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DoD Offers Compensation to Victims of Domestic Abuse

The benefits can last for up to three years

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Navy Offers Scholarships for Alaska Residents

Up to four $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually to dependents of Navy, Marine and Coast Guard members.

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Montgomery and Dependent GI Bill Payments Are About to Increase

Here's how much GI Bill rates are going up.

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Free Flu Shots for Veterans and Military Families

Did you know veterans, military members and their families can get free flu shots? Here's how.

DoD Offers Help With College Prep

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The GI Bill Transfer Rules Are Changing Soon

You may have only two months left to sign up to transfer your GI Bill benefits.

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DoD Announces Extension to GI Bill Transfer Rules

The window of opportunity is open, but not for long.

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Female Veterans Are Fastest Growing Segment of Homeless Veteran Population

The image of a homeless veteran does not immediately bring to mind that of a female homeless veteran.

Congress Expands VA Caregiver Plan, Streamlines Non-VA Care

Bill includes major expansion of VA's caregiver program and makes VA CHOICE program permanent.

A new Wounded Warrior Project survey of more than 33,000 Post-9/11 veterans found that 51.7 percent of the respondents were obese, according to their body max index, or BMI. Of that total, 6.2 percent were rated as "morbidly obese." (Getty Images photo)

Obesity Is Not a Service-Connected Disability: VA

You can't blame the military for your girth, according to an official ruling.

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This September 2019 photo released by Stacy Wallace shows her son, Job Wallace, in Oceanside, California. An Arizona family is searching for Job Wallace, a U.S. Marine who left for Camp Pendleton on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, but never arrived at the base outside San Diego. (Stacy Wallace via AP)

Missing Camp Pendleton Marine Found Unharmed in Texas

Lance Cpl. Job Wallace was taken into custody at a rest area in Navarro County, Texas.

U.S. Marines from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment and civilians conduct weapons testing on the 81mm experimental non-lethal Indirect Fire Munition (IDFM) rounds at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 16, 2018. (Screenshot from video by Eric Tso and Adam Montera/Marine Corps)

Marines Test Nonlethal Mortar Round for Crowd Control

They may not be deadly, but some of the nonlethal weapons the Marine Corps is working on look pretty devastating.

Air Force Maj. Michael Bliss, 703d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, leads a PiYo class at the JBER-Elmendorf fitness center Feb. 4, 2015. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Wes Wright)

Air Force to Institute New Fitness Requirements for Commanders

Starting next week, commanders will be expected to stay in shape, according to Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein.

Steiner eOptics unveiled the Close Quarter Thermal (CQT) at Modern Day Marine 2019. The three-day Modern Day is co-sponsored by Marine Corps Base, Quantico, the Exposition's home base. MCB Quantico, home to the Combat Development Command and the Marine Corps Systems Command, is responsible for setting requirements, developing equipment and systems and purchasing the equipment and systems that the Marine Corps will rely on in the years to come. These vital and unique functions play a large part in positionin

This Tiny Thermal Weapons Optic with Red Dot Is Designed for Close Combat

The Close Quarter Thermal takes two CR-123 batteries, weighs approximately one pound and currently costs about $10,000.

FILE - In this June 19, 1985 file photo, a hijacker points a weapon toward an ABC news media crew from the window of the cockpit of the Trans World Airlines jet as the American television crew approaches the jet for an interview at Beirut International Airport, Lebanon. Greek police said Saturday Sept. 21, 2019, they have arrested a suspect in the 1985 hijacking of a flight from Athens that included the slaying of an American. (AP Photo/Herve Merliac, File)

Greek Police Make Arrest in 1985 Hijacking of TWA Flight 847

The hijackers shot and killed U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem.