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

4 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

13 days ago

The Fatal Cost of Twisting Intelligence

21 days ago

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

29 days ago

Lessons Not Learned

29 days ago

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

1 month ago

Don't Dishonor Veterans with Broken Promises and Empty Gestures

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

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Trump & Co's Polygraph Pandemonium

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

1 month ago

Community Care Is Not VA Care

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

Speak Up Before VA Health Care Is Gutted

3 months ago

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

4 months ago

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

4 months ago

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

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

5 months ago

Military Diversity Is Not the Problem

6 months ago

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

6 months ago

We Need to Normalize Talking About How the Brain Responds to Severe Stress in the Military Community

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Trump's Dangerous Words Demand Action

7 months ago

What You Should Do with Special Duty Pay and Bonuses -- Receiving special duty pay, such as jump, dive or flight pay, is great news for your financial planning. That said, be...

2 days ago

Understanding Military Pay: A Key to Building Your Financial Future -- Let's take a look at how military pay works, the built-in advantages it offers and how you can use it to pay down debt, save...

4 days ago

Summer Insurance Checkup: Protecting Your Fun (and Your Wallet) -- Summer should be about fun, relaxation and making great memories, not financial stress. A little insurance review before the...

17 days ago

Think You'd Like to Work as a Family Child-Care Provider for the Military? -- If you're good with kids, becoming a family child-care provider can be a great way to support your fellow military families...

18 days ago

6 Tips to Improve Your Fitness and Save Money -- Many people assume their fitness journey must include pricey gym memberships or high-cost home equipment, but establishing a...

18 days ago

Ask Lacey: Is Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay Taxed? -- Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) can be hard to wrap your head around, especially when it comes to taxes and...

23 days ago

Pentagon Encourages Troops to Join Immigration Enforcement, Border Security Job Training Program

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Defense Jobs Master Class: Use Your Military Skills to Get Your Dream Job During Military Transition

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Could More Education Help Secure Your Post-Military Job?

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'You Deserve Better': Veterans Rally on National Mall Against Trump Cuts

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Military to Civilian: What to Do After You Submit Your Job Application

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Dropkick Murphys, Lawmakers to Join Veterans in Washington on D-Day to Protect VA Benefits, Federal Jobs

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Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance -- As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops...

3 days ago

Deep Workforce Cuts at VA, Pentagon Backed by Republican Spending Bills -- House Republicans are on track to allow job cuts at the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs to proceed in the annual...

1 day ago

Army Officials Pushed Back on Pop-Up MAGA Shop Ahead of Fort Bragg Trump Speech -- Ahead of President Donald Trump's rally-style appearance at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Tuesday, Army officials raised...

2 days ago

Guard Soldiers Deployed in Trump's LA Crackdown Aren't Getting Paid Yet -- According to more than a dozen Guardsmen across four units who spoke to Military.com, none has received formal activation...

3 days ago

That Time the Army Gassed Veterans Protesting for Benefits -- In May 1932, a group of World War veterans and their families -- numbering in the tens of thousands -- set up camps along the...

2 days ago

Noem Vows to Continue Trump's Immigration Crackdown as Judge Says Guard Deployment Was Illegal

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Israeli Strikes on Iran Damage Residential Buildings in Tehran

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NATO Chief Calls for De-escalation in Region as Israel Attacks Iran

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Israel Attacks Iran's Nuclear and Missile Sites, AP Explains

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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...

3 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...

3 months ago

Texas Reduces Number of Troops at Southern Border Amid Response to Planned Protests -- The Texas National Guard is deploying thousands of its troops in response to planned protests of the Trump administration's...

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The Army Parade Poses Potential Pitfalls like a Tank Breakdown. Soldiers Say They're Prepared. -- Thousands of soldiers have descended upon Washington, D.C., from more than a dozen Army divisions across the force, and many...

1 day ago

Sailor in Custody After Body of Missing Norfolk Seaman Found in Wooded Area -- A female sailor who went missing from a destroyer based in Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia has been found dead, the Naval...

1 day ago

US Helps Israel Shoot Down Barrage of Iranian Missiles -- American air defense systems and Navy assets in the Middle East helped Israel shoot down incoming ballistic missiles Friday...

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SpaceX Plans up to 76 Starship Launches Annually from Old Delta IV Launch Site -- The first of two Environmental Impact Statements around SpaceX plans for Starship launch sites on the Space Coast was...

4 days ago

What it Would Take to Convert a Jet From Qatar into Air Force One to Safely Fly Trump -- Air Force One has to have the highest level of classified communications, anti-jamming capabilities and external protections...

7 days ago

How to Become a Space Force Officer -- U.S. Space Force officers, who plan and manage personnel, make up about half the service.

1 day ago

Marines Temporarily Detain Man While Guarding LA Federal Building -- Marcos Leao, a former Army combat engineer, said he was rushing to get to a Veterans Affairs appointment when he stepped past...

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The Marines Are in Los Angeles -- Around 200 Marines armed with rifles, riot control equipment, gas masks, roughly 20 hours of civil disturbance training and...

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Construction of $150M Coast Guard Museum Set to Begin Next Month as Donations Rise -- The Coast Guard Museum Association's Board of Directors a year ago approved allotting $40 million for the installation of...

5 days ago

Coast Guard Helps Rescue Crew After Vehicle Cargo Ship Catches Fire -- The crew of a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned ship after they could...

9 days ago