Caring for Your Children During a Deployment Children are very perceptive. If they see that their parents are sad, they'll pick up on this feeling.
Handling Pre-Deployment Emotionally Pre-deployment brings a lot of emotions, some of them negative. Here's tips on what to expect and how to work through the...
Generation at War The wars in the Middle East influenced most Marines before they could comprehend it -- they are the progeny of conflict and...
Self-Care When Your Loved One Deploys You can't be a reliable source of support for anyone else if your own physical and emotional systems are splitting at the...
Taking Care of Kids During a Spouse's Deployment It's important to honor your child's special relationship with the service member parent. Here are some activities that can...
Deployment: Preparation for Emergencies Don't wait for a crisis to happen during your deployment -- here are tips to help you prepare for unexpected situations.
Staying Healthy After Deployment It is important to be aware of your health after returning home -- some medical conditions may not cause noticeable symptoms...
Provincial Reconstruction Team Hosts Read-a-Thon During their deployment, the troops assigned to one unit have found a creative way to stay connected with their loved ones...
6 Fun Family Summer Activities While travel to an exotic destination may not be in your budget, staycations will work for everyone.
JBSA Deployment Readiness Centers Update Process Joint Base San Antonio readiness centers strive for a streamlined, common deployment process with minimal effect on the...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
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...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...