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Commissaries Claim Inflated Savings, Watchdog Finds The Defense Commissary Agency used unreliable and inconsistent methodologies to calculate the annual savings realized by...
Which Type of Life Insurance Is Best for You? Choosing between term and permanent life insurance can be complicated, but you can simplify it by focusing on the reason you...
3 Factors to Consider When Buying a House After Leaving the Service Having a job and proof of income may not be enough.
Lawmaker Trying to Nearly Triple 'Inflation Bonuses' in Exchange for Missile Funding Cuts Bonuses service members could get to help cope with inflation would be nearly tripled under a proposal from a progessive...
Fistful of Dollars: How to Win the Transition Money Game Money worries are a big part of crossing over into transition. Whether you are worried about getting a job quickly, paying...
Access Woes and Missing Information Plague TSP Website Redesign A recent update to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) website has left the system hard to log into, confusing and missing basic...
Fighter Jet Blown Off Carrier Deck in Unexpected Heavy Weather An F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet fell into the waters of the Mediterranean from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry...
'My Son Was Tortured': Mom of SEAL Candidate Who Died Hours After Completing 'Hell Week' Speaks Out According to officials at BUD/S, the Navy is nearing completion of a formal investigation into Kyle Mullen's death.
Investigation Finds Pilot Error Cause for 2021 Crash That Killed the Real ‘Maverick’ Capt. Dale "Snort" Snodgrass was considered to be one of the greatest fighter pilots of all time.
'This Guy Saved Me': After 50 Years, Two Vietnam Veterans Reunite Terry Shepardson was loaded onto a helicopter headed for the medical ship, where he was startled to see a familiar face...
US Warns It Will Defend Ally if China Breaks Sea Ruling Washington lays no claim to the disputed waters but has deployed its Navy ships and Air Force jets to patrol the waterway for...
South Carolina Governor Seeks to Protect Port from USS Yorktown Pollution The USS Yorktown — located in Charleston Harbor — is experiencing continued corrosion on its outer hull.
Turkey Lifts NATO Objections on Sweden, Finland Turkey agreed Tuesday to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding...
First Lady Meets Ukrainian Refugees in Spain The First Lady of the United States Jill Biden and Spain's Queen Letizia visited a welcome centre for Ukrainian...
US Strike Kills Al Qaida-Linked Commander A drone strike by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria killed a senior member of an al-Qaida-linked group, Syrian...
How the Story of This Medal of Honor Recipient Wounded 21 Times Was Almost Lost to History Henry Johnson's discharge papers contained no mention of his heroic actions or injuries, depriving him of any awards or...
Singing 82nd Airborne Soldiers Have an Unlikely Hit with Video Filmed at Fort Bragg A group of Fort Bragg soldiers have become unlikely celebrities after video surfaced of them singing the Motown hit "My Girl...
Pay Bumps to Counter Suicides in Alaska and on Ships in Yard 'Unnecessary,' According to White House The proposals for Arctic pay and complex overhaul pay were spurred by waves of suicides among service members in Alaska and...
USS Abraham Lincoln to Host College Basketball Game Gonzaga and Michigan State will meet Veterans Day on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln stationed at Naval Air Station...
Sailors Filing Sexual Assault Reports to Get More Options Under New Changes The new rules are the latest of a series of changes that appear aimed at making it easier for victims to come forward.
Navy Vet L.Q. Jones Had an Amazing Career in Movie Westerns L.Q. Jones, who acted in some of the greatest western movies of all time, died at age 94 at his home in Hollywood, California...
Air Force to Promote Fewer Noncommissioned Officers as Worries About Inexperience Grow The service attributed the decrease in promotion opportunities to restructuring, a decrease in end-strength numbers and...
This Week’s Top Military Photos: Air Force Cadets Learn to Fly, Heroes Awarded, One Rests Easy Military.com's top photos of the week, July 3 - June 8.
John McCain and Trailblazing Female General Among Biden Medal of Freedom Recipients Biden awarded the medals during a ceremony in the East Room, reminiscing about the accomplishments of and his relationships...
Woman Charged with Posing as Sick Marine Vet to Plead Guilty Sarah Jane Cavanaugh faces more than 20 years in prison, but prosecutors have agreed to recommend a sentence on the low end...
'This Guy Saved Me': After 50 Years, Two Vietnam Veterans Reunite Terry Shepardson was loaded onto a helicopter headed for the medical ship, where he was startled to see a familiar face...
This Week’s Top Military Photos: Air Force Cadets Learn to Fly, Heroes Awarded, One Rests Easy Military.com's top photos of the week, July 3 - June 8.
US Coast Guard Has Intercepted More than 3,000 Florida-Bound Cuban Migrants Since October The staggering figure comes as the Coast Guard announced it returned 64 migrants to Cuba.
5 Awesome Things to Know About US Coast Guard History for Its Coming Birthday For more than 230 years, the first line of American coastal defense has been the United States Coast Guard.
Ex-Coast Guard Employee Pleads Guilty in Test-Fixing Case Johnson gave exams merchant mariners were required to pass in order to obtain licenses to work in various positions on ships.