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?
Marine Corps Considers Abandoning Parris Island Amid Rising Extreme Weather Threats A string of recent reports has predicted that Parris Island will face increasingly frequent and ferocious hurricanes, floods...
Search for Supreme Court Leaker Falls to Former Army Colonel People who know Curley described the former Army colonel and military lawyer as possessing the right temperament for a highly...
Fort Liberty? Bragg and 8 Other Bases Get New Proposed Names to Scrub Confederate Links The proposed names must now go to Congress and be approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
'Accumulation of Errors and Omissions' Led to Connecticut Crash, Navy Concludes The report paints the picture of a ship led by officers who failed to learn from their mistakes and did not hold the crew to...
Space Force Will Allow Neck Tattoos, Longer Mustaches and More Makeup Options for Guardians The new policy eases mustache restrictions at the outer corners of the mouth and increases color options for nail and...