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4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders

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Tricking Veterans: Using Suicide and Mental Health Struggles as a Guise for Privatizing the VA

2 months ago

We Fought for This Country. Don't Cut the One Department That Fights for Us.

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Veterans' Protests Planned for D-Day Latest in Nearly 250 Years of Fighting for Their Benefits

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The Fatal Cost of Twisting Intelligence

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Women Have Served with Honor for Decades. This Administration Can't Erase That History.

2 months ago

Lessons Not Learned

2 months ago

Access to Care Could Have Saved My Son's Life. Other Vets Should Have a Chance.

3 months ago

Don't Dishonor Veterans with Broken Promises and Empty Gestures

3 months ago

Children In Military Families Face Unique Psychological Challenges, and the Barriers to Getting Help Add to the Strain

3 months ago

Reckoning with Mortality: The Hidden Toll of Being a Military Family in the Aviation Community

28 days ago

Trump & Co's Polygraph Pandemonium

3 months ago

Want Efficiency? Fund the VA and Cut the Proven Waste in Privatized Veterans Care

3 months ago

Community Care Is Not VA Care

5 months ago

Deny Who We Are or Harm Our Country? The Impossible Choice Facing Transgender Service Members

5 months ago

I Was Fired, and Thousands of Veterans Are Next Unless We Act

5 months ago

Fear and Chaos Hit Military Families After Sudden Firings of Top Leaders

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Speak Up Before VA Health Care Is Gutted

5 months ago

Punishing Military Officers for Political Reasons Endangers Our Troops and Threatens National Security

6 months ago

We Military Spouses Don't Want Special Treatment. We Just Want to Work.

6 months ago

Art and Arms: 2 Aspects of Resistance in Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

6 months ago

Congress Needs to Support the VA and Firearms Industry's Partnership to Prevent Veterans' Suicides

7 months ago

Military Diversity Is Not the Problem

8 months ago

Veterans Are Much More than 'Feel Good' Hires And Shouldn't Be DEI Tokens

8 months ago

Back to School Is a Good Time to Teach Kids Financial Readiness -- The small, everyday choices you make teach your kids how to think about money, spend wisely, save for the future and talk...

9 days ago

Understanding Your Tricare Catastrophic Cap -- Being aware of your Tricare catastrophic cap can help you plan your medical budget and make smart decisions about carrying...

9 days ago

Ask Lacey: Are Ads for 'Veteran Credit Forgiveness' Legit? -- Most of these ads are not what they seem, and you're right to question them.

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How to Maximize Your Car's Resale Value Before You Change Duty Stations -- Looking to offload that old car as part of your next PCS move? Here are some things you can do to get as much money for it as...

16 days ago

Midyear Debt Reduction Strategy for Military Households -- It's time for a financial gut check and a solid plan to clean up debt before it sneaks into 2026 with you.

17 days ago

How to Change Tricare Coverage After a Qualifying Life Event – and Which QLEs Count -- Many service members experience one or more qualifying life events, or QLEs, each year, unlocking opportunities to change...

23 days ago

VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions

8 days ago

Connecticut Helps Promote Veterans Who Became Farmers After Their Military Service

10 days ago

The New Resume Essentials No One Else Knows: Checklist Resume Master Class 2025

11 days ago

Veterans Unemployment Rate Drops, But Trump Fires BLS Commissioner After Weak Overall Jobs Report

14 days ago

How to Know When Your Resume Is 'Ready'

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How to Ask for Mentorship

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Caregivers Sue VA over Denial of Benefits -- Survivors of veterans who died from service-connected conditions have filed a class action seeking changes to a VA practice...

23 hours ago

Marine Corps Ranks: A Complete Guide to Enlisted and Officer Ranks -- Explore U.S. Marine Corps ranks from private to general. Learn rank structure, pay grades, insignia and promotion paths in...

2 days ago

Homeowners Say the Army Corps and its Contractors Mishandled LA Fire Debris Cleanup -- More than 800 complaints were submitted to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hotline dedicated to the agency's debris removal...

1 day ago

Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago -- A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo's Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito's 4½-minute prerecorded...

23 hours ago

Flights Restricted over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit -- North American Aerospace Defense Command issued a statement saying it would be enforcing Federal Aviation Administration...

1 day ago

Judge Weighs Whether Trump Violated Federal Law by Deploying National Guard to Los Angeles -- A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard...

23 hours ago

US Discusses Possible Deployment of More Missile Launchers to the Philippines

1 day ago

Judge Weighs Trump's Deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles

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China and Japan Commemorate World War II Anniversary on Different Dates

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US Vice President JD Vance Addresses Troops at RAF Fairford in the UK

2 days ago

In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide -- Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...

5 months ago

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...

5 months ago

Gold Star Widow Fighting to Be Buried Next to Husband Has New Evidence -- A Vietnam War veteran's widow and her family have uncovered a letter they say provides irrefutable evidence that she had a...

20 hours ago

San Diego Espionage Trial Begins for Sailor Accused of Spying for His Native China -- Jinchao "Patrick" Wei, 25, is accused of seven counts of conspiracy, espionage and charges related to unlawfully sending...

2 days ago

US Briefly Deploys 2 Warships to a Disputed South China Sea Shoal After Chinese Collision -- Both China and the Philippines claim Scarborough Shoal and other outcroppings in the South China Sea. Vietnam, Malaysia...

2 days ago

New Air Force Policy Denies Transgender Troops Hearings Before They're Discharged -- It is the second policy change the Air Force has taken in recent weeks to crack down on transgender service members.

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Man Charged with Assaulting Border Patrol Agent with Sandwich in DC Is an Air Force Veteran -- A man accused of throwing a sandwich at an immigration enforcement officer during President Donald Trump's federal takeover...

19 hours ago

Alabama Congressman '100% Sure' US Space Command Coming to Huntsville -- U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Alabama) said he has been assured by President Donald Trump that U.S. Space Command is coming to...

16 days ago

First Leader of Space Force Pacific Command Ends Tenure -- The first leader of the U.S. Space Force's Pacific command officially ended his tenure in Hawaii in a change of command...

18 days ago

Trial to Start on Whether Deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles Violated Federal Law -- A federal judge in San Francisco will consider evidence and hear arguments on whether the Trump administration violated...

4 days ago

How the Coast Guard Pulled off One of its Greatest Rescues During a Nor'easter -- A menacing nor'easter pummeled the SS Pendleton on Feb. 18, 1952, causing the oil tanker to be broken in two a mile off the...

2 days ago

Coast Guard Commissions New Icebreaker, Sends it Directly to Sea -- The scheduled ceremony corresponded with the largest deployment ever of Chinese research vessels to the Arctic.

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