'The Distance Between You Grows': The Many Difficult Truths of Military Family Homecomings Homecomings are exciting and wonderful. But what follows next is often neither of those things. It’s gritty and raw and is a...
10 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Getting Pregnant On Base I assumed being pregnant as a military spouse would be basically the equivalent of civilian pregnancy, but with free...
10 Things Never to Say to a Pregnant Military Spouse Here are a few things you shouldn't say to military spouses in particular... and they're the things we hear every day. Let's...
6 Tips for Budgeting for a Vacation One of the great perks in the military is the 30 days of paid leave, but can you afford a vacation? Here are six tips to make...
Spouses Rejoice: The New Volunteer Management Information System Is Easier to Navigate Spouse volunteers may have reason to rejoice as a new volunteer management system is here, and it's much easier to navigate.
5 Fun Ways to Safely Celebrate Galentine's Day Here are some ways to celebrate the important relationships with the ladies you couldn't do life without with a Galentine's...
Road Trip Time! 5 Car Vacation Hacks You're more than ready for a vacation, but flying is expensive, so consider going the old fashioned route and plan a driving...
Military Romance Scams: Are You a Target? Military scams claim svictims every day. Are you one a military romance scam victim? Read more.
Has COVID-19 Affected Your Military Life? This Survey Wants to Know How Each year MFAN conducts a survey for the military community, alternating between a family support programming survey and...
A Navy Wife’s Letter to Her Husband at His Retirement When my husband of 25 years calmly told me that there is not really a place for spouse recognition in the retirement...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...