US Military to Increase Rotations to Australia Facing Growing China Threat The agreement was finalized during a joint U.S.-Australia meeting that included Austin and his defense minister counterpart...
Your Five-Step Pre-Deployment Financial Checklist This five-step pre-deployment financial checklist can safeguard your finances during deployment and ensure a smoother...
Fort Riley Soldiers Headed for Europe Rotation as Ukraine War Drags On Soldiers from two brigades out of Kansas and Washington can expect to pack for the chill this fall.
HIV Status Will No Longer Automatically Disqualify Troops from Deployment, Retention An update to the DoD's policy on HIV overturned a previous regulation that allowed commanders to involuntarily separate...
Avoid These Military Spouse PERSEC Mistakes The ideas of operational security (OPSEC) and personal security (PERSEC) are old news for most of us after almost 15 years of...
What to Expect When a Service Member Is Killed or Injured Here's what will happen if your service member or another member of their unit is killed or injured. Because you want to know...
Thousands of Soldiers Deployed to Europe amid Ukraine War Will Be Relieved by New Units The full rotation of about 10,500 troops from countries such as Germany, Poland and Romania will likely take a couple of...
The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: Military Family Perspective The emotional cycle of an extended deployment, six months or greater, is readily divided into five distinct stages. These...
The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: Sustainment The sustainment stage lasts from the first month through the fifth (penultimate) month of deployment.
Communication is Key for Children of Deploying Parents Separation can take its toll on youth of all ages, and experts agree that parents should take steps to help their children...
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
'It's a Lottery': Why Foreign Volunteer Fought in Russia-Ukraine War Jack de Santis is a Croatian-born volunteer of the Ukrainian army who used his engineering, drone expertise to help fight...
Army Vet Sentenced to Year In Prison For $80,000 Fraud, Stolen Valor Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, was indicted in April 2024 on four charges: wire fraud, stolen valor, theft of government funds, and...
Bravo Company Vietnam Veterans Honored with Long-Overdue Bronze Stars While it took more than five decades, 14 veterans of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, were...
