Amy Bushatz

Amy Bushatz is the former executive editor of Military.com.

A reporter since 2003, Amy Bushatz joined Military.com in 2010 and grew into the role of Executive Editor. As a military spouse, she is passionate about military life issues, and is a devoted subject matter expert on all military benefits. Amy is also a mountain and road runner based in Alaska where she hosts and produces the Humans Outside podcast and spends time adventuring with her family.

Amy is a 2018 recipient of Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) Patriotism Award and a 2019 graduate of the George W. Bush Institute’s Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program. She holds a master's degree in public leadership from the University of San Francisco.

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A veteran applies for a veteran ID card on the Vets.gov website. (Military.com)

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Jennifer LaBreche loads items into the back of a vehicle outside the Orote Commissary at Naval Base Guam on Oct. 21, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Lauren Spaziano)

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Chrissy Quintero, Army & Air Force Exchange Service inventory specialist, helps third-grader Juan David Rodea give feedback on a meal option under consideration for overseas Department of Defense school. (AAFES)

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Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Alan Guan, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), holds a dog during a community relations event at Guam Animals in Need shelter in Yigo, on Feb. 9, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heather C. Wamsley)

No United Airlines Military Pet Exemption Coming Despite Navy Claim

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All Vietnam Veterans Can Get This Free Commemorative Pin

Vietnam veterans will be able to receive a free lapel pin on Vietnam Veterans Day.

Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), participate in a community relations event at Guam Animals in Need shelter in Yigo on Feb. 9, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heather C. Wamsle)

United Airlines Decision Could Strand Military Family Pets on Guam

Military families living on Guam may not have a way to ship some pets off the island.

Damage Controlman Fireman Anna Cornish, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable, plays with a dog at Guam Animals in Need shelter during a community relations event in Yigo on Feb. 9, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heather C. Wamsley)

United Adds Military Pet Shipping Exemption

United had temporarily suspended its cargo pet transport program, sparking panic among military families stationed on Guam.

New veterans identification card. (Image: Department of Veterans Affairs)

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FILE -- Jonathan Serna, registered nurse, Surgical Ward, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, checks on Henrie Schneider, WBAMC inpatient, during Schneider's stay at WBAMC's Surgical Ward, April 11. (U.S. Army/Marcy Sanchez)

Thousands of Tricare Users Could Soon Lose Coverage

Many Prime retiree or Tricare Reserve Select, Tricare Retired Reserve or Tricare Young Adult users could lose coverage.

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About 2.6 percent of married male troops divorced last year, while the rate among female service members climbed to 6.6...

Park Ranger Holly Myers teaches campers water safety at Black Butte Lake, California. (U.S. Army/Chris Graygarcia)

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