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The US Is Unprepared for the Next War

19 days ago

4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders

1 month ago

Tricking Veterans: Using Suicide and Mental Health Struggles as a Guise for Privatizing the VA

3 months ago

We Fought for This Country. Don't Cut the One Department That Fights for Us.

3 months ago

Veterans' Protests Planned for D-Day Latest in Nearly 250 Years of Fighting for Their Benefits

3 months ago

The Fatal Cost of Twisting Intelligence

3 months ago

Women Have Served with Honor for Decades. This Administration Can't Erase That History.

3 months ago

Lessons Not Learned

3 months ago

Access to Care Could Have Saved My Son's Life. Other Vets Should Have a Chance.

4 months ago

Children In Military Families Face Unique Psychological Challenges, and the Barriers to Getting Help Add to the Strain

4 months ago

Reckoning with Mortality: The Hidden Toll of Being a Military Family in the Aviation Community

1 month ago

Trump & Co's Polygraph Pandemonium

4 months ago

Want Efficiency? Fund the VA and Cut the Proven Waste in Privatized Veterans Care

4 months ago

Community Care Is Not VA Care

6 months ago

Deny Who We Are or Harm Our Country? The Impossible Choice Facing Transgender Service Members

6 months ago

I Was Fired, and Thousands of Veterans Are Next Unless We Act

6 months ago

Fear and Chaos Hit Military Families After Sudden Firings of Top Leaders

6 months ago

Speak Up Before VA Health Care Is Gutted

6 months ago

Punishing Military Officers for Political Reasons Endangers Our Troops and Threatens National Security

7 months ago

We Military Spouses Don't Want Special Treatment. We Just Want to Work.

7 months ago

Art and Arms: 2 Aspects of Resistance in Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

7 months ago

Congress Needs to Support the VA and Firearms Industry's Partnership to Prevent Veterans' Suicides

8 months ago

Military Diversity Is Not the Problem

9 months ago

Veterans Are Much More than 'Feel Good' Hires And Shouldn't Be DEI Tokens

9 months ago

Ramp Up for Retirement Now – Because Later Never Comes -- The key to a successful retirement isn't just saving. Instead, setting up an income plan, planning for contingencies and...

3 days ago

Why September's Typical Stock Slump Shouldn't Scare You -- The "September Effect" makes for catchy headlines, but it shouldn't dictate your financial behavior.

9 days ago

Ask Lacey: Should I Stay Signed Up for Medicare Part B? -- For military retirees and their eligible family members, Tricare for Life works hand in hand with Medicare.

19 days ago

Tricare Premiums vs. Enrollment Fees: Here's Why the Difference Matters -- Being aware of your Tricare catastrophic cap can help you plan your medical budget and make smart decisions about carrying...

24 days ago

Back-to-School Budgeting Plan for Military Families -- Back-to-school season is a fresh start for kids and families, a time to reconnect with friends or make new ones and the...

27 days ago

Back to School Is a Good Time to Teach Kids Financial Readiness -- The small, everyday choices you make teach your kids how to think about money, spend wisely, save for the future and talk...

1 month ago

5 Tips to Give a Good Presentation at Work

2 days ago

Veterans Maintain Low Unemployment Rates Despite Hiring Slowdown in Weakening Economy

9 days ago

Should You Reach Out to Recruiters or Wait to Be Contacted?

17 days ago

How Much Do You Really Need to Know About AI?

20 days ago

5 Things to Know About the Person Interviewing You

20 days ago

How to Job Hunt Without Tipping off Your Current Employer

27 days ago

Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial -- Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...

4 days ago

Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats -- Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...

4 days ago

9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know -- As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...

3 days ago

Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? -- As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...

4 days ago

Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates -- Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...

10 days ago

Soldier Dies on Fort Leonard Wood Rifle Range -- The Army identified the 18-year-old on Monday but has not provided details into the circumstances of his death.

6 days ago

Cox Says He Believes Suspect Acted Alone, Calls Social Media a 'Cancer on Our Society Right Now'

2 days ago

Giant Drawing of Trump and Netanyahu on Tel Aviv Beach Draws Attention to Plight of Hostages

2 days ago

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...

6 months ago

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...

6 months ago

Black Vietnam Veteran's Story Reveals War's Harsh Realities 50 Years Later -- It was May 1970, deep in the jungles of Vietnam, and 19-year-old infantryman John Smith stepped to the edge of a hill to...

2 days ago

Disabled US Army Veteran in 'Limbo' at Tacoma ICE Detention Center -- A U.S. Army veteran's immigration case remains uncertain after he was recently denied bond by a judge, family members say.

4 days ago

Venezuela Says US Navy Raided a Tuna Boat in the Caribbean as Tensions Rise -- Foreign Minister Yván Gil told journalists the Venezuelan tuna boat was "illegally and hostilely boarded by a United States...

9 hours ago

False Threat Led to Naval Academy Lockdown and Then a Mistaken Shooting -- A military official says a post on an anonymous chat platform triggered a lockdown at the U.S. Naval Academy this week.

1 day ago

Senate Democrat Tries to Formally Condemn Funeral Honors for Ashli Babbitt -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., went to the Senate floor to request what's known as "unanimous consent" to pass a resolution...

4 days ago

Air Race Championship Takes Flight in New Mexico's Roswell -- The National Championship Air Races are kicking off in New Mexico for the first time in the competition's 60-year history.

3 days ago

Space Force Opens Applications for Air Force Reservists to Sign Up for Part-Time Service -- Applications have opened for certain Air Force reservists to join the Space Force under its new one-of-a-kind, part-time...

10 days ago

US Space Command Can Be Running in Huntsville Before Trump Leaves Office, Official Says -- U.S. Space Command headquarters can be fully operational before President Donald Trump leaves office, a Redstone Arsenal...

10 days ago

Camp Pendleton Officer, Wife Sue Military Housing Company over Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Son -- A Marine Corps family whose 8-year-old son died last year after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle on Camp...

17 days ago

Marine Veteran Charged with Threatening to Shoot Schoolchildren Now Out of Jail -- Once held on $1 million bond for livestreaming threats to shoot elementary school children, a military veteran is now out of...

24 days ago

Fitness at Sea: Workouts You Can Do on a Ship and Ace the Navy Fitness Test -- Staying fit in tight spaces with little to no equipment is always a challenge, whether you are in a hotel room or living and...

5 days ago

A Military Approach to Drug Busts Upends US Efforts and Raises Legal Questions -- The Trump administration has indicated more military strikes on drug targets could be coming, saying it is seeking to "wage...

6 days ago