Technology: I Think I'll Keep (Some of) It "I had just finished saying that technology isn't always a good thing. Then twice in a week, I was proven wrong."
35 Tried and True Ways to Keep Your Sanity While He's Deployed Use and abuse the following tips, not listed in any particular order of importance, to help you make that the time in between...
Deployment: Financial Preparation Being financially prepared is a big part of overall deployment readiness. Here are some basic guidelines that should be...
How to Talk to Your Children After Deployment Kids often say the time after their parent returns home is the toughest part of a deployment for them. It's because of all...
Reintegration Concerns Are Normal, Expected Part of Deployment Cycle If you've redeployed recently and seem to have trouble fitting into the family routine again, there's one important factor...
Spouse Welcomes Home Husband Isabel Hodge writes about her husband’s homecoming and shares his thoughts on what servicemembers most value when they return...
Diary of the Last Two Weeks of Deployment To outsiders, the last two weeks of deployment ought to be happy, easy, simple weeks of anticipation. Those days are never...
What A Grateful Nation Must Do Now One of the things I think we Americans have to understand is how historical timing can affect the return from war.
Why 'Stay Busy' Isn't the Best Deployment Advice Popular deployment advice includes "stay busy," but is that really the best thing to do?
Avoid These 6 Homecoming Mistakes Homecoming, the day your spouse comes home from deployment, the day you have been waiting for, is finally here. Don't let it...
Air Force Conducting Service-Wide Inspections of Sig Sauer M18 Pistol After Airman's Death The entire Air Force is doing a service-wide inspection of the M18 handgun after a Security Forces airman suddenly died last...
Coast Guard Loopholes Could Be Linked to Miami Barge Crash, Maritime Experts Say If a commercial tugboat is under 26 feet, it is subject to fewer requirements and restrictions, a retired ferry, barge and...
The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch. Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers are being forced to scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the...
Quick Thinking by Rookie Seaman Saves Drowning 97-Year-Old During Coast Guard Festival A 97-year-old man who lost his balance and fell around 6 feet into the Grand River is expected to make a full recovery...
Navy Leader Confirmed by Senate After Half-Year Vacancy After nearly half a year without a Senate-confirmed uniformed leader, the Navy has a new top admiral.