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Companies and Universities Can Help Reverse Military Recruiting Shortfalls Threatening America's National Security
Veterans Jobless Rate Drops Sharply Amid Unexpected September Hiring Blitz The unemployment rate for the generation of veterans who served after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks fell by a full...
How the Fed's Interest Rate Cut Could Affect Military Families From deployments to frequent moves and everything in between, the military experience doesn't always directly match the...
Annual Cost-of-Living Boost for Veterans Benefits Finalized by Congress The increase applies to disability benefits, clothing allowances, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving...
Army Delays Bonus Pay for Deployed Soldiers The pay bump was due to begin next Tuesday, but Army officials said that all the details of the bonus had never been sorted...
Soldiers Set to Get New Deployment Bonus as High Operations Tempos Strain the Army Soldiers will receive an extra monthly bonus -- ranging from $210 to $450 per month, depending on rank -- for time away from...
Confusion, Misinformation and the VA Loan The VA loan is designed to help and protect service members as they buy a home.
DD214: What You Need to Know Your military discharge papers are officially known as DD Form 214, or just DD214. Here's what you need to know.
The Best Pocket Knives Whether you’re looking for your first pocket knife or just want something different to change up your everyday carry, here...
54 Job Types Down to 10? Air Force's Top Enlisted Leader Looks to Merge Maintenance Specialties Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi wants airmen to be able to take on more tasks and is pushing an initiative to reduce the number...
The Best Korean War Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans These are the best Korean War movies of the past seven decades, according to a Military.com survey of U.S. service members...
Collapse of Cyber Firm Founded by Former NSA Chief Leaves Bitter Wake Last September the never-profitable company announced it was shutting down and firing its employees after running out of...
VA Brings Back Travel Claims Kiosks After Pushback from Veterans, Caregivers The Department of Veterans Affairs originally planned to replace the convenient kiosks with an online system and mobile...
7 Health and Rescue Workers Killed in Overnight Israeli Bombardment of Beirut The Israeli bombardment of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, from Wednesday night into Thursday killed at least seven rescuers and...
AP Explains Israel's Missile Defense Systems Amid Escalating Conflict in the Region After Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest barrage threatening to push the Middle...
American Bomb from WWII Explodes at a Japanese Airport, No Casualties An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing...
Master Class: The Postseason Job Hunt: Your Essential Playbook for the Hottest Job Market of the Year For transitioning military, from here to Thanksgiving is traditionally the hottest job market of the year, which is strange...
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...
Trump Vows to Restore Fort Liberty's Old Name Honoring Confederate General At a campaign event in Fayetteville, Trump vowed to bring back the name Fort Bragg, which was changed to Fort Liberty last...
National Guard, Deployed Across Southeast, Sees 'Long Recovery' Ahead as Helene Death Toll Rises The National Guard said Thursday it has fanned out across states and communities hard hit by Hurricane Helene but warned that...
Military Bases Evacuating Troops, Moving Ships Ahead of Hurricane Milton's Projected Landfall Bases in the path of Hurricane Milton are taking immediate action ahead of its expected landfall this week, as the Department...
Navy Says 26 Ships Affected by Faulty Welds at Newport News Shipyard in Virginia Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said that poor welds were found on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as well as the...
Military Bases Evacuating Troops, Moving Ships Ahead of Hurricane Milton's Projected Landfall Bases in the path of Hurricane Milton are taking immediate action ahead of its expected landfall this week, as the Department...
Navy Makes Convincing 'Statement' in Blowout of Air Force at Sold Out Falcon Stadium Navy didn’t want to simply end a losing streak against Air Force. It wanted to swing the pendulum back its way with authority...
Troops at Colorado Space Force Base Will Have to Bring Their Own To-Go Boxes for Dining Hall While the initiative is aimed at reducing waste on base, the spokesperson added that they hope it will give troops on base...
Space Force Colonel Becomes First Guardian to Launch into Space on NASA Mission Col. Nick Hague, a Space Force Guardian and NASA astronaut, launched Saturday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in...
Marines Fly in Food, Shelter Kits, Tarps to Aid Philippines After Typhoon Destroys Homes Typhoon Krathon -- known as Julian, locally -- made landfall in the Philippines on Sept. 30, with hundreds of families...
Troops in Japan Banned from Late-Night Drinking After String of Alleged Sexual Assaults on Okinawa The U.S. military's commander in Japan has finally tightened the rules around drinking for all troops stationed in the...
Coast Guard Saves Man, Dog off Florida During Hurricane Helene A mariner sailing in the path of Hurricane Helene was rescued in dramatic fashion when his boat started sinking off southwest...
Titan Implosion Hearing Paints a Picture of Reckless Greed and Explorer Passion Witnesses testified that the company that operated an experimental deep-water submersible that imploded, killing five people...