Deployment checklist What to Send In a Deployment Care Package Receiving a care package from home can be a morale booster for a deployed service member -- here are tips on what to send. How To Get Information During Deployment At some point during the absence of your service member, you will need info. How do you get that? Communicating With Your Partner On Deployment As much as service members would like to establish a schedule for reaching their loved ones, being in a combat zone may... National Day of the Deployed October 26 honors all service members who have been deployed in service of our country, as well as the families who support... Talking to Children During a Deployment You should also create time to talk to your child about the coping skills that he has adopted while his deployed parent is... Select Service Army Marines Navy Air Force National Guard Coast Guard Space Force Spouse Login Army My Profile Army Home Page Navy My Profile Navy Home Page Air Force My Profile Air Force Home Page Marines My Profile Marines Home Page Coast Guard My Profile Coast Guard Home Page Space Force My Profile Space Force Home Page National Guard My Profile National Guard Home Page Spouse My Profile Spouse Home Page My Profile News Home Page Recent Deployment Articles When Home Feels Half Empty: Military Families Navigate Holiday Deployments Here are resources and strategies for families spending the holidays separated by deployment. Military Families Finally Get More Money During Deployments Congress increased family separation pay to $300 a month after the Pentagon did not act on the authority to raise it higher... Mission Creep: How Limited Missions Become Open-Ended Wars Mission creep occurs when a mission that begins with narrow objectives slowly expands into something far larger and more open... When Lawmakers Lecture the Military: Why the “Unlawful Orders” Video Invites Confusion A group of Democratic lawmakers released a video telling service members they must refuse unlawful orders, a message that is... Marines in the Caribbean: Poised for Any Potential Conflict U.S. Marines currently deployed to the Caribbean are well poised for any potential conflict in the U.S. Southern Command Area... Must Watch Movies To Catch Up On During Deployment Sometimes, the right movie reminds you why you serve and who’s waiting when you get home. Long deployments come with... New York City Council, Faith Leaders Warn Against National Guard Deployment New York City officials and faith leaders are warning against any federal move to deploy the National Guard in the city... Inspired By Father, Filmmaker Shares Stories of Iowa Vietnam Veterans Jeremy Glazier is proud of his father, a Vietnam War veteran. As the Vietnam veteran population continues to age, Glazier... Trump Again Suggests Sending Troops to San Francisco. Local Officials Call Trump ‘Chaos’ Unnecessary Throughout this month, President Donald Trump has toyed with the idea of sending troops to San Francisco, referring to the... Appeals Court Allows Trump’s Portland Troop Deployment for Now A divided court in San Francisco on Monday lifted an order earlier this month that blocked the deployment of 200 Oregon... View more Military Benefits Update Should You Let the Military Set Aside Allotments from Your Pay? Can a military allotment help you manage your money? Probably. Is it the right tool for you? That depends. 2026 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees U.S. military service members anticipate increases to their pay and allowances in 2026, including a 3.8% raise in basic pay... The Vietnam Veterans Who Fought for Modern PTSD Treatments Vietnam veterans fought a second war at home to get recognition and treatment. That fight created the modern VA mental health... The Cost of Skipping Sick Call: How Active-Duty Service Members Can Protect Future VA Claims Every day you don't document injuries connected to military service, you make a future VA disability claim harder to prove. Tricare After Active Duty: What Actually Happens to Your Health Insurance Many service members don't sort out their civilian health insurance until they're already out and scrambling. The confusion... Here’s Why January Is the Best Time to File Your VA Disability Claim The VA is processing claims faster than ever. The backlog is the lowest it's been in years. And your 2024 medical records are... EMDR: The PTSD Treatment Many Veterans Don't Know the VA Offers Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) sounds complicated, but the treatment itself is straightforward. View more
What to Send In a Deployment Care Package Receiving a care package from home can be a morale booster for a deployed service member -- here are tips on what to send.
How To Get Information During Deployment At some point during the absence of your service member, you will need info. How do you get that?
Communicating With Your Partner On Deployment As much as service members would like to establish a schedule for reaching their loved ones, being in a combat zone may...
National Day of the Deployed October 26 honors all service members who have been deployed in service of our country, as well as the families who support...
Talking to Children During a Deployment You should also create time to talk to your child about the coping skills that he has adopted while his deployed parent is...
When Home Feels Half Empty: Military Families Navigate Holiday Deployments Here are resources and strategies for families spending the holidays separated by deployment.
Military Families Finally Get More Money During Deployments Congress increased family separation pay to $300 a month after the Pentagon did not act on the authority to raise it higher...
Mission Creep: How Limited Missions Become Open-Ended Wars Mission creep occurs when a mission that begins with narrow objectives slowly expands into something far larger and more open...
When Lawmakers Lecture the Military: Why the “Unlawful Orders” Video Invites Confusion A group of Democratic lawmakers released a video telling service members they must refuse unlawful orders, a message that is...
Marines in the Caribbean: Poised for Any Potential Conflict U.S. Marines currently deployed to the Caribbean are well poised for any potential conflict in the U.S. Southern Command Area...
Must Watch Movies To Catch Up On During Deployment Sometimes, the right movie reminds you why you serve and who’s waiting when you get home. Long deployments come with...
New York City Council, Faith Leaders Warn Against National Guard Deployment New York City officials and faith leaders are warning against any federal move to deploy the National Guard in the city...
Inspired By Father, Filmmaker Shares Stories of Iowa Vietnam Veterans Jeremy Glazier is proud of his father, a Vietnam War veteran. As the Vietnam veteran population continues to age, Glazier...
Trump Again Suggests Sending Troops to San Francisco. Local Officials Call Trump ‘Chaos’ Unnecessary Throughout this month, President Donald Trump has toyed with the idea of sending troops to San Francisco, referring to the...
Appeals Court Allows Trump’s Portland Troop Deployment for Now A divided court in San Francisco on Monday lifted an order earlier this month that blocked the deployment of 200 Oregon...
Should You Let the Military Set Aside Allotments from Your Pay? Can a military allotment help you manage your money? Probably. Is it the right tool for you? That depends.
2026 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees U.S. military service members anticipate increases to their pay and allowances in 2026, including a 3.8% raise in basic pay...
The Vietnam Veterans Who Fought for Modern PTSD Treatments Vietnam veterans fought a second war at home to get recognition and treatment. That fight created the modern VA mental health...
The Cost of Skipping Sick Call: How Active-Duty Service Members Can Protect Future VA Claims Every day you don't document injuries connected to military service, you make a future VA disability claim harder to prove.
Tricare After Active Duty: What Actually Happens to Your Health Insurance Many service members don't sort out their civilian health insurance until they're already out and scrambling. The confusion...
Here’s Why January Is the Best Time to File Your VA Disability Claim The VA is processing claims faster than ever. The backlog is the lowest it's been in years. And your 2024 medical records are...
EMDR: The PTSD Treatment Many Veterans Don't Know the VA Offers Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) sounds complicated, but the treatment itself is straightforward.
