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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
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...
Intimidated by Investing? Do It Systematically One way to ease the fear of investing is to do it systematically. Here's why.
Soldier Shot During Special Forces Training Event After Live Ammo Mixed in with Blanks A 7th Infantry Division soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state was accidentally shot April 25 by a 1st...
Marine Corps Offering Thousands of Dollars in Bonuses in Push for More Intelligence Specialists The Marine Corps needs more counterintelligence and human intelligence specialists, also known as CI/HUMINT, and is offering...
30 Sailors and Marines Injured in Training Incident Off Coast of Florida Five sailors were medically evacuated for additional care to a hospital in Georgia, though four of them were released after...
Dick Rutan, Who Set an Aviation Milestone When He Flew Nonstop Around the World, Is Dead at 85 He joined the U.S. Air Force as a teenager and flew more than 300 combat missions during the Vietnam War.
'Existential Threat': Air Guardsmen Slam Proposal to Move Their Units to Space Force Air National Guard leaders and enlisted Guardsmen on Friday called a legislative proposal to move units focused on space...
Veterans Scammed Out of GI Bill Benefits Could Get Benefits Restored Under House-Passed Bill Advocates for student veterans applauded its passage in the House as a key milestone in fixing an injustice facing those...
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...
Gordon and Aleksandra: Videos, Photos Show Relationship Between Detained Soldier and Russian Woman Staff Sgt. Gordon Black flew to China and eventually to the city in southeastern Russia to meet with the woman, Aleksandra...
Secretive Army Group’s Recruiting Video Is Chock-Full of Hidden Meanings, Viewers Say The 4th Psychological Operations Group posted “Ghosts in the Machine 2” May 2 on YouTube, exactly two years to the day after...
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.
Navy Hopes to Have Beleaguered USS Boxer Deploy This Summer After Fixes The USS Boxer deployed at the start of April for a deployment that was set to start late last year after suffering months of...
Air Force Pilots Now Can Start Mental Health Treatment and Won't Immediately Be Pulled from Flight Status Prior to the policy update, which was publicized in a May 1 press release, if an airman began seeking treatment for mental...
Special Operations Airman Shot and Killed by Florida Police During Disturbance in Apartment Building Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, which flies AC-130J...
Meet the First 'Space Cowboys': 3 Guardians Complete Arduous Army Cavalry Spur Ride After being covered in dust, sweat, dirt and blood, three officers emerged from the West Texas desert last week and were...
Boeing Is on the Verge of Launching Astronauts Aboard New Capsule, the Latest Entry to Space Travel NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams insist Starliner is ready for prime time.
Marines' New Amphibious Combat Vehicle Makes Operational Debut in Annual Philippines Exercise The deployment of the vehicle occurred during Exercise Balikatan '24, which involved U.S. training with the Philippine...
US and Philippine Forces Stage Combat Drills near Strategic Channel Off Southern Taiwan U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts darted out of Black Hawk helicopters during combat drills in the Philippines’...
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,"...