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 VA Won’t Enforce New Rule on Disability Ratings, Secretary Says. Congress Members Want It Rescinded Members of Congress pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs to officially rescind a controversial new rule on the... Army’s First Campus-Style Dining Venue Ushers in ‘Freedom Dollars’ The Army opened a new kind of dining facility at Fort Hood, Texas, this month, replacing the traditional chow hall model with... 2026 Taxes: This Is What Military Landlords Need to Know With several major changes hitting the books for the 2025 tax year, now is the time to get up to speed before the April 15... VA Launches Plan to Expand Dental Care Access for Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to overhaul how dental care is delivered to eligible veterans through the... Burial With Your Spouse in a National Cemetery: Here's What to Know Confusion about national cemetery eligibility keeps families from accessing benefits they've earned. 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... 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...
VA Won’t Enforce New Rule on Disability Ratings, Secretary Says. Congress Members Want It Rescinded Members of Congress pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs to officially rescind a controversial new rule on the...
Army’s First Campus-Style Dining Venue Ushers in ‘Freedom Dollars’ The Army opened a new kind of dining facility at Fort Hood, Texas, this month, replacing the traditional chow hall model with...
2026 Taxes: This Is What Military Landlords Need to Know With several major changes hitting the books for the 2025 tax year, now is the time to get up to speed before the April 15...
VA Launches Plan to Expand Dental Care Access for Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to overhaul how dental care is delivered to eligible veterans through the...
Burial With Your Spouse in a National Cemetery: Here's What to Know Confusion about national cemetery eligibility keeps families from accessing benefits they've earned.
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...
