5 Steps for Handling a Surprise Deployment Surprise deployments are annoying but can sometimes be a blessing in disguise. Here are some ways to get everything ready in...
I Miss Daddy! What Can We Do? Inspired by my daughter, and her struggle with her dad's deployment, I wrote a book called "I Miss Daddy."
Canceled Deployments Are a Mistake Cost-saving by canceling deployments means less sufficient training and readiness.
Holidaygasm: I'll Have What She’s Having Jacey Eckhart talks about faking holiday spirit during a Christmas deployment -- and fooling everyone, even those closest to...
Managing Holiday Finances When a Spouse Is Deployed Holiday stress can be even greater when your spouse is deployed. Here's how to make things better.
Don’t Live Like He Deploys Tomorrow "Live like he deploys tomorrow." Cute -- but misguided. Here's how to live instead.
Just Can’t With the Thanksgiving Feast This Year? Do This Instead Typically, we host a parade of people. But not this year. This year I just can't.
No, Deployments Are Not All the Same In our eagerness to do the right thing by battle-scarred troops, we have convinced ourselves that every military member who...
'Typical Wifey' Irritates Vets Your own overconfidence is easy to forgive. But overconfidence is insufferable when found in others -- especially in the...
To Those Who Show No Mark of War Dear Sailor: I was unspeakably rude to you at a party last week. Will you please forgive me?
Researchers Think They've Found the Cause of Gulf War Illness A Texas researcher who has investigated Gulf War illnesses has found evidence that some service members have a weak form of a...
Here's Why Generals Often Get Light Sentences at Courts-Martial, According to Advocates The military's problem of "different spanks for different ranks" may be built into the military justice system's sentencing...
Sailors Booted from Key West Barracks Now Eligible for an Extra, One-Time Payout A spokeswoman said that the sea service has now approved "a partial dislocation allowance of $840.07 to help offset costs...
Iran Revolutionary Guard Colonel Is Shot Dead in Tehran The two assailants shot Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei five times in his unarmored Iranian-made Kia Pride.
Captive Medic's Bodycam Shows Firsthand Horror of Mariupol A celebrated Ukrainian medic recorded her time in Mariupol on a data card no bigger than a thumbnail.