6 Air Force Bases Selected to Host Air Task Forces in Test of New Deployment Model The Air Force on Wednesday announced six bases selected to house new Air Task Forces -- an experimental reorganization aimed...
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...
At Least 3 Engineering Incidents and Poor Leadership Kept USS Boxer from Deploying, Investigations Reveal Throughout last year, Navy officials refused to acknowledge the possibility of deeper problems on the ship, often citing the...
Soldiers Said Goodbye to Loved Ones as Army Ships Set Sail to Gaza to Build Pier for Aid Delivery The 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) is set to play a key role in relieving a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza...
Army Air Defense Units from 3 Bases Are Deploying to Middle East After 13 Drone Attacks The Army air defense units deploying to the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war come from Fort Bliss in Texas, Fort Liberty...
Marine Corps Expeditionary Unit En Route to Waters Off Israel, Defense Official Says The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, is capable of conducting amphibious operations and crisis response, among other...
Navy Lifts COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Deployments The change comes just over a month after the Pentagon formally dropped the requirement for all service members to be...
Your Five-Step Pre-Deployment Financial Checklist This five-step pre-deployment financial checklist can safeguard your finances during deployment and ensure a smoother...
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...
Deployment: Worst Case Scenario It's not good to think about, but it must be prepared for. If you die while you are on duty, you will want to make sure that...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...