'My Mom Does Not Like It': Inside A Nighttime 82nd Airborne Jump as Troops Wait to Deploy There's pride within the 82nd's ranks, serving in the division tasked with being America's shock troops.
3 Ways to Change Your Military Marriage Story If marriage is a bookshelf, then a military marriage can be a collection of loneliness.
The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: Pre-Deployment The pre-deployment stage is characterized alternately by denial and anticipation of loss.
Predeployment Checklist There seems to be no consistency in the military regarding predeployment checklists. While some units take this task very...
Deployment: Financial Preparation Being financially prepared is a big part of overall deployment readiness. Here are some basic guidelines that should be...
The Unmarried Girl’s (or Guy’s) Guide to Deployment Based on personal experience, here's the “The Unmarried Girl’s (or Guy’s) Guide to Deployment,” a collection of vital tips...
Why Are We Fighting So Much Before Deployment? A spouse feels overwhelmed as her husband prepares for the first deployment of their young marriage.
Amid Scandals, Lawmakers Want Better Tracking on High Troop Deployment Rates For the past few years, senior U.S military officials have warned of the dangers involved with the high operational tempo.
New Air Force Medical Program Aims to Get More Airmen Deployable The Air Force is planning to reorganize its medical personnel teams in an effort to get help sick airmen get healthy.
Airmen on Year-Long Deployments Can Now Get a Head Start on Next Military Move Roughly 400 airmen are selected for 365-day extended deployments on an annual basis.
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...