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How to Plan for an Extended Government Shutdown Well, it’s finally happened. After years of reporting on what to expect if the government shuts down and military pay is...
Monthly Benefits for Survivors of Fallen Active-Duty Service Members When combined, the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) can offer a steady stream of...
Lump-Sum Benefits for Survivors of Active-Duty Military Members Even military families often don’t know what benefits are available to the surviving family of an active-duty service member.
4 Secrets to Retiring Happy from Military.com’s Longtime Financial Columnist JJ Montanaro A great retirement isn’t just about having enough money. It’s about knowing what you’ll do with your time, who you’ll spend...
Ramp Up for Retirement Now – Because Later Never Comes The key to a successful retirement isn’t just saving. Instead, setting up an income plan, planning for contingencies and...
Why September's Typical Stock Slump Shouldn't Scare You The “September Effect” makes for catchy headlines, but it shouldn’t dictate your financial behavior.
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...
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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...
Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform...
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Newly Released Israeli Hostages Reunited with Their Families at Hospital Several hostages released from Gaza were reunited with their families on Monday at the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Thousands of U.S. Government E-mails Exposed on the Dark Web — Including White House and Pentagon Accounts NordVPN says thousands of U.S. government email addresses, including some tied to the White House, State Department and...
Army Plans to ‘Disrupt’ Buying, Give Less Work to Defense Contractors The U.S. Army plans to shift to a Silicon Valley model as it works to speed up the development, buying and fielding of new...
US Commander Overseeing Fatal Strikes Against Alleged Drug Boats Off Venezuela Will Retire The commander of U.S. military operations in the region where forces have been attacking alleged drug boats says he will...
A Grand Parade of Ships Kicked off the 250th Anniversary of the Marines and Navy Hundreds of veterans, active service members, families of the lost, and dignitaries came to Mustin Field at the Navy Yard on...
What We Know About the Devastating Alaska Storm and the Evacuation Effort Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their communities.
Lessons from the Korean War: How Air Combat Then Still Shapes U.S. Tactics Today When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for...
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Clearing The Orbits: Space Force Partnerships In Orbital Cleanup The growing congestion of Earth orbit has raised risks to satellites, space stations, and long-term space sustainability. The...
Okinawa Marines Hone Littoral Edge with NMESIS NMESIS itself is a game-changer: a mobile, ground-based launcher packing two stealthy Kongsberg Naval Strike Missiles with a...
Homeland Security Says Marine's Father Who Was Deported Had Faced Domestic Violence, Assault Charges The father of a Marine who was arrested by immigration authorities when visiting his pregnant daughter at Camp Pendleton has...
Faulty Engineering Led to Implosion of Titan Submersible Headed to Titanic Wreckage, NTSB Finds Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the...
A Grand Parade of Ships Kicked off the 250th Anniversary of the Marines and Navy Hundreds of veterans, active service members, families of the lost, and dignitaries came to Mustin Field at the Navy Yard on...