The Deployment Comes before Reintegration Heather Forsgren Weaver writes about a teleconference sponsored by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health...
Reintegration Concerns Are Normal, Expected Part of Deployment Cycle If you've redeployed recently and seem to have trouble fitting into the family routine again, there's one important factor...
Spouse Describes Reunion, Reintegration Challenges One spouse describes the ups and downs of reunion and reintegration and lessons learned.
What to Expect When They Come Home Homecoming is always cited as a tremendous source of joy and relief after any deployment. Post-deployment honeymoon periods...
Spouse Welcomes Home Husband Isabel Hodge writes about her husband’s homecoming and shares his thoughts on what servicemembers most value when they return...
Quiet Homecoming It’s happened over and over in military homes across the country. Well-meaning family and friends are practically busting...
Homecoming Tips for Spouses and Troops It takes time to get used to being together as a family again -- follow these tips to make the transition easier.
They Call It 'Post Traumatic Growth.' I Call It 'Living' In the ashes of loss, it is the gift of moving forward.
Military Family Deployment 101 Preparing for deployment can seem like an uphill battle. But we've been there. Here's what you need to know.
Sebastian Junger's Draft Proposal: Service with Non-Military Options Mandatory national service, writer-producer Sebastian Junger argues, "would give young people a very valuable lesson."
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...