Are You Working on Your Readiness? So are you? No, this isn't a trick question, but to answer fully it probably takes more than a simple "yes" or "no."
Resiliency During Deployment When we view a challenge as an opportunity for growth and resolve to handle it in a healthy way, we are choosing a resilient...
Working Through Pre-Deployment With Your Spouse Pre-Deployment can strain any relationship, so it's important to figure out the best way for both of you to handle it.
Spending Time With Your Children Before Deployment Deployments are stressful for the entire family, so it's important to maximize the time you have before shipping out.
Parental and Family Support Before a Deployment As a parent of a servicemember, you cannot overestimate the importance of your approval and support before they deploy.
Pre-Deployment Checklists If you're deploying, use the following checklists before deployment to ensure you have the paperwork needed during or after.
Deployment Guides and Resources For deploying servicemembers and families, there are resources available to help you during your transitions -- here's a...
Guard and Reserve Family Support Services Is your spouse deploying for the first time, or are you a new spouse of a military Reservist or National Guardsmen? If so...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...