Easter in Vietnam: Eggs, Orphans, and Too Much Warm Beer In April 1968, I was a 21-year-old Air Force sergeant in Vietnam, assigned to an Army base camp surrounding the village of...
Here's What Gold Star Mother's Day Is All About "Gold Star mother:" It's a distinction that no mother wants, but one that many of them wear proudly.
Gold Star Families: Honoring Sacrifice and Legacy A Gold Star family has made the ultimate sacrifice and is recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense for their loss and...
Military Appreciation and Giving Back to Veterans on Veterans Day For Veterans Day, several organizations roll out promotions that support the military, veterans and their families.
Month of the Military Child Military child appreciation month, officially known as the Month of the Military Child, celebrates military kids everywhere!
Here’s How the US Military Celebrates Hanukkah Here’s what Hanukkah festivities look like on base, at war, on ships and everywhere in between.
11 Memorable Military Holiday Stories, as Told by Service Members and Veterans We asked Military.com readers to share their most memorable holiday stories while in uniform, and they did not disappoint.
Is the NORAD Santa Tracker Safe from a Government Shutdown? NORAD's annual tracking of Santa has endured since the Cold War, predating ugly sweater parties and Mariah Carey classics.
How to Handle the Holidays Alone Ideally, we would get to spend the holidays with the people we love, but it doesn't always happen that way. Here are some...
13 Vietnam-Era Holiday Stories to Remember, as Told by Veterans Christmas in the military is certainly different than celebrating the holidays as a civilian, and Christmas during war is an...
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...