3 Ways to Change Your Military Marriage Story If marriage is a bookshelf, then a military marriage can be a collection of loneliness.
The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: Pre-Deployment The pre-deployment stage is characterized alternately by denial and anticipation of loss.
Predeployment Checklist There seems to be no consistency in the military regarding predeployment checklists. While some units take this task very...
Deployment: Financial Preparation Being financially prepared is a big part of overall deployment readiness. Here are some basic guidelines that should be...
The Unmarried Girl’s (or Guy’s) Guide to Deployment Based on personal experience, here's the “The Unmarried Girl’s (or Guy’s) Guide to Deployment,” a collection of vital tips...
Why Are We Fighting So Much Before Deployment? A spouse feels overwhelmed as her husband prepares for the first deployment of their young marriage.
Amid Scandals, Lawmakers Want Better Tracking on High Troop Deployment Rates For the past few years, senior U.S military officials have warned of the dangers involved with the high operational tempo.
New Air Force Medical Program Aims to Get More Airmen Deployable The Air Force is planning to reorganize its medical personnel teams in an effort to get help sick airmen get healthy.
Airmen on Year-Long Deployments Can Now Get a Head Start on Next Military Move Roughly 400 airmen are selected for 365-day extended deployments on an annual basis.
Background Check Change Could Put Troops' Clearances at Risk Troops with clearances who have low credit or overdue bills could be at greater risk of having those clearances revoked.
He Served His Country. In Return, His Country Sent Him into Exile. The military relies on noncitizens to fill its ranks. No one is sure how many are later banished from the country they fought...
Investigation Finds Navy Supply Ship Ran Aground After Captain Left to Eat Dinner The Alan Shepard was launched in 2006 and has space for a crew of more than 120, all of whom are typically civilian mariners...
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...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Executives Received $10.8 Million in Improper Bonuses Under PACT Act, Watchdog Finds The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General found that the VA paid $1 million more in bonuses to senior...