on top of a generic calendar page.

4 Year-End Money Deadlines Veterans Can't Afford to Miss

TSP contributions, flexible spending accounts, retirement withdrawals and more need attention before Dec. 31.

Bandages and gauze.

How to Spend the Money Left in Your DoD Health FSA by Dec. 31

You have plenty of ways to spend DoD Health Care Flexible Spending Account money on eligible expenses. Here are some...

An arm places a can of oatmeal on a shelf.

Start Preparing for the Next Government Shutdown Now, Before It’s Too Late

Having a plan can make a pay or benefits disruption an inconvenience instead of an emergency.

A boy in a hospital bed interacts with adults.

Costs for Tricare Are Going Up in 2026

Most Tricare health plan costs for military and retiree households will go up between 2% and 3% in 2026, with some steeper...

A commissary store at sunset.

Payment-Deferred Commissary Purchases on Military Star Cards Extended Through November

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service announced that it was extending its “relief offer” of interest-free commissary...

Children that attend the Defense Supply Center Richmond Child Development Center place pinwheels in the ground after a Pinwheel Parade at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia

How to Plan for an Extended Government Shutdown

Well, it’s finally happened. After years of reporting on what to expect if the government shuts down and military pay is...

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lyndsey Banks, Inter-European Air Forces Academy (IEAFA) commander, briefs participants of the Air Forces Central Chiefs Summit during a tour of the IEAFA facility at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, Feb. 12, 2025. (Master Sgt. Wendy Kuhn/U.S. Air Force)

Career Advice: How to Defend Your Position Without Being Defensive

A person looks at a computer.

Is That Job Posting Real? 10 Ways to Spot a Scam

Johnny Vargas, center, has built a large social media following in just two years. (Submitted photo)

Inside Military Life: Johnny Vargas Shares How He Turned Social Media Curiosity Into Booming Side Business

Soldier Using A Laptop To Send An Email

Email or DM? How to Communicate Clearly and Confidently in Online Job Networking

A job fair attendee acknowledges the camera.

Veteran Job Seekers: Are You Approachable, and Does It Matter?

A National Guard members talks to two people at a job fair.

How to Navigate Civilian Coworkers’ Ignorance About Your Military Service

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