Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last...
Marine Corps Worried About How to Move and Supply Troops After Navy Sidelines 17 Support Ships The Navy will sideline 17 ships to contend with a shortage of civilian mariners, the Military Sealift commander said last...
The PILLAR Deployment Retreat Welcomes Military Spouses to Attend Online for Free In October, military spouses and significant others will convene online for the PILLAR Deployment Retreat, the largest...
Army Delays Bonus Pay for Deployed Soldiers The pay bump was due to begin next Tuesday, but Army officials said that all the details of the bonus had never been sorted...
Soldiers Set to Get New Deployment Bonus as High Operations Tempos Strain the Army Soldiers will receive an extra monthly bonus -- ranging from $210 to $450 per month, depending on rank -- for time away from...
The Best Cars to Buy for a Military Deployment to Europe Congratulations on your orders to the European Union. Let's start car shopping!
How a Retired Airman and His Daughter Teamed to Support Military Children Timothy Montjoy and his daughter, Bethany, founded Operation Teammate in 2015 to help the children of deployed service...
5 Tips for Celebrating Father's Day When Dad Is Away Gift-giving holidays are especially challenging when the guest of honor won't be home to join in the festivities.
Marine Corps Creates Billet to Keep Dual-Military Families Together During Stressful Moves The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in...
5 Steps for Handling a Surprise Deployment Surprise deployments are annoying but can sometimes be a blessing in disguise. Here are some ways to get everything ready in...
Surge of Female Enlistments Helped Drive Army Success in Reaching 2024 Recruiting Goal Nearly 10,000 women signed up for active duty in 2024, an 18% jump from the previous year, while male recruitment increased...
The Army's Fitness Standards May Shift in 2025. But How Much Tougher Will They Be? The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025...
Military Academies Quashed Army-Navy Game Advertisement Featuring Marine Recommended for Medal of Honor The ad, which lauded the life and bravery of retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr., was sponsored by a group that has backed...
Early Momentum: Army Hits 30,000 Recruits, Half its Goal for the Year The service has 30,000 new enlistments this year -- an increase of 6,000 compared to the same period last year, the data...
2 Military Planes Are Fighting LA's Fires, But Navy Helicopters and Marines Are Still Awaiting Orders The Pentagon said Friday that two military C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a firefighting system are now flying over...
