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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
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...
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...
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...
Monthly Benefits for Survivors of Fallen Active-Duty Service Members When combined, the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) can offer a steady stream of...
Lump-Sum Benefits for Survivors of Active-Duty Military Members Even military families often don’t know what benefits are available to the surviving family of an active-duty service member.
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When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform...
VIDEO: How a Former Waffen-SS Officer Became an American War Hero Buried at Arlington National Cemetery A headstone in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery marks the remains of the only known former Waffen-SS member...
WWI Soldiers' Messages in a Bottle Found on Australian Beach Messages in a bottle written by two Australian soldiers a few days into their voyage to the battlefields of...
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Destruction in Gaza Visible from Southern Israel From multiple vantage points, debris piles are visible as a result of bombing in Gaza. (AP) Oct. 24
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...
Command Crisis on Saipan: The Only Time a Marine General Ever Fired an Army General Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Holland M. “Howlin' Mad” Smith—commanding the V Amphibious Corps—had just done something unprecedented...
US Government Shutdown Forces Local Workers at Some Overseas Bases to Go Without Pay At least 2,000 people working at overseas bases in Europe have had their salaries interrupted since the shutdown began almost...
US Government Shutdown Forces Local Workers at Some Overseas Bases to Go Without Pay At least 2,000 people working at overseas bases in Europe have had their salaries interrupted since the shutdown began almost...
U.S. Deploys F-35 Fighters to Cold War-Era Puerto Rico Base as Venezuela Tensions Escalate The U.S. military has reactivated a Cold War-era naval base in Puerto Rico and deployed thousands of troops to the Caribbean...
US Government Shutdown Forces Local Workers at Some Overseas Bases to Go Without Pay At least 2,000 people working at overseas bases in Europe have had their salaries interrupted since the shutdown began almost...
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Clearing The Orbits: Space Force Partnerships In Orbital Cleanup The growing congestion of Earth orbit has raised risks to satellites, space stations, and long-term space sustainability. The...
Command Crisis on Saipan: The Only Time a Marine General Ever Fired an Army General Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Holland M. “Howlin' Mad” Smith—commanding the V Amphibious Corps—had just done something unprecedented...
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