Free Wounded Warrior Marriage Counseling The toll of invisible war wounds such as post-traumatic stress disorder is felt not only by servicemembers, but by the...
Sesame Street Teaches Troops' Kids Coping Skills Elmo and his red, fuzzy father will star this summer in an effort to teach young military children and their caregivers how...
How to Handle Holiday Separations For some military families, holidays can be yet another reminder that a deployed family member is not at home.
The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: Re-Deployment The re-deployment stage is essentially defined as the month before the Soldier is scheduled to return home.
Building Family Rituals During Deployment Family life changes during a deployment. Following treasured rituals and creating new ones can help your family feel close to...
Helping a Young Child Cope With a Parent's Deployment Children may find it very difficult to adjust to the absence of a parent who is called to duty. Some children may not...
Communication During Deployment Communications play a critical role when a servicemember is physically absent. Maintaining an emotional connection is...
Keeping Up with the News If you find yourself reciting this question in your sleep, you've come to the right place for answers. Communication is...
When a Family Member is Deployed Maintaining a family routine and tending to your needs and those of your children can be very difficult when a family member...
Face of Defense: Army Wife Makes Most of Long Separations Special to American Forces Press Service <hr VICENZA, Italy, Friends, yoga, a family support group, online courses, a trip to England and a toddler lifted 24-year-old Samantha Windell out of her funk when her husband, Chase, went to war.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
