Coming Home to a Baby A soldier figures out how to adjust to first-time fatherhood after a long deployment, as his family welcomes him home.
How to Cope with Sudden Deployments Getting the call that your spouse or family member will be deploying suddenly, whether it's for two weeks or two days, can...
Foundation Preserves Memories for Families Experiencing Deployments Having a loved one go off to war or return from war can be very emotional for families. Many are so overwhelmed that taking...
Celebrating Special Occasions During Deployment No military family gets excited about deployment; instead, we kick it into high gear with planning for such things as...
5 Tips for Celebrating Father's Day When Dad Is Away Gift-giving holidays are especially challenging when the guest of honor won't be home to join in the festivities.
How to Beat the Groundhog Days of Deployment As a military spouse going through deployment, I often feel like Bill Murray’s character in the movie Groundhog Day. It’s...
How to Sleep With Someone New When You're Already Married to Him This is not about sex. Its about how to sleep with someone again after you've spent a lot of time not sleeping with them.
What to Expect When They Come Home Homecoming is always cited as a tremendous source of joy and relief after any deployment. Post-deployment honeymoon periods...
Quiet Homecoming It’s happened over and over in military homes across the country. Well-meaning family and friends are practically busting...
An Open Letter to My Military Children We can't always give you a brave face, but we promise you authenticity.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...