How a New Navy Spouse Found 'Community Beyond Base' to Transform Her Life in Japan Japan is the perfect place to be thrown into the deep end when you are brand-new to being a military spouse.
Investing for Junior Troops: A Guide to Making Your Money Multiply If you have a lot to learn about investing, be aware that some of the information out there is not so good. Where should you...
Tricare West Region Woes: Reserve Members Mistakenly Told They Owe Up to $1,200 More Each Month Letters were sent to an undisclosed number of military reservists from Tricare saying they could expect to pay between $577...
Protecting Your Family as You Leave the Military: 3 Options and an Imperative As you prepare to take off the uniform, take the steps necessary to ensure that in the event of your death, your family won't...
2025 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees A 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and an average 5.4% increase in the Basic Allowance for Housing are...
What to Look for on Your January Leave and Earnings Statement It's important to check your military Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) each month, but the January LES is more important...
Deadline Extended for Tricare Beneficiaries in West Region to Update Payment Info, Keep Health Coverage Some Tricare patients in the West Region, including those in states that joined Jan. 1, have until Jan. 30 to update their...
Your Military Pay Raise for 2025, Plus Veterans Pension and BAH Updates Under the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, troops in the ranks of E-1 through E-4 will see a 14.5% raise next...
What Happens to Military Families After a Loved One's Suicide? When a member of the military community dies by suicide, their neighbors, friends, brothers in arms, and families gather...
Here Are the 89 Highly Skilled Air Force Jobs Eligible for Retention Bonuses in 2025 The 89 career fields on the list eligible for the bonus in fiscal 2025 are a notable increase from the 73 careers for fiscal...
Army Ends Most Barracks Maintenance at Fort Cavazos Amid Federal Cuts One of the Army's largest installations has disbanded its teams responsible for routine and preventative maintenance of...
Hegseth Wants to Rename 8 Naval Ships. Here Are the Stories Behind Their Namesakes After Military.com's reporting, CBS confirmed the defense secretary's plans to rename seven other naval ships who honor civic...
White House Asked Joint Chiefs Chairman for Candidates to Lead NASA, Worrying Experts The White House made the unusual move of reaching out to Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for advice on...
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...
Navy Man Charged with Firing Gun in Downtowns of 2 Connecticut Cities In both cases, Harper is now charged with illegal discharge of a firearm, first-degree reckless endangerment and carrying a...