What's One Item That Makes Living in the Barracks More Comfortable? U.S. military barracks and dorms aren't the greatest places to live. What are some items to make things more tolerable?
Troops at 5 Bases to Be Part of 'Test Moves' Under New Private Management of Household Goods Shipments The new management will start with a series of "test moves" at a handful of U.S. installations in the next couple of weeks.
What Benefits Are You Eligible For as a Spouse of a Disabled Veteran? Spouses of disabled veterans are eligible for many benefits, but getting them can be difficult. We make it easy with this...
More Navy Child-Care Centers Are Coming to Drive Down Wait Times, But They're Struggling to Find Staff Amid a growing push by Navy leaders to improve the lives and conditions for sailors, the sea service's installation command...
Want to Be Recognized as a Top Spouse Employer? Here's How to Apply The role of Top Spouse Employers is essential to our national ability to retain military families and support and defend the...
Life Insurance After the Military: How to Protect Your Family Death is tough on the survivors, and that's especially true if they are squeezed both emotionally and financially. VA- and...
New App to Let Patients at 5 Military Hospitals Get Access to Health Care Through Their Phones In the coming months, the Defense Health Agency plans to introduce a new mobile app interface for military beneficiaries at...
VA Plan to Issue Urns, Memorial Plaques Sparks Concerns Veterans Will Be Barred from Burial with Spouses The National Funeral Directors Association and the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as others, recently...
Get Started Building Your Emergency Fund Now Typically called a cash reserve or an emergency fund, whatever its name, the purpose is the same: having some money set aside...
Military Child Care Rates Were Just Cut for Many, But Affluent Families Are Paying More The families of as many as 38% of children in on-base military child care could be paying higher fees this year after a set...
Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in...
2024 Veterans Day Free Meals and Restaurant Deals and Discounts Restaurants are saluting Veterans Day with free meals and discounts for veterans, service members and their families.
Marine Corps Blames Pilot Error for Crash of Malfunctioning F-35 in South Carolina Forest An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina last year had an electrical malfunction, and the pilot...
The Rise of Soldier-Influencers: Army Eyes Policy for Troops with Millions of Online Followers The Army is now eyeing influencers to help shape its digital presence, but it aims to do so with a notably hands-off approach...
Air Force Overcharged 7,943% for C-17 Hand Soap Dispensers, Watchdog Finds In all, the service accepted a 7,943% markup, or more than 80 times the commercially available cost, on the soap dispensers...