Survey Finds a Decline in Well-Being Among Military Families Amid Stress and Loneliness A biennial survey finds the number of military families that would recommend service continues to decline.
What You Need to Know About Virginians' Fight to Restore Benefits for Families of Vets Veterans' families are geared up for Friday's special session of the Virginia General Assembly to review the massive changes...
New Rule Gives Maximum Pell Grants to Children of Fallen Service Members A new rule takes effect July 1 that expands higher education benefits to more children of fallen service members, while also...
Democrats Push Pentagon on Birth Control for Service Members as Defense Bill Looks to Ease Access As studies show service members continue to struggle to access birth control, a group of Senate Democrats is pushing the...
How a Retired Airman and His Daughter Teamed to Support Military Children Timothy Montjoy and his daughter, Bethany, founded Operation Teammate in 2015 to help the children of deployed service...
Active-Duty Families Seek Transparency on Hate Crimes and Racism in Military Communities The Secure Families Initiative says that troops need information on crimes, compassionate moves and school programs to make...
All Troops Could Have IVF Covered by Military Health Care Under Proposal in Must-Pass Defense Bill Under the amendment Tricare Prime and Tricare Select would be required to cover a range of fertility treatments, including...
How Do You Get Your Spouse on Board with Your Transition Plan? Military couples make plans about their life after the military. Then the actual transition occurs, and all bets are off. How...
DoD to Reimburse Service Members Up to $1,000 for Shipping Breast Milk During Military Moves The policy previously allowed troops to file for reimbursement during temporary duty assignments but not permanent change of...
Get Your PCS Priorities in Order with This House-Hunting Checklist When it's time to PCS, military service members who identify their priorities before they start house hunting can save time...
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...
