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 Off the Clock With Dr. Emma: My Spouse Is Home From Deployment, but Something’s Not Right My spouse is finally home after deployment. This is what we waited for. This is what we pushed through all the hard days for... US Forces Headed to the Middle East as Tensions with Iran Rise U.S. naval and air forces are moving toward the Middle East as tensions with Iran rise, highlighting deterrence efforts... 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... View more Military Benefits Update Military Chiropractors Treat More Than Just Back Pain Service members carry heavy gear, sit in cramped positions for extended periods, and perform repetitive physical tasks under... VA Halts Abortion Care for Veterans After DOJ Opinion The VA's ending of abortion care and most counseling nationwide is due to a DOJ opinion that critics warn will restrict... Space Force Education Programs: What Guardians Need to Know The Space Force offers guardians multiple education pathways, from automatic enrollment in the Community College of the Air... Veterans Can Now Get VA Auto Grants Every 10 Years. Here's What Changed A disabled veteran who received a Department of Veterans Affairs automobile grant decades ago can now apply for another one. Military Spouses: Here’s What to Remember About Filing State Taxes As you get ready to file your 2025 taxes, here are some of the basics for military spouses to keep in mind. VA's AI Tools Lack Patient Safety Oversight, Watchdog Warns Artificial intelligence chatbots help Department of Veterans Affairs doctors document patient visits and make clinical... ‘Sheepdog’ Turns Veteran Trauma into a Mission of Hope The new film "Sheepdog" follows a combat veteran’s struggle to rebuild his identity after war, offering an unflinching but... 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...
Off the Clock With Dr. Emma: My Spouse Is Home From Deployment, but Something’s Not Right My spouse is finally home after deployment. This is what we waited for. This is what we pushed through all the hard days for...
US Forces Headed to the Middle East as Tensions with Iran Rise U.S. naval and air forces are moving toward the Middle East as tensions with Iran rise, highlighting deterrence efforts...
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...
Military Chiropractors Treat More Than Just Back Pain Service members carry heavy gear, sit in cramped positions for extended periods, and perform repetitive physical tasks under...
VA Halts Abortion Care for Veterans After DOJ Opinion The VA's ending of abortion care and most counseling nationwide is due to a DOJ opinion that critics warn will restrict...
Space Force Education Programs: What Guardians Need to Know The Space Force offers guardians multiple education pathways, from automatic enrollment in the Community College of the Air...
Veterans Can Now Get VA Auto Grants Every 10 Years. Here's What Changed A disabled veteran who received a Department of Veterans Affairs automobile grant decades ago can now apply for another one.
Military Spouses: Here’s What to Remember About Filing State Taxes As you get ready to file your 2025 taxes, here are some of the basics for military spouses to keep in mind.
VA's AI Tools Lack Patient Safety Oversight, Watchdog Warns Artificial intelligence chatbots help Department of Veterans Affairs doctors document patient visits and make clinical...
‘Sheepdog’ Turns Veteran Trauma into a Mission of Hope The new film "Sheepdog" follows a combat veteran’s struggle to rebuild his identity after war, offering an unflinching but...
