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Preparing for the Worst: 5 Steps to Review and Update Insurance Policies for Financial Security The key to staying protected is making insurance reviews a regular part of your financial routine -- because the last thing...
Beneficiaries Outside Drive Time Standard No Longer Need Waiver to Stay in Tricare Prime New Tricare contracts that went into effect Jan. 1 changed the policy to allow those who move to a location more than 30...
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Year-Old VA Mortgage Rescue Program Ended by Trump Administration The VA will stop accepting new participants for what's called the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program, or VASP...
Retirement Savings To-Do Lists for Military Households The key to a successful retirement isn't just saving; it's setting up guaranteed lifetime income so that your essential...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
What the Life of a Navy Fighter Pilot Really Looks Like It never occurred to Vincent Aiello that he could join the military and become a pilot until an eye-opening conversation with...
AP Explains Israeli Troops in Self-Declared Security Zones in Gaza Israel’s defense minister said Wednesday that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and...
Russian Strike on Kherson Kills One Person and Injures 3 Others At least one person was killed and three others injured following a Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of...
Fort Benning Takes Back its Old Name, but to Honor a Different Soldier The Army is restoring the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to...
Former Pentagon Spokesperson Speaks Out About Leaked War Plans President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
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...
Virginia National Guard Pilot Wrongly Identified as Involved in DC Midair Collision Sues for Defamation Matt Wallace, an influencer who has more than two million followers on X, posted that Ellis was involved in the collision and...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
What the Life of a Navy Fighter Pilot Really Looks Like It never occurred to Vincent Aiello that he could join the military and become a pilot until an eye-opening conversation with...
Navy Secretary Says Need for New Shipbuilding Is 'National Emergency' at Hampton Roads Visit Speaking to media at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard after concluding his visit, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan emphasized the...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
Key Details Still Missing on Why Biden Made Final Call on Space Command's HQ, New Report Details The investigation is the latest probe into the basing decision, which started late in President Donald Trump's first term and...
Commander of Greenland Base Who Broke with Vance Fired Shortly After Military.com Report Defense officials moved quickly to fire a Space Force commander in charge of a Greenland military base after a Military.com...
Service Identifies Pendleton Marines Killed in Vehicle Incident During Southern Border Mission Lance Cpl. Albert Aguilera, 22, and Lance Cpl. Marcelino Gamino, 28, both Marine combat engineers and from California, were...
Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer Reenlists in Marine Corps Reserves After 15 Years Dakota Meyer, a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Afghanistan War, is reenlisting in the the...
Coast Guard Permanently Relieves Commander of Sector San Diego Capt. James Spitler and the sector's command master chief were temporarily relieved six months ago for allegedly creating a...
New Offers for Buyouts and Early Retirement Offered to Homeland Security Staff The Department of Homeland Security is offering buyouts and early retirement options to staffers, as the Trump administration...