Absences, Illnesses and Perseverance: Here Are the Military Child of the Year Honorees Operation Homefront's 2023 awardees were feted the week of April 10 in Washington, D.C.
Lithium Batteries in PCS Shipments: What's In and What's Out Here's what's allowed and what's expected when shipping lithium batteries with your household goods on a military PCS move.
Top 3 Space-A Destinations for OCONUS Families Depending on where you're stationed, there are some easy "hops" you can take to explore yet another new part of the world.
New Basic Needs Allowance Could Become Tax-Free A bipartisan bill in Congress aims to amend the IRS rule to make the pay exempt from taxes.
You Now Need a Credit Card in Most Cases to Get Access to DoD, VA Benefits Websites Defense officials say there are ways to sidestep the requirement, but the change has upset privacy advocates.
Foster Families Find a Home in Military Community Military members and their spouses can indeed foster disadvantaged children -- even while on active duty, living on base and...
Take Control of Tricare Select Costs by Knowing the Provider Types The more you understand about the types of Tricare providers, the better you can control your costs.
How Is Your Relationship? Defense Department Asks Military Couples to Weigh In A randomized survey, which includes some difficult questions about abuse, was sent out to 300,000 troops and 100,000 military...
How Civil War Moms Inspired the Creation of Mother's Day Ann Reeves Jarvis and Julia Ward Howe, sick of sons and fathers dying, wanted to remind people of the true cost of war.
4 Strategies to 'Enhance' Your Retirement Here are four things you can do to put yourself in a better place financially, regardless of what happens in the broader...
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...