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Why Thanksgiving Is the Perfect Time for Important Financial Conversations in Your Military Family In military families, where change is constant and the future is sometimes uncertain, Thanksgiving offers a rare and valuable...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
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When Is a Good Time to Change Your Thrift Savings Plan Investments? If an investor is feeling a lot of stress regarding their investments, that could indicate that it’s time to reevaluate their...
Tricare Costs Are Going Up Again in 2025 Military and retiree households will pay more for Tricare in 2025, with most increases in the 2% to 3% range.
Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds The report is just the latest in a long series of government reports and media coverage that shows the Pentagon has been...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
The Army Needs Hundreds of Officers to Leave Combat Arms Lieutenants currently branched in armor, infantry, combat engineer and field artillery can apply between Jan. 7 and Feb. 17...
Stealth Destroyer to Be Home for 1st Hypersonic Weapon on a US Warship Hypersonic weapons travel beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, with added maneuverability making them harder to...
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Trump's Picks for Key Positions in His Second Administration Some of his choices could face difficult confirmation fights in the Senate, even with Republicans in control, and one...
14 Rarely Seen Photos that Reveal the Horror of the Attack on Pearl Harbor On the morning of December 7, 1941, the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor marked a pivotal moment in history, drawing the...
Master Class: Positioning for Power Jobs in Management and Leadership for Veterans When you reflect on your military career, was being in a leadership role the best part? Would you like...
Zelenskyy and Scholz Visit Wounded Ukrainian Soldiers at Military Hospital Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited a military hospital in Kyiv on Monday. (Dec. 2)...
What to Know About Sudden Rebel Gains in Syria's 13-Year War and Why It Matters The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive that captured Aleppo...
Biden Pardons His Son Hunter Despite Previous Pledges Not to, AP Explains US President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
They Stood Sentry over America's Nuclear Missile Arsenal. Many Worry It Gave Them Cancer. For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers...
They Stood Sentry over America's Nuclear Missile Arsenal. Many Worry It Gave Them Cancer. For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers...
Why Would You Enlist? Fort Carson Soldiers Share Journeys. In recent years as the Army has struggled to meet its recruiting goals, the average age of those enlisting has crept up.
The Army Is Eyeing a New 30mm Grenade Launcher That’s Basically a Real-Life Bolter from ‘Warhammer 40,000’ If I had to guess what science-fiction weapon of war would be most likely to pop up in the real world, the Bolter from...
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Stealth Destroyer to Be Home for 1st Hypersonic Weapon on a US Warship Hypersonic weapons travel beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, with added maneuverability making them harder to...
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Marine Corps Brings in Civilians to Tackle Barracks Management, Repairs in Decades-Old Housing The Marine Corps is expanding its plan to put civilians in its barracks manager program, a move intended to improve decades...
Self-Defense or Too Much Force? That's the Question for Jurors as Veteran's Subway Chokehold Trial Wraps A defense lawyer asked jurors to put themselves in the shoes of frightened subway riders as closing arguments began Monday in...
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Inside President Biden's Historic New York Friendsgiving Coast Guard Visit: 'Thank You ... We Owe You' President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden traveled to Staten Island for a "Friendsgiving Event" to break bread with...