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2 Years After Russia's Invasion, Ukraine Needs More Than Just Our Aid. It Needs Our Attention.

18 days ago

Veterans Care in the Community Is Pushing the VA to the Brink

20 days ago

Companies and Universities Can Help Reverse Military Recruiting Shortfalls Threatening America's National Security

1 month ago

Is the Marine Corps Becoming 'Animal House'?

1 month ago

The Defense Secretary and the Chain of Command: Why Critics Are Wrong About Austin's Emergency

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Firearm-Related Suicides Among Women Veterans Are Rising. We Must Do More on Secure Gun Storage.

2 months ago

Standing Up to Financial Scammers to Protect Military Families

2 months ago

The Blockade on Promotions Is Finally Over. Here's How to Ensure it Never Happens Again.

2 months ago

American Forces Must Strike Iran to Protect US Troops

3 months ago

An Alternative Way of Dealing with Human Shields

3 months ago

Falling Through the Cracks: Why Veteran Suicide Data Deserves Scrutiny

4 months ago

Burying Victims in Paperwork?

4 months ago

Army Making a Mistake in Cuts to Special Operations Forces

4 months ago

Do Lessons from the Battles for Fallujah Apply to Gaza?

5 months ago

The Spies of Hamas

1 month ago

A Reflexive Act of Military Revenge Burdened the US − And May Do the Same for Israel

5 months ago

Strategic Lessons from the Hamas Attack that Surprised the Israeli Military

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Does This Truck Make My Shipment Look Big? How to Avoid Weight Fraud During a Military Move

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I Was Wounded in Iraq. Vets Like Me Aren't Getting Our Full Retirement Pay and Congress Won't Act.

5 months ago

Innovation Overload: Army Units Are Drowning in Ideas

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House Republicans Are Ready to Shut Down the Government, Even Though It Will Hurt Veterans

6 months ago

Watch Out for Backroom Warmongers Urging NATO Entanglement in Ukraine

6 months ago

The Hard Work of Identifying the Remains of Service Members Missing for Decades Must Continue

6 months ago

Congress Should Debate Now Whether We Defend Taiwan, Not on the Eve of Invasion

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Florida Residents Living Out of State Need to Check Driver's License, Registration Status -- Military families are running into roadblocks and getting bad information when trying to resolve insurance-related...

4 days ago

Knock Out Your 2024 Financial Spring Cleaning with These 6 Tasks -- This spring, clean up more than your garage with a focused effort to fine-tune your finances.

10 days ago

New Employer Tax Credit Helps Military Spouses Get 401(k) Retirement Benefits -- The Secure 2.0 Act provided the new credit to incentivize employers to quickly enroll and vest spouses in the plans.

17 days ago

Military Continuation Pay: The Mid-Career Bonus You Don't Want to Miss Out On -- Unfortunately, some military service members miss out on their mid-career continuation pay bonus, because they don't know the...

18 days ago

Don't Wait to Invest Just Because You're in Debt -- Knocking out debt is a laudable goal. However, knocking it all out before you begin to save is typically not a sound approach...

19 days ago

Veteran Travel Reimbursement Headaches Prompt VA to Pursue New Options for Claims Filing, Processing -- Following complaints from veterans and a critical VA Office of Inspector General report on the VA's travel system, the...

20 days ago

The Paid Job Interview: Hiring Our Heroes' Secret to Military Spouse Employment

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3 Eye-Catching Ways to Start Posting On LinkedIn

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How Veterans Can Bring Out Their Inner John Cena to Crush LinkedIn

7 days ago

How to Set Boundaries in Your Civilian Career While Still Being a Team Player

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7 Things to Consider Before Writing a Book About Your Military Service

14 days ago

That 70s Rule: How Veterans Can Be Sure They Should Get That Certification

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Soldiers and Civilians Are Dying as Mexican Cartels Embrace a Terrifying New Weapon: Land Mines -- The series of blasts in the Tierra Caliente — an area along the border of Jalisco and Michoacán states — mark an alarming...

3 days ago

Navy's Ambitious New Effort Aims to Give Sailors Understanding of 'What Right Looks Like' -- In an administrative message released with little fanfare, the Navy quietly embarked on an ambitious effort that leaders hope...

5 days ago

Two Commanders in Marine Corps' West Coast Infantry School Fired on Same Day -- Col. Seth "S.W." MacCutcheon, the commander of the School of Infantry-West, and Maj. Nicholas Engle, the commander of the...

4 days ago

Navy Fires Commander of USS Ohio -- 3rd Submarine Skipper Relieved in 7 Months -- The commanding officer of the USS Ohio sub's gold crew -- Capt. Kurt Balagna -- was relieved by Rear Adm. Nicholas Tilbrook...

4 days ago

Marine Corps Continues Path to Retirement for Artillery System that Has Seen Heavy Use in Ukraine -- For more than two decades, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, has served as a key piece for U.S...

3 days ago

A Promising Air Force Officer Took a Stand Against Racism. Now, His Career Is in Political Jeopardy. -- Col. Ben Jonsson's promotion is now in jeopardy as he becomes the latest casualty of Republicans' war on "wokeness" in the...

13 days ago

Blinken: US Working on Maritime Corridor that Will Enable Distribution of Meals to Gaza

5 days ago

Explosions in Gaza Strip Send Plumes of Smoke and Dust into the Air

5 days ago

US Army Soldier Indicted, Accused of Selling Sensitive Military Information

5 days ago

White House Pushing for Gaza Cease-Fire as Israel Says an Israeli-American Hostage Has Died

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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...

11 days ago

Millions of Vets Got Health Care and Benefits Under the PACT Act. Thousands Left Out Want the Same Chance. -- Legislation passed in 2022 expanded benefits for former troops sickened by burn pits, Agent Orange and contaminated water at...

2 months ago

US Military Operations Across the Sahel Are at Risk After Niger Ends Cooperation -- Until recently, the U.S. and France had more than 2,500 military personnel in the region.

1 day ago

Pentagon Complied with COVID-19 Waiver Rules According to Watchdog But Services Moved Slowly -- A Pentagon watchdog review of the military's COVID-19 vaccine exemption process found that each of the branches largely...

3 days ago

Navy's Preliminary Hawaii Water Report Finds System Is Meeting Standards -- The Navy released a new report on its preliminary plumbing assessment following multiple complaints of air and water quality...

19 hours ago

USS Idaho Submarine Christened amid Unprecedented Demand for Workers -- The Idaho, named for an unlikely hotspot in the world of maritime nuclear research and training, is the 13th in the class...

19 hours ago

Air Force Wants to Send Historic Number of A-10s to the Boneyard in 2025, Continuing Shift Away from Warthogs -- The Air Force is hoping to retire more A-10 Warthogs in 2025, as the service continues to readjust its overall strategies and...

10 hours ago

Astronaut Thomas Stafford, Commander of Apollo 10 and Air Force General, Has Died at Age 93 -- Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet...

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Space Force Is Facing Its First-Ever Budget Cuts Just as Space Threats from Abroad Are Growing -- The service, which was established in 2019, is requesting $29.4 billion for fiscal 2025, about $600 million -- or 2% -- less...

7 days ago

Space Force Guardians Just Got Their Own Service-Specific Physical Training Uniforms -- Space Force Guardians have finally received their own physical training uniforms that will distinguish their identity while...

7 days ago

Pentagon Panel Says Women Should Be Integrated into Marine Platoons as Part of Recruit Training -- The Marine Corps is the only service that is not gender-integrated at the lowest recruit training level, according to the...

10 hours ago

Coast Guard Takes Steps to Improve Service Members' Access to Mental Health Screenings -- Following a law passed in 2021 that required the services to expedite self-referrals for mental health assessments, the Coast...

10 hours ago

US Military Doesn't Have the Icebreakers to Compete in the Arctic, NORAD Commander Warns -- U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot said the U.S. has only one heavy icebreaker ship for Arctic operations while Russia...

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