CarePatrol helps families find assisted living and other housing options for seniors. We refer our clients to top in-home care providers or assisted living communities and receive a generous commission each time our client chooses one of our providers services.
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ServiceMaster Clean is one of North America's leading cleaning and restoration companies. A worldwide network of over 4,500 franchises provides an unparalleled reputation for service, quality, professionalism and customer satisfaction. The company now operates in more than 12 countries and serves over one million customers through its broad network of quality services.
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America is hungry. With an average household expenditure of $1,054 per person on restaurant food, it's no wonder food, quick casual and restaurant franchises are so popular, topping the charts in terms of units in operation. Even during times of economic hardship, owning a restaurant is an excellent business opportunity.
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When you become a Hardee's franchisee, you're teaming up with one of the largest, most experienced restaurant companies around.
The Big Apple Bagels restaurant concept was developed to delight not only customers, but our franchise owner-operators as well. As a Big Apple Bagels franchisee, youll be able to produce freshly baked Big Apple Bagels brand bagels, My Favorite Muffin brand gourmet muffins, a wide assortment of delicious sandwiches and salads, and serve our own Brewsters brand of brewed coffee and specialty drinks.
Guests love Lenny's! And our tagline says it all - More Food. More Taste. More Personality! Awards The Lenny's concept is simple - take a wholesome environment and add employees with great personalities. Combine this and our fantastic food with the subtle touches we've added to ensure better guest experiences (larger tables, bigger booths, no trashcans and hand-delivered beverage refills), and you'll see the Lenny's Magic
Our track record of serving delicious Baby Back Ribs, Mouth Watering Grilled Mesquite Chicken and of course The Worlds Best Barbecue Since 1950 speaks for itself.
Born in Hollywood as two of the most popular beverage spots for the millennials of Southern California, DRNK coffee + tea and QWENCH juice bar have been sweeping their way from coast to coast, bringing their expertly engineered menus, contemporary design, and business expertise to all parts of the country with a timeless positioning and brand flexibility that are second-to-none.
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With over 25 years of proven success, Cruise Planners, An American Express Travel Representative, is the nations premiere home-based travel adviser franchise.
CertaPro Painters was ranked #1 in franchisee satisfaction in the home service category by Franchise Business Review. Read here about our 30 years of experience in the $60 billion residential & commercial painting industry; there has never been a better time for you to reap the rewards of our efforts!
The mosquito control industry is a high growth market, and Mosquito Joe has emerged as an industry leader with strong branding, best-in-class systems, and the ability to grow rapidly nationwide.
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From the moment they know they're expecting, parents begin searching for ways to give their children a head start in life. Parents are always looking to fill their children's schedules with worthwhile extracurricular activities and extra pushes to improve academic performance to propel their kids towards acceptance to a competitive college.
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Sport Clips: First in the market, and still #1! Sport Clips was the first to exclusively target the 150 million men and boys who needed a haircut franchise to call their own. Today, with more than 1,700+ stores open and the only hair care concept operating in all 50 states, plus five provinces in Canada, we are still the #1 men's and boys' haircutterby far. It's easy to see why we are the leader in our category within the hair care industry.
Our Nanny service is so successful because it efficiently and effectively meets the needs of busy families.
You can be your own boss and become successful in the education field as JEI Learning Centers provide innovative and effective supplementary education programs for Pre-K to 10th graders.
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Always Best Care Senior Services is right in the center of the senior boom. With 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, this is truly an extraordinary opportunity for you to secure your future. With Always Best Care, you can build a business while making a difference in people's lives.
Visiting Angels provides non-medical senior homecare. We send hundreds of client leads each week to our more than 500 franchisees nationwide.
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Here are the Defense Department child-care fees for the 2023-2024 school year.
This military program helps cover fees of off-base child care.
Free training programs and counseling, plus exclusive access to cash for start-up and emergency loans, is available
Tricare can be tricky to figure out, so here's what you need to know about what it costs to have a baby while on the insurance.
The charity, which normally delivers at Christmas, is offering gifts this summer.
The meal service gives parents one less thing to worry about and gives kids something to look forward to.
Being a caregiver isn't for wimps. The VA offers help.
The benefits can last for up to three years
The online pharmacy program makes getting prescriptions easy and fast.
Does a military dependent who is in college part time still qualify for Tricare under his or her parents?
Does Tricare cover chiropractic care for troops or military families -- and why or why not? Read more.
Confused about the military's new Blended Retirement System or military retirement in general? Us, too. Here's an easy guide.
Spouses of retirees are eligible for many benefits, but getting them can be difficult. We make it easy with this list.
The Military Wife Workout combines cardio intervals with upper- and lower-body moves to get every major muscle group toned within 30 minutes.
I have been reading about a minimalist movement hitting the country, all about only owning 100 things.
Gulya DeFelice teaches the Morale, Welfare and Recreation belly dance class at Wheelock Bayou Fitness Center and is quick to mention its benefits.
Parents' DIC is an income-based benefit for the parents, or parent, of a military service member or veteran who has died.
Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command Monday, the service confirmed to Military.com.
The unprecedented waterborne ceremony on the River Seine running through the French capital is the stiffest single security challenge for Paris Games organizers, with crowds of more than 320,000 people expected to line the waterway.
The commotion erupted when the horses from the Household Cavalry, which were conducting an extended exercise for an upcoming military parade, presumably became alarmed by the sound of concrete falling off a moving walkway.
A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized disability benefits exams after receiving what she described as "disturbing reports of inadequate and unprofessional treatment" of veterans.
The names of thousands of people held in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II will be digitized and made available for free, genealogy company Ancestry announced.
President Joe Biden signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that also includes a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in U.S.
Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act, the sweeping law passed in August of that year that expanded benefits and health care for millions of veterans exposed to environmental hazards during their military service.
A major purge of senior Israeli military and intelligence officials is underway over their failure to prevent the devastating Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
A new U.S. Coast Guard unit has opened at Fort Drum — the Marine Safety Unit: Thousand Islands. LDC Carrie Foster will serve as the commanding officer for MSU: Thousand Islands.
The United Nations called for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops.
China blasted the latest package of U.S. military assistance to Taiwan on Wednesday, saying that such funding was pushing the self-governing island republic into a “dangerous situation.”
A top Russian military official arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribe was sent to pre-trial detention Wednesday after appearing before a court in central Moscow, court officials said in a statement.
A big, new package of U.S. military aid will help Ukraine avoid defeat in its war with Russia. Winning will still be a long slog.
The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described the increase as the “biggest strengthening of our national defense for a generation.”
The uneven coverage comes after both departments announced the expansions due to a lawsuit claiming their fertility benefits discriminated against unmarried service members and veterans, as well as same-sex couples.
A report from the Pentagon's inspector general found that soldiers are still reluctant to report sexual harassment and other abuse.
The review found that about two-thirds of the studies concluded that active-duty servicewomen may be at heightened risk of having babies with a low birth weight.
The PACT Act could benefit from previous 9/11 programs that included more decision-making from beneficiaries and better scientific research.
The package includes an array of ammunition, including air defense munitions and large amounts of artillery rounds that are much in demand by Ukrainian forces, as well as armored vehicles and other weapons.
A U.S. defense official said that a failed rocket strike was launched Sunday night at a base housing U.S.-led coalition forces at Rumalyn, Syria, marking the first time since Feb. 4 that Iranian-backed militias have attacked a U.S. facility in Iraq or Syria.
Russia’s “complete embrace” of North Korea could increase Kim Jong Un’s appetite for risk when it comes to threatening South Korea and exporting weapons abroad, as well as helping Pyongyang ignore Washington’s call to return to nuclear talks, a senior Biden administration official said.
For the past year, five fit, academically superior men and women have been spun in centrifuges, submerged for hours, deprived temporarily of oxygen, taught to camp in the snow, and schooled in physiology, anatomy, astronomy, meteorology, robotics, and Russian.
The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.
A $8 billion defense package approved by the U.S. House of Representatives over the weekend will “strengthen the deterrence against authoritarianism in the West Pacific ally chain,” Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised salvo launches of the country’s “super-large” multiple rocket launchers that simulated a nuclear counterattack against enemy targets, state media said.
The rise of commercially viable generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform a vast range of sectors. This transformation will be particularly profound in contemporary military education.
The Navy has convicted a chief petty officer of attempted espionage, among other charges, at a court-martial in San Diego after the sailor was charged with sharing classified documents under the guise of writing research papers.
The potential military withdrawal from Niger comes more than a month after the military junta ruling the country made the demand, after it came to power in July through a coup.
The findings "found no instances of contamination above regulatory action levels" after testing for polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, and volatile organic compounds that are believed to have negative health effects."
Col. Ben Jonsson's nomination to become a one-star general was set to expire May 1 under a law that says military officer promotions that require Senate confirmation must be approved within 18 months after they are first nominated.
Ukrainian commander Oleksiy Tarasenko witnessed a frightening shift last month in Russia's efforts to punch through Kyiv’s defense of the industrial region known as the Donbas.
Israel expects its top ally, the United States, to announce that it’s blocking military aid to an Israeli army unit over gross human rights abuses in the Israeli-occupied West Bank before the war in Gaza began six months ago.
A lawyer for a military contractor being sued by three survivors of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq says the plaintiffs are suing the wrong people.
When we think about substance abuse and the military, we typically think about service members and veterans with stories that end with a dishonorable discharge or homelessness. But that's only one side of the story.
Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, a Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, died Thursday evening during a training incident in the vicinity of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Members of the Red Hill Community Representation Initiative are expressing frustration with federal officials who declined to attend a scheduled meeting for a second time.
Japan's defense ministry says an initial analysis of flight data recorders recovered from the crash of two Japanese navy helicopters showed no sign of mechanical problems, indicating likely human error.
European Union countries possessing Patriot air defense systems appeared hesitant on Monday to give any to Ukraine, which is desperately seeking at least seven of the missile batteries to help fend off Russian air attacks.
American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years Monday in a show of allied firepower near the disputed South China Sea that has alarmed Beijing.
It was 20 years ago, on April 22, 2004, that Tillman was killed at age 27 by friendly fire in a firefight in Spera, Afghanistan, as part of the U.S. Army Second Ranger Battalion.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has voiced opposition to a move to pull units from the National Guard for inclusion in the U.S. Space Force.
A Navy review is shining a light on major shipbuilding delays, including at the Newport News shipyard, but defense experts point to larger systemic issues constraining the industrial base’s production capacity.
The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would have threatened national security and civilian rescues in the nation’s most remote state.
The United States will begin plans to withdraw troops from Niger, U.S. officials said Saturday, in what experts say is a blow to Washington and its allies in the region in terms of staging security operations in the Sahel.
North Korea on Monday test-fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the country’s neighbors said, as speculation swirled that it could soon launch a banned satellite into orbit.
Israeli leaders condemned the anticipated decision as unfair, especially at a time when Israel is at war, and vowed to oppose it.
Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles that sought to overwhelm Israel's air defenses in the April 13 attack.
Saturday’s training only involved the Japanese navy and was not part of a multinational exercise, defense officials said.
Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz, who took the mantle of top enlisted leader of the Marine Corps over five months ago, said that having quality barracks for Marines is "basic human rights."
Kids are starting to bank at a younger age, according to statistics from USAA. Here's what could be fueling the trend, along with advice for how to help them get started.
Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries now have access to free financial coaching through the Veterans Benefits Banking Program.
One way to ease the fear of investing is to do it systematically. Here's why.
If retirement planning and preparation is an area of your life you are looking to build out, here are a few items you might want to add to your retirement toolkit.
Focusing some of your spring cleaning on successful retirement plans and investments can yield beneficial results.
Applications for the 2024 fellowships are open through April 15. A webinar explaining the program is scheduled for March 28.
If retirement planning and preparation is an area of your life you are looking to build out, here are a few items you might want to add to your retirement toolkit.
Military families are running into roadblocks and getting bad information when trying to resolve insurance-related suspensions of their Florida driver's licenses and vehicle registrations.
This spring, clean up more than your garage with a focused effort to fine-tune your finances.
The Secure 2.0 Act provided the new credit to incentivize employers to quickly enroll and vest spouses in the plans.
Unfortunately, some military service members miss out on their mid-career continuation pay bonus, because they don't know the ins and outs of the program.
Knocking out debt is a laudable goal. However, knocking it all out before you begin to save is typically not a sound approach. And that's especially true if you're young and just beginning your financial journey.
Which state have you decided on for your 2023 state income taxes? As a military service member or spouse, your options may have changed since you filed your 2022 taxes.
Death is tough on the survivors, and that's especially true if they are squeezed both emotionally and financially. VA- and non-VA-sponsored life insurance policies can help to cover a shortfall.
Typically called a cash reserve or an emergency fund, whatever its name, the purpose is the same: having some money set aside for when the unexpected happens -- and "unexpected" doesn't necessarily mean "bad."
If you're weighing a purchase in the near future, here are seven questions that can help steer you to a good decision.
Take a look at these alternatives to save money on military uniforms while still meeting uniform standards.
Military service members will be reimbursed for some of the costs of moving one dog or cat when moving on permanent change of station (PCS) orders.
Are you like most American tax-filers and about to receive a tax refund? Last year, the IRS reported that more than 60% of taxpayers fell into that category.
If most, or all, of your life insurance is tied to your employment, here are five questions you should ask yourself.
Here are a few small, but critical, moves you could make in 2024 to set the stage for success.
A new law creates a potential synergy between two tax-advantaged savings heavyweights: the 529 college savings plan and the Roth individual retirement account.
Annual increases in pays and allowances give military service members the opportunity to do a financial reset every year. Here are five smart things to do with the extra money.
As pay raises start to roll in, such as the 5.2% the military will receive in January, it's important to have a plan for the extra money.
Whether you celebrate a religious or cultural holiday or not, there's always something to spend money on in December. Gifts, mandatory work fun, parties (and clothes and babysitters and host gifts) can all add up.
It’s not a bad idea to take advantage of promotions. But be aware of how advertised “freebies” are factored into the price of the items you are actually paying for.
You've probably heard the old saying, "Don't try to keep up with the Joneses." However, there can be a place for that type of measurement or benchmarking, so let's turn that phrase on its head.
Happy holidays. Use these skills to safely navigate the season.
While the takeover by Navy Federal of the Defense Department's Community Bank should have no direct impact on services, customers may see some small changes here and there.
If you make the right moves, you should be able to make a positive impact on your credit score, no matter how or where it's being calculated.
Halloween is just around the corner, so here is the second installment of this year’s foray into scary economic statistics.
It's time for another of my annual forays into frightening figures from the world of personal finances.
Guaranteed monthly retirement income was more important than a particular dollar amount to most respondents in a USAA survey. Here are five reasons to consider an annuity as you build and diversify your retirement income strategy.
In addition to using a spending plan, here are a few low-stress ways to be more intentional about your spending.
It still makes me smile when my kids talk about the various savings accounts they have set up for their specific savings goals.
Back when I was working with clients, I saw firsthand the financial wreckage that can be a byproduct of divorce. Here are seven ideas to tackle it from the perspective of minimizing financial harm.
A specific savings account for car maintenance is a big step toward financial security.
As the country grapples with solutions to address the student-loan crisis, it's also a reminder of the importance of planning and executing post-secondary education in a way that doesn't leave you, or your kids, grappling for financial fixes.
Here are answers to several of the most common questions I have received about life insurance from military members over the past decade.
Financial guardrails are a lot like the envelope method of budgeting -- dividing up literal cash into various envelopes according to spending category -- but instead relying on technology.
When I retired from the Army Reserve, the last thing on my mind was applying for VA health care and benefits. As a financial planner, I should have known better.
Here are five fundamental, and evergreen, money considerations related to selecting your next job, career or career path.
It may be tempting to max out your TSP as soon as you can, but beware you may end up losing money if you do.
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) offers service members flexibility in investment planning.
The Internal Revenue Code places specific limits on the dollar amount of contributions you can make to the TSP.
The Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program has education benefits for eligible dependents of certain veterans
You could qualify for up to 100% Tuition Assistance for college courses taken during off-duty hours.
The military offers great education benefits. See what's available and take advantage of the benefits you've earned.
The military and VA offer several educational assistance programs for reservists and Guard members.
The Guard offers several education assistance programs including tuition assistance, the GI Bill, and more.
Rates are nearing record lows AGAIN. Now is the time to use your VA Loan and take advantage of these low rates and payments.
The Army's top general said March 20 that the service is closing all of its recruiting stations and switching to virtual recruiting after six recruits showed signs of the novel coronavirus at initial military training.
President Donald Trump recently announced that the U.S. Army will award the Presidential Unit Citation to the National Guard's Old Hickory Division for its heroic stand against Nazi armored forces after the Normandy invasion in World War II.
The U.S. Air Force and Army have delayed upcoming promotion boards amid concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus, the services separately announced last week.
With schools across the nation shutting down or moving to online-only instruction, the Department of Veterans Affairs will be making changes in how GI Bill payments are administered.
The Department of Veterans Affairs urged retired doctors March 20 to come back to work as the health care system braces for a wave of coronavirus patients.
House Veterans Affairs Committee members are demanding daily and weekly updates from the Department of Veterans Affairs on its response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, along with the answers to 49 questions.
Service members and families whose military moves have been put on hold thanks to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic could receive financial help from the Defense Department.
Veterans cemeteries are open to the public during the novel coronavirus outbreak, but are adhering to official guidance on how to avoid spreading COVID-19.
As of March 18, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is requiring ID checks at store doors and blocking all non-authorized shoppers from entering, system officials announced in a Facebook post.
Are you getting a military discount on your car insurance? Save big on your car insurance, from companies serving the military community, some even offering military discounts. Start saving now.
Some veterans and disability advocates are divided over a rule proposed by the Department of Transportation (DoT) that would let airlines treat emotional support animals as pets.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is making changes to its home loan process and asking lenders to offer relief to veterans who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Military treatment facility patients will likely see some of their scheduled appointments canceled and moved to telehealth instead as Defense Health Agency officials look to "scrub" the schedule and clear the way for coronavirus patients.
The U.S. military says it has plenty of coronavirus tests ready to meet demand. But not everyone meets requirements to get tested.
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While the United States begins clamping down on international travel over concerns of the novel coronavirus' spread, the Department of Veterans Affairs has been criticized for not releasing a comprehensive emergency response to the disease.
Unemployment rates for veterans essentially held steady in February, but the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was mostly compiled before the potential impact from the coronavirus could be gauged.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it will soon suspend new veteran enrollments at five colleges that have engaged in illegal practices.
Marines and sailors who put their lives at risk to save their comrades during a December terrorist attack on a Florida military base will receive awards for heroism.
About 1,000 children of active-duty Coast Guard families could lose their spots at base child development centers (CDCs) under a new Defense Department policy effective June 1.
In a hearing this month, lawmakers expressed eagerness to learn about the Department of Veterans Affairs' plan to provide in-home and institutional long-term health care to a coming "silver tsunami" of aging Baby Boomers.
Rates are nearing record lows AGAIN. Now is the time to use your VA Loan and take advantage of these low rates and payments.
The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) announced plans to temporarily close all USO Airport Centers in the U.S. by March 13, as a precaution against exposure to the novel coronavirus.
A temporary military travel ban put in place to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus applies only to official permanent change of station (PCS) and temporary duty assignment (TDY) travel.
As President Donald Trump declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a national emergency on March 13, military resale, schools and support services worldwide updated guidance and plans in an attempt to deal with the virus.
To mark K-9 Veterans Day on Friday, President Donald Trump honored the military working dog injured in the raid that killed the head of the Islamic State last year.
With its deep market presence and diversity of real estate services, this publicly traded real estate investment trust offers military veterans strong career growth potential, along with competitive compensation and benefits.
Pentagon officials announced sweeping travel restrictions for troops and their families late March 13 that will halt all domestic travel, including duty station moves and temporary assignments, for nearly two months.
At least one senator wants the Pentagon to delay military medical cuts and a plan to push military retirees and families off base for care in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Navy is suspending a much-criticized program that charges military housing residents for going over a predetermined utility usage allotment.
Army Col. Scott Gerber said he had to pay out-of-pocket for an independent inspector to verify mold infestation and water damage in his home in an effort to get the attention of the private company running base housing at Fort Meade, Maryland.
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The U.S. Postal Service officially stopped accepting handwritten customs declaration forms on international packages as of March 6, but the change will come to military installations' mail a bit later.
Rates are nearing record lows AGAIN. Now is the time to use your VA loan and take advantage of these low rates and payments.
The office set up within the Department of Veterans Affairs to protect whistleblowers has itself engaged in retaliation against its own staff in policy disputes.
You have a scheduled medical appointment at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility, but you have a nagging cough and cold symptoms. What do you do?
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The scattered wreckage of two dive bombers and a torpedo bomber lost in battle against the forces of Imperial Japan has been found.
A top animal rights group wants Marines to trade the reptiles and other animals they're eating during an annual jungle training exercise for plants and other vegan survival options.
The Marcus Institute for Brain Health is offering free evaluations and treatment for veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), according to a new announcement from the Department of Veterans Affairs' VAntage Point blog.
Toxic exposure, a high veterans suicide rate and accommodating women are among the issues veterans service organizations (VSOs) have brought up to Congress this year.
The Naval Nuclear Laboratory has an ongoing need for Veterans. Search jobs now.
Lawmakers expressed frustration March 5 over a lack of information on why the electronic health record (EHR) system needs an additional billion dollars and why military clinics are closing to retirees and families.
Vietnam-era and other pre-9/11 veterans are one step closer to accessing a program designed to pay their spouses or other family support for in-home care.
There may be times when U.S. military members stationed overseas and their families are evacuated from their duty station due to political instability, public safety or natural disasters.
If you're not eligible to transfer your Post-9/11 GI Bill to your family and your kids want to go to college, what can you do? Thankfully, there are thousands of scholarships out there.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and the service branches have committed to implementing 15 new rights for military families living in on-base housing.
The U.S. Air Force is changing its song to be gender-neutral as the service grows more diverse and adds more women across its ranks.
More Tricare beneficiaries became eligible for fertility treatments in 2024. Here's who qualifies and what to expect.
Here are the Defense Department child-care fees for the 2023-2024 school year.
Since 2012, the VA has provided disability compensation to service members and health benefits to both service members and families exposed to contaminated water at North Carolina Marine Corps bases.
The window is closing for veterans, families and others to file administrative claims and lawsuits under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act.
In U.S. military service, an other than honorable (OTH) discharge represents the most severe form of administrative discharge, raising questions about a service member's conduct and performance in the ranks and their eligibility for certain veteran benefits once out of uniform.
An honorable discharge is a type of military discharge given to service members who have met or exceeded the standards of conduct and performance expected of them during their time in the military.
MHS Genesis is the Defense Department's new electronic health records system, designed to provide a single health record for service members, veterans, and their families. It replaces the Tricare Online Patient Portal (TOL PP).
In the event of a government shutdown, for most active-duty service members and military veterans, your health benefits should not be affected.
The PACT Act added two new presumptive medical conditions for Agent Orange exposure plus five new presumptive Vietnam-era locations.
The PACT Act presumes a service connection for myriad conditions related to toxic exposures from burn pits; contaminated water at Marine Corps bases in North Carolina; and the Vietnam-era defoliant, Agent Orange.
For PACT Act claims, veterans may enlist help from the VA itself; from its accredited representatives, including veterans service organizations; or from veterans offices run by state and local governments.
The VA was in the process of hiring 15,000 new claims processors as the PACT Act reached its first birthday on Aug. 10, 2023, and the average time to process a claim was about 148 days. Here's what potential beneficiaries can expect during the PACT Act application process.
The vast majority of the 4 million veterans the VA had screened for toxic exposures as of July 2023 were already enrolled in VA health care. Here's how the PACT Act could affect current VA beneficiaries.
The PACT Act linked medical conditions with certain toxins common during some eras or circumstances of military service. Here are some of the most important things survivors need to know if they think they may qualify for compensation under the new law.
With several dental carriers to choose from, how do you choose wisely?
It's time to review and change your health insurance, if necessary.
FEDVIP offers vision insurance for active-duty family members and dental insurance for retired military members and their families.
If you think living is expensive, try dying.
If you want to make changes to your coverage for the upcoming year, you need to do it during the Tricare open enrollment period.
Survivors will see a major increase from 2022
The Tricare Online Patient Portal is a web platform designed to let U.S. military service members and their families access health care information. At most facilities, however, TOL PP has already been replaced by the new electronic health record, MHS Genesis.
To ease the burden on surviving family, VA now can determine eligibility for burial in a National Cemetery ahead of time.
Plan ahead to make sure you and your family have healthcare coverage after you get out of the military.
There are several ways our nation honors its deceased veterans. See our detailed pages on what benefits are available.
The holiday season will be here before you know it. Plan now so your packages arrive on time.
Specially Adapted Housing grants are available to veterans who have specific service-connected disabilities
There are several Health Care programs available to assist veterans and retirees as they transition into the civilian workforce.
The Uniformed Services Family Health Plan option is available near selected civilian medical facilities around the country.
Tricare provides a world-class pharmacy benefit to all eligible military members, retirees, and their families.
These tables show cost-shares or copayments and annual deductibles for families who use Tricare
If you have VA disability and an employment handicap, you may be entitled to Veterans Readiness and Employment services.
Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities may get a grant from VA to build or modify a home to meet their needs
Tricare Young Adult is a plan that qualified adult children can purchase after eligibility for regular Tricare coverage ends.
Many states have state veterans cemeteries. Find out about the locations and eligibility requirements for your state.
The current VA disability pay rates show compensation for veterans with a disability rating 10% or higher. Read more.
Medicare costs will go up 5.9% on average for 2024
Individuals who lose TRICARE eligibility or other coverage are eligible for the Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP)
If you are enrolled in the CHAMPVA program should you choose to participate in Medicare Part D.
CHAMPVA is a health benefits program in which the VA shares the cost of certain services and supplies
Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage is available to everyone with Medicare, including Tricare beneficiaries.
Grants are available for veterans to help purchase a new or used car or special equipment to assist those with disabilities
If you work in the health care field, you may be eligible for a sign-on bonus, an extension bonus, and monthly incentive pay.
If you are an active-duty commissioned officer on aviation duty, you are entitled to Aviation Career Incentive Pay.
Military Per Diem Rates cover any military related travel expenses. The per diem rate sets the limit to how much servicemembers can be reimbursed.
What is Dependency and Indemnity Compensation? DIC is a monthly benefit paid to eligible survivors of deceased service members or veterans.
Since 1864, Arlington National Cemetery has served as the nation's military cemetery honoring those who served.
For many sailors and Marines, there is no more honored choice for their mortal remains than burial at sea.
The VA provides headstones and markers for the graves of veterans anywhere in the world.
Just what does burial in a National Cemetery involve?
VA burial allowances are partial reimbursements of an eligible veteran's burial and funeral costs.
Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command Monday, the service confirmed to Military.com.
A report from the Pentagon's inspector general found that soldiers are still reluctant to report sexual harassment and other abuse.
A lawyer for a military contractor being sued by three survivors of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq says the plaintiffs are suing the wrong people.
It was 20 years ago, on April 22, 2004, that Tillman was killed at age 27 by friendly fire in a firefight in Spera, Afghanistan, as part of the U.S. Army Second Ranger Battalion.
Several Army vessels and Military Sealift Command ships are working to prepare and build the platform and pier.
Specialist Sanda G. Frimpong, who was serving on active duty until his arrest in 2023, was ordered to pay back over $350,000 to victims he and others manipulated.
The Guard letters went to former soldiers who may have never received their promised enlistment bonus after the service component got behind on the payments.
An Army Reserve major and civilian Army employee, Caz Craffy improperly invested money and collected $1.4 million in financial fees. Lawmakers want to implement protections for vulnerable families of the fallen.
Retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett, who was the last living Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War before his death earlier this month, will lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol, congressional leaders announced.
After the U.S. Army canceled plans for a new armed scout helicopter, Sikorsky is laying off as many as 400 employees in Connecticut, primarily in its engineering and digital technology ranks who would have developed the chopper.
Top Navy and Army officials faced tough questions Tuesday from lawmakers on what steps they are taking to prevent child abuse at military day-care centers after Military.com revealed serious gaps in policy and oversight.
The U.S. Supreme Court decision handed down Tuesday could affect up to 1.7 million veterans, according to the retired Army captain's attorneys.
The retired general, Antonio Taguba, told jurors that the contractor, Steven Stefanowicz, even tried to intimidate the general as he investigated the Abu Ghraib abuses.
The Army says it will continue the suspension of horse-drawn funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery after roughly a year of no operations, leaving some family members with a tough decision.
With a flattop haircut, pointed opinions and a Midwestern sensibility, Whitey Herzog forged a Hall of Fame career managing Major League Baseball's two Missouri teams by implementing a style that bears little resemblance to today's game.
The Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes.
The Army's consideration of cuts to two of its premier education benefits is the result of at least one of those program's runaway success and ballooning cost, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers.
Sherman continues to draw public interest today, gaining respect from people who abhor modern displays of sympathy toward the Confederacy and notoriety from southerners who resent his harsh military campaigns.
The Louisiana soldiers are spaced in groups of two or three over the 1.5 mile, 400-yard-wide strip of land.
The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started last month, and created a relationship between the Army and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Capt. Jeremy Reamer said he understood that the shooter, Robert Card, was suffering from a psychiatric breakdown during training last summer.
The Army will have its helicopter pilots conduct hours of additional training after a rash of a dozen crashes that has killed 10 service members just since October.
Giant salvage buckets are hauling up the remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge roadway to clear space for workers to use hydraulic shears to cut a bigger part of the structure into smaller pieces.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed the need to invest in housing when pressed Tuesday on how the Pentagon will ensure that any privatized barracks are not plagued with the same problems as privatized military family housing.
The Army is again dramatically expanding its pre-basic training courses that were created to get young Americans into compliance with the service's enlistment standards, as those courses are becoming key to curtailing the ongoing recruiting slump.
When Ralph Puckett was chosen to lead a new Ranger company in 1950, he said a prayer: "Dear God, don't let me get a bunch of guys -- good guys -- killed."
In the upcoming movie "The Keeper," Angus Benfield ("The Post") plays George Eshleman, an Army veteran who hikes the entire Appalachian Trail for the first time to raise awareness about veteran suicide.
The education benefits, which are currently under review and cost the Army about $278 million last year, are broadly popular among the rank and file, and are among the service's premier recruiting and retention tools.
Work to clear the Port of Baltimore’s main shipping channel hit another milestone Sunday as crews started removing shipping containers from the Dali, the cargo vessel that rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, collapsing it.
The U.S. Army is introducing a joint battlefield training in the Philippines to improve combat readiness including by ensuring adequate supply of ammunition and other needs in difficult conditions in tropical jungles and on scattered islands.
An Army veteran, Brennan attended Boston College under the GI Bill.
Biden received a briefing from local officials, the U.S. Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers on the situation in the water and its impacts on the region.
"Sometimes I think about joining the military." That was what Andrew said to me one evening in the winter of 2007, when he was 24 and I was 23. We'd just moved in together and were out walking in Annapolis, the colonial Maryland capital where Andrew was studying the classics at a small liberal arts college.
Engineers also plan to open a channel 280 feet wide and 35 feet deep by the end of April to allow barge container service and some vessels that move automobiles and farm equipment to pass the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed March 26 when it was struck by a container ship.
William Whitaker was 64 when he died in March 2022, more than 20 months after an initial VA hospital CT scan showed a small but suspicious mass in one of his lungs.
Space Force Tech. Sgt. David Gudgeon and Sgt. Yuji Moore graduated from the Army's program Wednesday, according to a news release from Fort Jackson.
The default headgear everywhere else in the Army is the so-called patrol cap, which offers relatively little utility and has a lot of excess fabric on the inside, making it difficult to dry and uncomfortable in hot weather.
The prosecution of a former Army officer facing a federal riot charge for allegedly smashing Starbucks windows during a 2021 demon
More than three decades after his actions during the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, retired Army Maj. Larry Moores has been awarded the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award for acts of valor.
Albert "Ken" Axelson, a World War II combat medic, turned 21 on April 2, 1945 -- the same day he was liberated from a Nazi prisoner of war camp in the waning months of World War II. The two anniversaries have been intertwined ever since.
In the beginning, only moves picked up and delivered within about 50 miles of the same base will be carried out by HomeSafe Alliance, the entity formed by existing logistics firms that won the military's Global Household Goods Contract.
The Navy has convicted a chief petty officer of attempted espionage, among other charges, at a court-martial in San Diego after the sailor was charged with sharing classified documents under the guise of writing research papers.
Members of the Red Hill Community Representation Initiative are expressing frustration with federal officials who declined to attend a scheduled meeting for a second time.
A Navy review is shining a light on major shipbuilding delays, including at the Newport News shipyard, but defense experts point to larger systemic issues constraining the industrial base’s production capacity.
Saturday’s training only involved the Japanese navy and was not part of a multinational exercise, defense officials said.
Several Army vessels and Military Sealift Command ships are working to prepare and build the platform and pier.
The USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo "experienced a fire in the engine room while in transit to the eastern Mediterranean Sea" on April 11, and while the crew evacuated the area and used portable extinguishers to put out the fire, the ship had to return to Jacksonville, Florida, using just one engine, "for further assessment," according to a Navy statement provided Wednesday.
The Navy will not allow the City and County of Honolulu to locate a new landfill on Waipio Peninsula near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the city announced Tuesday.
The report was prompted by a spill of 19,000 gallons of jet fuel from the Navy's underground Red Hill facility in Hawaii that, in November 2021, made its way into and tainted the Navy's Oahu water system, which serves 93,000 people.
Top Navy and Army officials faced tough questions Tuesday from lawmakers on what steps they are taking to prevent child abuse at military day-care centers after Military.com revealed serious gaps in policy and oversight.
The Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes.
Commissioned in 1995, the Nimitz-class carrier entered the Newport News shipyard in May 2021 for maintenance.
U.S. forces downed some of the Iran-launched drones flying toward Israel.
The maintenance-embattled USS Boxer is heading back to San Diego just 10 days after deploying due to an engineering issue, as first reported by USNI News and confirmed to Military.com by Navy officials.
The Department of the Navy said it has taken a "proactive approach" to procure American or allied-supplied batteries for its installations, according to a letter from the service obtained by Military.com.
A former Navy SEAL explains how he and a team of veteran technical advisors helped make the combat in “Civil War” so viscerally real.
The Navy has admitted that all of its key shipbuilding programs -- from the new Columbia-class submarine to the new Constellation-class frigate -- are facing yearslong delays.
The trial of a Navy chief petty officer accused of espionage is underway, kicking off in San Diego on Tuesday, court documents and
A man accused of trying to breach the gate at the FBI’s Atlanta headquarters a week ago will remain in custody while his mental health is evaluated.
The Navy's top officer says that she ordered a "deep dive" into maintenance and readiness issues following the amphibious ship USS Boxer's monthslong deployment delay that finally ended last week.
Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., recently received a $7.5 million grant from the Department of Energy to adapt a particle accelerator that could eventually be used in water treatment plants to break down “forever chemicals.”
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the exercises “underscore our shared commitment to ensuring that all countries are free to fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows."
Capt. Abigail Yablonsky Marter, the commander of the Naval Medical Research Unit South, was relieved by Capt. Franca Jones, the commander of the Naval Medical Research Command, "due to a loss of confidence in her ability to command."
According to the letter, medical workers in Gaza are performing procedures on hospital floors and working weeks at a time without a break while mass casualty events occur "at least three or four times every night."
Though he is only charged with a single count, the affidavit details how Navy veteran Ervin Lee Bolling of Easley, S.C., allegedly got out of the wrecked car and walked past the gate, then refused to comply with the special agents detaining him.
The USS Boxer, the heart of the next Marine-carrying task force, has finally deployed from San Diego after months of delays and mechanical issues that were driven, at least in part, by poor leadership aboard the ship.
In the beginning, only moves picked up and delivered within about 50 miles of the same base will be carried out by HomeSafe Alliance, the entity formed by existing logistics firms that won the military's Global Household Goods Contract.
Ervin Lee Bolling enlisted in the Navy in January 1998 and served as a submarine sonar technician before retiring in 2017, according to Navy records.
An official with the joint task force behind the cleanup and salvage effort confirmed to Military.com that the team, composed of Army, Navy and Coast Guard assets, has created a small channel that is open to "commercial, essential vessels."
When the USS New Jersey left the pier for the first time in two decades at the end of March, it did so in style -- with the warship's unusual yellow battle flag flying in the wind.
As the Battleship New Jersey sits in the dry dock at the Philadelphia Navy Yard through May undergoing maintenance, the public will be able to tour underneath the iconic vessel for the first time in its long history.
The Navy said beginning Friday it's allowing boot camp recruits to use their cell phones for family calls after a small test of the new policy rolled out in late November.
The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard is arriving by barge so crews can begin removing the wreckage from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse.
A recent GAO report recommends more top-level ownership in the military to help improve troop sleeping patterns.
Members of the CRI expressed frustration that EPA is sharing information about the testing after a community meeting last Thursday.
Joint Task Force Red Hill began defueling the tanks in October after completing months of repairs to an aging network of pipes to prevent the World War II-era facility from springing more leaks while it drained 104 million of fuel from the tanks.
Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Oriola Michael Aregbesola, who was aboard the USS Mason, went overboard on March 20, according to the Navy.
Meetings have often been contentious, with members of the Red Hill Community Representation Initiative and from the community frequently accusing officials of withholding information and dodging questions.
Megan Ernst and her two young children were eating dinner on Feb. 19, 2023, when four uniformed sailors and two Navy SEALs knocked on the front door of their Virginia Beach home.
Decades of desert ops have dulled jungle warfare skills, requiring more specialized training in this environment.
Capt. Kurt Balagna, who until last week was the commanding officer of the USS Ohio sub's gold crew, was arrested March 5 by Washington state police for driving with a blood alcohol content of around 0.24%.
Less than two weeks after the group deployed, the Bataan and Carter Hall were ordered to sail to the Middle East to bolster maritime security.
The Virginia Beach court records show that Capt. Richard Zaszewski was arrested Jan. 19, 2024, for driving while intoxicated, or DWI, with a blood alcohol content between 0.15% and 0.2%.
The celebration in Camden kicked off with speeches from Gov. Phil Murphy and Navy veterans, accompanied by music from a local high school band. Then, the crowd bid farewell to the ship as it left for several months of repairs.
The U.S. Navy's premier aeronautical acrobatical demonstration team known as the Blue Angels has been wowing air-show audiences around the world for nearly 80 years.
Richard C. “Dick” Higgins, one of the few remaining survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died, a family member said Wednesday. He was 102.
Capt. Richard A. Zaszewski was relieved of his command by Rear Adm. Keith Davids, head of Naval Special Warfare Command, for a "behavior related" offense, a Navy spokesperson told Military.com.
The Navy will deploy a host of logistics vessels and around 260 sailors to help operate the pier system being spearheaded by the Army to provide millions of meals and supplies to the Gaza Strip.
In determining their verdict in August, jurors agreed with attorney Dale Galipo and co-counsel Maro Burunsuzyan's argument that using deadly force was unnecessary, as the situation was not immediately life-threatening to the officers or anyone else.
The findings "found no instances of contamination above regulatory action levels" after testing for polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, and volatile organic compounds that are believed to have negative health effects."
Col. Ben Jonsson's nomination to become a one-star general was set to expire May 1 under a law that says military officer promotions that require Senate confirmation must be approved within 18 months after they are first nominated.
Base officials did not confirm the type of pests, but the closure came as photos reportedly of mice and rodents in the kitchen areas were circulating online on the popular Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page.
Despite the alarming numbers, the Rand Corp. study released earlier this month found that the underlying causes of that trend were not immediately clear.
A new Air Force study has found what appears to be a higher rate of a rare brain and spinal cord cancer among children of service members stationed at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico.
Preliminary work has begun for major upgrades deemed essential for the 185th Air Refueling Wing to continue flying tankers at Sioux Gateway Airport, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said at a congressional hearing
Gen. David Allvin, the Air Force chief of staff, told airmen in an emailed memo that as he nears the six-month mark in his tenure, the service has "been charting a course for the change we need."
Florida became at least the third state to honor the Tuskegee Airmen with a state holiday when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day into law.
The Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes.
A civilian employee with the Missile Defense Agency died last year after experiencing decompression sickness aboard an Air Force C-17 during a missile testing flight, an accident investigation revealed.
U.S. forces downed some of the Iran-launched drones flying toward Israel.
Since the Space Force was formed in 2019 as part of the Department of the Air Force, a major point of contention has been what to do with the roughly 1,000 part-time Air National Guardsmen across 14 units operating space-related missions.
Lt. Col. Jimmy Stanley, commander of the 90th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, was relieved of command April 5, the base said in a press release Tuesday.
Assuming command of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Col. Dustin Richards promised Tuesday to establish a "culture of trust and mutual respect," one where base employees can reach their potential and "live their best life."
The Air Force is betting a large part of its future air warfare on a fleet of more than 1,000 autonomously operated combat aircraft.
Between 2021 and 2023, the number of active-duty airmen with shaving waivers due to pseudofolliculitis barbae, a skin condition causing frequent and painful razor burn that disproportionately affects Black men, has grown from 10,965 to 18,991, the Department of the Air Force data shows.
The B-1B airframe has been in service with the Air Force since the mid-1980s; about 60 are left in the fleet, which is divided between Dyess in Texas and Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City, South Dakota.
The most notable change at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the redesignation of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to the "Air Force Air Dominance Systems Center." And Air Force Materiel Command will oversee seven centers instead of the current structure of six.
Wilmer Puello-Mota, 28, a former security forces technical sergeant with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, allegedly fled the country in response to a pending criminal case against him for possession of child pornography.
National Guard Association officials said the new proposal was submitted to Congress with the hopes of it being included in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act.
In the beginning, only moves picked up and delivered within about 50 miles of the same base will be carried out by HomeSafe Alliance, the entity formed by existing logistics firms that won the military's Global Household Goods Contract.
Officials said they’re also working to open a second channel on the southwest side of the main channel that will allow for deeper draft vessels, but they haven’t said when that might open.
As of April 1, airmen and Guardians stationed at U.S. bases where temperatures sometimes drop 20 degrees below zero will earn the new lump-sum payment if they agree to serve at least a yearlong tour.
The site on Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico -- where geomorphologists and members of the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental flight discovered about 70 items, ranging from a series of hearths to an early version of a stone pestle -- could offer valuable information about how prehistoric people in the Southwest survived and adapted to climate change in their time, a spokesman said.
Senior Airman Larry Hebert, an integrated avionics journeyman from New Hampshire currently stationed at Naval Station Rota in Spain, began the hunger strike at midnight April 1.
Maj. Ligel Brown was relieved of command Jan. 25, but the leadership change was not publicized in a press release or previously covered by the media.
The home deliveries, set to begin in late summer, are planned as an expansion of the agency's COVID-19 pandemic-era accessibility program and would be provided within a 20-mile radius of commissaries at bases.
Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership role Monday, according to a news release from the base.
The Air Force is still not flying Osprey aircraft in Japan despite getting the green light to lift a monthslong flight hold following a deadly crash off the country's southern coast.
A bipartisan agreement to fund the Pentagon for the remainder of this fiscal year that was approved by Congress included a demand from lawmakers for more answers from the Air Force about its proposed reorganization.
Stewart's case marks the second time in history that an Air Force general officer has been formally charged with a sexual crime. The projected start date for the trial is June 17.
Air Force investigators said Jason Gray consented to a search of his Discord, which ultimately led to his arrest on child pornography charges.
Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, a Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, died Thursday evening during a training incident in the vicinity of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
After graduating from high school, Anderson turned down a scholarship to the University of Michigan in favor of enlisting in the Marines, where he rose to the rank of staff sergeant while seeing combat during the Vietnam War.
A Navy sailor who was convicted on a charge stemming from his participation in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, has managed to avoid jail time or probation.
The Marine, who was part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, was not named in the statement to adhere to the service's next-of-kin notification process.
Previously, Marines could resign or retire with as little as four months of advanced notification. The update went into immediate effect for the service.
The Marine Corps said it initially started noticing shortages in 2022 of the combat utility uniforms that left exchange stocks empty and Marines having to improvise.
Chance Brannon, an ex-corporal stationed at Camp Pendleton at the time of the firebombing, also plotted to attack an Orange County power grid, a LGBTQ+ pride night celebration at Dodger Stadium according to the Department of Justice.
The bombing, which occurred in late August 2021, targeted the large crowds of Afghans who were trying to leave the country in the last days of the American military presence and ahead of the Taliban's takeover.
The service said that reserve members from the 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, or ANGLICO, color guard attended the April 11 event hosted by the Grey Team, a nonprofit veterans organization.
The Department of the Navy said it has taken a "proactive approach" to procure American or allied-supplied batteries for its installations, according to a letter from the service obtained by Military.com.
The Marine Corps dropped sexual assault charges against a Marine who was found with a minor in his barracks room last year. The Marine instead pleaded guilty to leaving the base without authorization.
Gen. Charles Krulak, the retired Marine commandant, was among dozens of retired four-star generals and admirals and former cabinet officials who filed an amicus brief Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging ex-President Donald Trump's claim of immunity against prosecution.
Prosecutors said Jia Liu, 28, partnered with fellow admitted scammer Steven Rodriguez to steal, forge and distribute fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards to people looking to get around stringent vaccination requirements at work, restaurants and other places during the most chaotic months of the coronavirus pandemic.
Ryker Frost, 10, died as a result of injuries suffered during a collision involving his family's minivan and a military police vehicle that was responding to a report of a gate crasher.
A recruit for the Florida State Guard -- a civilian military force under Gov. Ron DeSantis' control -- was removed from a Jacksonville training facility and sent to a hospital for a mental health evaluation in February after he reportedly told others he wanted to kill Jews and Palestinians and "blow up" a military base.
In the beginning, only moves picked up and delivered within about 50 miles of the same base will be carried out by HomeSafe Alliance, the entity formed by existing logistics firms that won the military's Global Household Goods Contract.
Lt. Col. Christopher O'Melia was fired from his role as battalion commander on March 26 "due to a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to continue to serve in that position."
The suspect briefly made it past gate guards, but was immediately apprehended by military police, Marine spokesperson Maj. Joshua Pena told Military.com.
Cpl. Samuel is a reserve Marine with 4th Marine Aircraft Wing out of Chicopee, Massachusetts. He serves as a motor vehicle operator for the unit, according to 4th MAW.
We spent time with the Marines miles above the Arctic Circle in Norway as part of the largest NATO exercise in the region since 1988.
According to the Coast Guard, 26-year-old Samuel Wanjiru went swimming in the beach area of "La Pared" in Luquillo on the western side of the U.S. territory near San Juan when he became distressed and a 911 call went out.
The home deliveries, set to begin in late summer, are planned as an expansion of the agency's COVID-19 pandemic-era accessibility program and would be provided within a 20-mile radius of commissaries at bases.
The Air Force is still not flying Osprey aircraft in Japan despite getting the green light to lift a monthslong flight hold following a deadly crash off the country's southern coast.
This latest incident follows another shooting that occurred earlier this year in which a Marine was taken into custody in connection with a shooting death of a civilian on post.
Decades of desert ops have dulled jungle warfare skills, requiring more specialized training in this environment.
Capt. Michael LoGrande always wanted to fly for the Marine Corps. Even after being medically disqualified to be a pilot, he didn't see it as the end of the road but the beginning of a new one.
The inspection was meant to better understand the state of the barracks, which have recently come under scrutiny across the military.
Gen. Al Gray was lauded by Marines, current and former, for his no-nonsense, salt-of-the earth approach to leading the service, including as a former enlisted man and as the country entered the Gulf War during his tenure as commandant.
The Marine Corps is the only service that is not gender-integrated at the lowest recruit training level, according to the report released Friday, despite efforts by the service over the last several years to desegregate its training units by gender.
For more than two decades, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, has served as a key piece for U.S. deterrence, including in Europe.
Col. Seth "S.W." MacCutcheon, the commander of the School of Infantry-West, and Maj. Nicholas Engle, the commander of the Reconnaissance Training Company, were both relieved on March 8 by Brig. Gen. Farrell Sullivan.
U.S. Southern Command said that the need for the FAST came at the request of the State Department, and that it "is prepared with a wide range of contingency plans to ensure the safety and security of U.S. citizens in Haiti."
Among the quality-of-life funding included in the request is money for a 4.5% pay raise for troops, $2.35 billion for Army barracks and $250 million for Navy and Marine Corps barracks.
The grounding, which also included the Air Force and Navy, was lifted on March 8 by Naval Air Systems Command officials.
Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz, who took the mantle of top enlisted leader of the Marine Corps over five months ago, said that having quality barracks for Marines is "basic human rights."
A new U.S. Coast Guard unit has opened at Fort Drum — the Marine Safety Unit: Thousand Islands. LDC Carrie Foster will serve as the commanding officer for MSU: Thousand Islands.
What went wrong aboard the Dali, the 984-foot ship that weighed 112,000 tons when it struck the bridge, and whether it could or should have been prevented, is the question at the center of parallel probes by the National Transportation Safety Board and the FBI.
The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened the Ohio River in Pittsburgh to maritime traffic, nearly four days after 26 barges broke loose and floated away during flooding.
The students, all second-class cadets, received various degrees of punishment.
More than a week after three men didn’t return from a boating trip in Micronesia, a “help” message written in the sand of a remote island led rescuers to their location, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard's Honolulu -based "Indo-Pacific Support Cutter " CGC Harriet Lane returned to port Tuesday after its first patrol across Oceania.
Giant salvage buckets are hauling up the remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge roadway to clear space for workers to use hydraulic shears to cut a bigger part of the structure into smaller pieces.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said illegal nondisclosure agreements were uncovered through his investigation as the top Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Coast Guard.
More than two dozen contractors hoping to take part in the construction of the National U.S. Coast Guard Museum attended a "robust" bid opening event earlier this month, museum association leaders said.
The United States and the Independent State of Samoa on Friday signed an addendum to an existing 2012 agreement to continue and expand cooperation to tackle transnational crime at sea, including a provision that essentially deputizes U.S. Coast Guard patrols to enforce Samoan regulations within the island nation's territorial waters.
Work to clear the Port of Baltimore’s main shipping channel hit another milestone Sunday as crews started removing shipping containers from the Dali, the cargo vessel that rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, collapsing it.
Biden received a briefing from local officials, the U.S. Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers on the situation in the water and its impacts on the region.
Engineers also plan to open a channel 280 feet wide and 35 feet deep by the end of April to allow barge container service and some vessels that move automobiles and farm equipment to pass the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed March 26 when it was struck by a container ship.
The crest of the newly inaugurated U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Melvin Bell bears a motto—"Signal of Hope "—that encapsulates the legacy of its Hawaii-born namesake who transmitted the first alarms following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
In the beginning, only moves picked up and delivered within about 50 miles of the same base will be carried out by HomeSafe Alliance, the entity formed by existing logistics firms that won the military's Global Household Goods Contract.
An official with the joint task force behind the cleanup and salvage effort confirmed to Military.com that the team, composed of Army, Navy and Coast Guard assets, has created a small channel that is open to "commercial, essential vessels."
Cpl. Samuel is a reserve Marine with 4th Marine Aircraft Wing out of Chicopee, Massachusetts. He serves as a motor vehicle operator for the unit, according to 4th MAW.
The U.S. Coast Guard inaugurated a new multi-mission ship, the Melvin Bell, named for a World War II veteran who radioed the first alarms after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard is arriving by barge so crews can begin removing the wreckage from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse.
According to the Coast Guard, 26-year-old Samuel Wanjiru went swimming in the beach area of "La Pared" in Luquillo on the western side of the U.S. territory near San Juan when he became distressed and a 911 call went out.
The U.S. Coast Guard says the cargo ship that crashed into and collapsed a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand.
The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal of making it safe for ships to navigate again.
From a webcam focused on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Dali appeared to lose power twice before striking the bridge.
After repeated requests, the Coast Guard finally will be able to buy a commercially available icebreaker.
Crew members on the US Coast Guard Cutter Alder discovered that approximately 500 gallons of diesel fuel had been released into the ocean about 30 miles off Fort Bragg's coast.
Two superintendents were on hand to sign a new agreement intended to strengthen a partnership between the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and New London Public Schools.
Following a law passed in 2021 that required the services to expedite self-referrals for mental health assessments, the Coast Guard has announced new efforts to ensure access to treatment.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot said the U.S. has only one heavy icebreaker ship for Arctic operations while Russia has approximately 40 available.
Competition over dwindling fish resources has led to international tensions, and in some cases clashes in places like the South China Sea, once one of the world's most plentiful fishing grounds that has now been depleted almost to collapse.
The FBI said it will help with "debris" recovery after a CNN news report that a "possible spy balloon" may have been discovered in the waters off the coast of Alaska, according to a statement from the FBI field office in Anchorage.
Kenneth Jones has donned a solid blue uniform in service to the Coast Guard for nearly a decade as a yeoman, the branch's equivalent to human resources. But since his Virginia Beach-themed sneaker design went viral in 2021, Jones has poured himself into building a clothing and sneaker brand in preparation for life after his military service.
A Pakistani national who U.S. officials say was the captain of a ship carrying Iranian-made missile components to Houthi rebels in Yemen was ordered Tuesday to remain behind bars as he awaits trial on charges of attempting to smuggle a warhead and other weapons and lying to U.S. Coast Guard officers as they boarded the boat.
The nearly 40-year-old U.S. Coast Guard ship arrived in Hawaii in December after undergoing over a year's worth of renovations at a Baltimore shipyard.
The U.S. Coast Guard is embarking on one of its most unique missions yet in Puget Sound: a pilot program to alert vessels of whale sightings.
Leaders of a Homeland Security Committee investigations panel say the service has not provided the information they seek.
The Department of Defense is looking for a new home for SpaceX’s Starship, launching the process to determine what the environmental impact would be to allow the world’s most powerful rocket to launch from Florida's Space Coast.
The legislation, known as the Coast Guard Academy Safe-to-Report Act, requires that the Coast Guard implement and enforce a safe-to-report policy.
Coy Spooner, First Class Cadet, got on a call with the hierarchy at Coast Guard Academy and was presented two possible courses of action.
The regulation is known as "Safe-to-Report" and the other military service branches under the Defense Department adopted it more than two years ago.
The real inspiration for the rowdy animated mariner came from someone who was known to be a fighter and was most likely to throw hands after a few drinks.
The canine was trapped inside a shipping container for at least eight days, with no food or water.
There are specific similarities and differences between the service branches, but you can group the six services in pairs and see how they compare and contrast.
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