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Military Personnel Swear Allegiance to the Constitution and Serve the American People, Not One Leader or Party
Companies and Universities Can Help Reverse Military Recruiting Shortfalls Threatening America's National Security
New Pentagon Rule on Malpractice Claims Could Put More Money in Pockets of Troops, Veterans The Defense Department will publish a rule Friday that will affect the amount service members will receive if they are...
How to Avoid Car Buyer's Regret With average new car prices nearing $50,000, it's critical to avoid a financial misstep. Here are four strategies to help you...
Pieces of a Pie: How to Start Saving for Retirement Right Now Your retirement income will likely come from a variety of sources. Imagining retirement income as pie pieces can make the...
When (and How) to Start Teaching Your Military Child About Money Kids are starting to bank at a younger age, according to statistics from USAA. Here's what could be fueling the trend, along...
15% Enlisted Pay Hike, Other Proposed Quality-of-Life Improvements Get Big Boost from House Lawmakers The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act would enact most of the key recommendations from the military quality-of...
VA Beneficiaries: Here's How to Get Free Financial Counseling Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries now have access to free financial coaching through the Veterans Benefits Banking...
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...
'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always...
Army Pumping Millions into Food Kiosks, But They May Soon Be Obsolete Kiosks are effectively small snack stands providing soldiers with sandwiches, candy, chips and soda -- offerings that hold...
Apache Crash Injures 2 Fort Riley Soldiers as Army Grapples with Nonstop Aviation Incidents The pair of soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade were being treated for injuries after the crash...
Alabama Man Convicted of Killing Pregnant Soldier, 19, on US Army Base in Germany 23 Years Ago Shannon Wilkerson, 43, killed 19-year-old Amanda Gonzales, a fellow Army soldier, in Gonzales’ barracks room in Fliegerhorst...
On D-Day, 19-Year-Old Medic Charles Shay Was Ready to Give His Life. He Actually Saved Many. On D-Day, Charles Shay was a 19-year-old Native American army medic who was ready to give his life -...
Blinken Presses Hamas to Seal Cease-Fire With Israel, AP Explains U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between...
US Navy Ship and Other Vessels Visible off Gaza's Coast Amid Efforts to Boost Aid A US Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the...
Israel's Increasing Worries About the International Criminal Court, AP Explains Israeli officials sound increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court (ICC) could issue arrest warrants for the country’s leaders...
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...
They Stood Sentry over America's Nuclear Missile Arsenal. Many Worry It Gave Them Cancer. For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers...
They Stood Sentry over America's Nuclear Missile Arsenal. Many Worry It Gave Them Cancer. For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers...
Apache Crash Injures 2 Fort Riley Soldiers as Army Grapples with Nonstop Aviation Incidents The pair of soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade were being treated for injuries after the crash...
9 Military Hospitals Receive Top Marks for Patient Safety The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit aimed at improving patient care, published grades for 21 Defense Health Agency facilities in...
China Criticizes US for Ship's Passage Through Taiwan Strait Weeks Before New Leader Takes Office The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the USS Halsey “conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on May 8 through waters where high...
How Shannon Kent Became a Trailblazer Among US Special Operations Forces This is an excerpt from "SEND ME: The True Story of a Mother at War" by Marty Skovlund Jr. & Joe Kent.
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...
'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always...
With Mounting Opposition, Proposal to Move Guard Units to Space Force Appears Doomed in Congress The idea is meant to build up the part-time active-duty service model that Congress approved for the Space Force last year in...
Space Force Data Helps Detect ‘Lost’ Spy Satellite that Orbited Earth Undetected for 25 Years An experimental spy satellite that was deemed “lost” after eluding detection for decades has finally been found.
Storied Marine Corps Jet to Make Final Appearance at Cherry Point Air Show as Service Transitions to F-35 The AV-8B Harrier II has been a tactical stalwart for the service since the 1980s -- and even before that, in different...
Trucker Acquitted in Deadly Crash with Marine Veterans Asks for License Back A commercial truck driver who was acquitted of causing the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire has testified...
Massachusetts Woman Accused of Driving into Fenway Park, Crashing into Coast Guard Base: 'We Are All Going to Be in a Movie' A Salem woman apparently went on a rampage early Monday morning, according to police who say she drove into Gate C at Fenway...
Coast Guard Relieves Its Top Reserve Enlisted Leader After Investigation into Misconduct Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Timothy Beard was relieved Friday as a result of "loss of confidence,"...