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Children In Military Families Face Unique Psychological Challenges, and the Barriers to Getting Help Add to the Strain
Punishing Military Officers for Political Reasons Endangers Our Troops and Threatens National Security
Declare Your Financial Independence: A Fourth of July Guide to Freedom Just like our nation's founders took bold action to secure a better future, we can take a few deliberate steps to build...
When to Be Wary of Free Financial Advice, Plus Alternatives Available to Military Households Financial companies offering free financial advice usually make their income by selling financial products such as insurance...
How to Navigate Finances During a Permanent Change of Station A PCS comes with many unknowns. Those uncertainties can cause stress, especially when it comes to your money.
Here's How to Maximize VA Benefits over Your Lifetime VA benefits can play a critical role in a veteran's financial plan. Here's a three-tiered look at how to make the most of...
Why Service Members Need to Be Wary of Financial Advice on TikTok While the app is full of energetic creators who present fun content, the financial guidance circulating on the platform is...
Ask Lacey: Is Private Long-Term Care Insurance Necessary for a 100% Disabled Vet? As a 100% disabled veteran, you have valuable Department of Veterans Affairs benefits that might make private LTC insurance...
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-Forty-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...
LA Detention Center Guarded by Marines Shows Profound Impact of ICE Raids on Families For immigrants without legal status who are detained in this part of Southern California, their first stop is the Immigration...
The House Gives Final Approval to Trump’s Big Tax Bill and Sends it to Him to Sign House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday...
Denmark: EU Must Fill the Gap as US Pauses Some Weapons Shipments to Ukraine Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Thursday the E.U. must fill the gap as the U.S. announced it would...
Trump Says Deal for Ceasefire in Gaza Is Closer After Israel Agrees on Terms, AP Explains U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a new 60-day ceasefire with Hamas and that...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
US Expands Militarized Zones to 1/3 of Southern Border, Stirring Controversy The zones will be patrolled by at least 7,600 members of the armed forces, vastly expanding the U.S. government presence on...
Military Honors Bestowed on Illinois Veteran Identified Nearly a Decade After Death A veteran who died in Chicago without any recollection of their life has been memorialized in a funeral service with military...
Special Warfare Sailor Dies in Parachute Mishap, Navy Confirms Special Warfare Boat Operator 2nd class Noah Tobin, a sailor assigned to Special Boat Team 20, died "while participating in a...
Navy Sued for $1.2 Billion by Hawaii Water Board over Red Hill Contamination BWS says it’s suing the Navy “for negligence, nuisance, and trespass resulting in damages where the government of the United...
Pilots Who Conducted Iran Strikes Invited to White House on July 4, Raising Security Concerns The B-2 Spirit bomber pilots and crew involved with the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities last month have been invited to...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-Forty-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
Air Force and Space Force Hit Recruiting Goals 3 Months Early, Following Other Service Branches The Air Force and Space Force announced they had hit their recruiting targets shortly after the Navy and the Army had reached...
Space Force May Have its Biggest Media Moment Yet with Disney-Pixar's 'Elio' The Army has "Saving Private Ryan," the Navy has "Top Gun," the Marine Corps has "Full Metal Jacket" and, now, an animated...
US Expands Militarized Zones to 1/3 of Southern Border, Stirring Controversy The zones will be patrolled by at least 7,600 members of the armed forces, vastly expanding the U.S. government presence on...
Sweeping Trump Agenda Bill with $157 Billion Defense Boost, Food Aid Cuts Approved by Congress The House voted 218-214 almost entirely along party lines on Thursday afternoon to pass the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill...
Coast Guard Temporarily Relieves Commanding Officer of Cutter Tampa Cmdr. Walter Krolman, who has led the medium endurance cutter Tampa for two years, was relieved for "loss of confidence,"...
Hawaii Coast Guard Crew Wraps Up Enforcement Mission in Cook Islands The Lane, a 270-foot Medium Class Endurance Cutter arrived in Hawaii in late 2023 to serve as the U.S. Coast Guard’s first...