Who Gets Holidays Off: What Holiday Duty Rosters Reveal About Military Priorities Holiday duty rosters reveal how the military actually allocates rest, fatigue, and sacrifice, showing whose time is protected...
Why the Military Treats New Year’s as a High-Risk Period for Accidents and Discipline Military commanders treat New Year’s as a high risk period because alcohol, travel, and fatigue consistently drive spikes in...
When Christmas Leave Becomes a Crime: How Holiday Absences Turn Into AWOL and Desertion Holiday leave does not suspend military law. A servicemember who fails to return from authorized Christmas leave becomes...
Grinch Hits Brooklyn: Toys for Tots Donations Stolen From Lawmaker's Office Toys for Tots donations are tied to a Marine Corps Reserve program that distributes gifts to area children during the...
Troops Load Christmas Trees That Carry a Piece of Home New York National Guard volunteers joined farmers, families and FedEx crews to load 150 Christmas trees for the Trees for...
Christmas Across the Corps 2025: Top Community Events Christmas Across the Corps 2025: Tree lightings, Santa photos, parades, and free festivals at Quantico, Lejeune, Pendleton...
Toys for Tots 2025: Marines Bring Christmas Cheer to Millions of Kids Toys for Tots 2025: Marines are on a mission to deliver Christmas joy to millions of kids in need. Here’s how the 78-year-old...
The Most Difficult Travel Week for Military Families Thanksgiving is one of the hardest travel periods of the year for military families. High costs, limited transportation...
Thanksgiving as a Strategic Military Tool Thanksgiving has always been more than a holiday for the U.S. military. From Lincoln’s wartime proclamation to modern...
Top 10 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Mishaps That Made History From flaming cats to flying moose, these balloon blunders prove that gravity always wins. Every November, millions tune in to...
Navy Commodore Relieved of Duties, First In Role To Lose Job in 2026 The relieved commodore lost the "trust and confidence" of superiors, will retain a staff position.
This Marine Married Chesty Puller’s Daughter and Was Recommended for the Medal of Honor at Khe Sanh In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at...
Pentagon Overhauls Military Moving System After Years of Family Complaints The Pentagon is overhauling its broken military moving system to centralize control, modernize technology and restore trust...
The Last Living Witness to Lincoln’s Assassination Told His Story on a 1950s Game Show Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, and heard the...
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.