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An M-1 Abrams tank in a 2016 file photo. The U.S. will send 31 of the tanks to Ukraine.

Can Biden Keep Sending Ukraine Weapons Without Provoking Russia?

U.S. Navy pharmacy outpatient instructor checks medication orders.

Tricare Beneficiaries Are Suffering. The Biden Administration Refuses to Hear Them Out.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a cabinet meeting via videoconference

Putin's Ukraine Folly Enables Kremlin Rivals

Military class covering Patriot weapon system in Germany.

Sending Patriot Missile Systems to Ukraine Is an Expensive Blunder

Chavez Child Development Center at Cannon Air Force Base

The Military Must Do More to Help Junior Service Members Find and Pay for Child Care

Two service members talking at the East Range Training Grounds, Fort Huachuca.

The Hardest Thing I Did in the Army Wasn't Getting Shot At. It Was Asking for Help.

The war court headquarters at Camp Justice, at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba

I Opened the Detention Facility at Guantanamo. It’s Time to Close It

Ukrainian soldiers watch during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in Soledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine

A Tale of Two Failed Armies

Soldiers wearing gloves.

The Military Could Ease Its Recruiting Crisis by Doing More to Resolve Systemic Racial Issues

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Ukrainian soldiers fire a French-made CAESAR self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions near Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine.

Putin Is Grasping for a Wonder Weapon, but Hypersonic Missiles Won't Help Russia

Steps & Strides Against Veteran Suicide fall festival and walk South Carolina

How to Keep Momentum in the Fight Against Veteran Suicide

Evacuees flee from Afghanistan on U.S. Air Force plane.

Will Congress Really Send 80,000 Afghans Back to the Taliban?

Russian Topol M intercontinental ballistic missile launcher.

Is Russia Close to Using Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine?

Malaysian fugitive Francis Leonard Glenn, known as Fat Leonard, after his capture in Maiquetia, Venezuela.

Stonewalling on Messy Details of 'Fat Leonard' Navy Scandal Feels Like a Blatant Cover-up

A Marine and a Afghan child spray water at each other during an evacuation.

Congress Should Keep Our Promises to Our Allies By Passing the Afghan Adjustment Act

Local residents visit a Disaster Recovery Center after Hurricane Ian.

Military Family Caregivers: Are You Ready?

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting.

Putin Should Study Lyndon Johnson's Folly

Ukrainians celebrate the recapturing of Kherson, Ukraine.

Ukraine's Victories May Become a Problem for the US

Sea Hunter, an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle, arrives at Pearl Harbor to participate in RIMPAC 2022

Is War Too Important to Be Left to Robots?

Ukrainian defence forces sign Ukrainian flags to residents in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. The retaking of Kherson was one of Ukraine's biggest successes in the nearly nine months since Moscow's invasion.

The Seeds of Russia's Military Collapse in Ukraine Were Planted by its Bungled Elimination of Conscription

Lance Cpl. Freddie Richardson, disbursing clerk, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists Sgt. Mohamed R. Muhidin, night crew supervisor, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, 15th MEU, in setting up his Marine Cash card.

Service Members Put Their Lives on the Line for Us. Now Congress Must Raise Their Pay to Match Inflation

, Russian Army soldiers leave a military helicopter.

Russian Army's Quiet Fatal Flaw: No Sergeants

Russia's strategic bomber Tu-160.

Why Are NATO and Russia Both Now Training for Nuclear War?

U.S. Navy SEAL candidates participate in Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training. SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Forces and are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the sea, air and land.

PEDs and Push-Ups: The Problem with Modern SOF Training

Military Money Help

A volunteer tax preparer does a return for a U.S. Army soldier.

Military Families Worried About Tax Bills After W-2s Show No Income Tax Withheld

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is denying a widespread issue of erroneous withholdings.

U.S. Navy pharmacy outpatient instructor checks medication orders.

Tricare Beneficiaries Are Suffering. The Biden Administration Refuses to Hear Them Out.

"Nearly a quarter of a million men and women of the United States armed forces, military retirees and their families are at...

A stock image cropped tightly hands holding the model of a house and a pen.

5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Buy a Home

A mistake in buying a home can jeopardize your financial flexibility and health, and the stakes continue to grow. Ask...

A tax return from the IRS

Military Members and Spouses Could Avoid State Income Taxes Thanks to New Law

Changes are here, and they could mean thousands of dollars more, or less, in taxes for military families.

Tax Filing As A Military Spouse

2023 Tax Deadlines Are Coming Up: Here's What You Need to Know

Whether you're anticipating a refund or dreading the bill, you'll want to mark some important dates on your calendar.

A closeup of Marines' white-gloved hands folding an American flag at a military funeral.

'Widow's Tax' on Survivors Will Be Completely Gone as of Feb. 1 Benefit Checks

The surviving spouses of military retirees who receive income from two separate benefit programs will no longer have their...

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Veteran Jobs

Dr. Rory Cooper demonstrates a robotic arm developed at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, which he directs. (Courtesy of HERL)

A Paralyzed Veteran Holds 25 Patents for Improving Wheelchair Technology

Tempest Droneworx founder Ty Audronis works on building a new multicopter drone. The drone is just one piece of a revolutionary new data aggregation technology. (Courtesy of Ty Audronis)

A Navy Veteran Built New Technology to Aid Wildfire Prevention and Disaster Relief

Cpl. Cameron Carawan, host of the 3D MEB podcast, works at the broadcasting booth at the Armed Forces Network Okinawa studio. (U.S. Marine Corps/Maj. Caleb Eames)

Veteran Job Seekers Can Be Successful in a Creative Field

(Department of Defense/Delonte Harrod)

A Study of Worker Retention in 'the Great Resignation' Can Help Veterans Find Fulfilling Employment

Bunnies in space suits envy tortoise who won the job

Best-Kept Secrets of Beating an Internal Job Candidate

four terrier dogs with coffee cups at a table saying upholder, rebel, questioner, obliger.

Transition Tips for Your Personality Type

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