Deployments Don't Always Capture That Elusive Hollywood Moment Deployments and homecomings aren't always the stuff of Hollywood movies, but they still get you right in the feels.
What to Do If Your Service Member Deploys Without a Phone or Laptop While not having a phone or computer downrange sounds like a first-world problem everyone should just get over, it's a big...
Try These 10 Hobbies During Your Spouse's Next Deployment Deployments are a great time to start a new hobby, but you probably don't need another thing to think about. Here are some...
Military Love Languages: How to Love From Afar You know the five love languages -- but do you know how to use them during deployment? Here are some tips.
Spouse Confession: I'm the Worst at Deployment Rituals Last year during my soldier's deployment to Iraq I ran out of things to send him within three weeks of him leaving. He was...
4 Easy Ways to Take Care of Yourself Learning how to take care of yourself, what we call "self-care," is a critical necessity in life because, without it, the...
Deployment Confessions From a Brand New Army Wife One Army wife shares the things she's discovered are normal about deployment that she wished someone would have told her...
4 Tips to Celebrate Valentine's Day the Military Spouse Way Ready for Valentine's Day alone? Resist the temptation to crawl into bed, and do one of these instead.
Tips for Guiding Kids Through Deployment Spouses at home understand the waiting game of deployment, but kids don't always. Here are some ideas on how to guide your...
Wait, It's Not 'Our' Deployment? Everyone seems to have an opinion about how military spouses should act -- what they should say, what they should wear and...
Troubled USS Boxer Returns Home 10 Days into Deployment Due to Maintenance Issue The maintenance-embattled USS Boxer is heading back to San Diego just 10 days after deploying due to an engineering issue, as...
On Newly Quiet Stretch of US-Mexico Border, Louisiana Soldiers Sit Around, Watch and Wait The Louisiana soldiers are spaced in groups of two or three over the 1.5 mile, 400-yard-wide strip of land.
How the Army Made a Deal with UFL Football and The Rock Despite Doubts over the Sponsorship's Worth The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started...
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...
'Restore Real Value': House Panel Wants to Give Junior Enlisted Troops 15% Pay Raise The recommendation on boosting paychecks is part of the final report from the House Armed Services Committee's military...