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.
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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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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.
Marines and sailors aboard Camp Pendleton, California, will spend two weeks patching drywall, replacing faulty door locks, scrubbing showers and fixing other barracks-related issues as base leadership pours millions of dollars into troop housing at the West Coast installation.
The Army will not be transitioning to new physical training uniforms, despite an announcement last week by the service's top enlisted leader about new uniforms on the horizon.
In an emergency National Security Council meeting, top South Korean officials condemned North Korea’s alleged dispatch of troops as “a grave security threat” to South Korea and the international community.
Ukraine’s president is hoping allies will take a more positive stance on his so-called “victory plan” after the U.S. election, but concedes that its key demand — an invitation to join NATO — is not welcome by some Western partners, in particular Germany.
All versions of the F-35, the world's costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years, according to the watchdog agency for Congress.
China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province that faces Taiwan.
The Navy has relieved both the commanding officer and his deputy, the executive officer, from their posts leading the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka, Japan.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby says President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned" about the unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel’s preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran.
Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay "Miley" Evans, a naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena "Dug" Wileman, a naval aviator, both 31 years old and from California, died on Oct. 15 when their aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier.
Federal district Judge David O. Carter made clear that his main purpose in ordering how the VA's property should be used was to provide shelter for the nearly 3,000 veterans in the area estimated to be homeless.
Gen. Chance Saltzman, the second person to hold the chief of space operations title, said in an interview the Space Force has an important role to play in keeping Americans safe, as well as protecting our way of life.
Kinsel, one of the few remaining Navajo Code Talkers, died in his sleep Saturday. He was 107.
U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, almost a week after China held massive war games around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory.
The U.S. Army’s recent deployment of a midrange missile system to the northern Philippines was “incredibly important” and allowed American and Filipino forces to jointly train for the potential usage of such heavy weaponry in Asian archipelago conditions, a U.S. general said.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit, hours after a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital and as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushes Western partners to keep providing military support for the war.
Daniel Penny, now 25, is accused of “recklessly causing the death” of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old former street performer who witnesses say was acting erratically on the train on May 1, 2023, when Penny moved to restrain him.
According to the department's Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, more than 20,000 service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries last year. More than 500,000 have been diagnosed since 2000.
South Korea demanded the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia as it summoned the Russian ambassador to protest deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.
The EA-18G Growler jet crashed east of Mount Rainier, according to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
Two Navy aviators who were flying an EA-18G Growler jet in Washington state when it crashed Tuesday were declared dead on Sunday, the service said in a statement.
Tim Sheehy is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and his military record is a centerpiece of his bid for office.
The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting in the search and rescue operations.
In a statement, the Pentagon said it was aware of the reports of the documents but did not have further comment.
Neither Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his wife were home.
The Israeli military uncovered what it says are Hezbollah’s deep attack capabilities.
Between the investigation and Fields' update, the publicly acknowledged sum total of punishments meted out for the Wi-Fi system was four administrative letters and a loss of a future command for the Manchester's commanding officer.
Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina has not had an operating dining hall for airmen in nearly a year and a half, leaving some relatives of young troops concerned about their food accessibility.
The special operations Marines will abandon the pattern worn by units such as Army Special Forces on Jan. 1, a spokesman said.
Being a military spouse is challenging, and for foreign-born spouses, there are even more stressors to keeping a family running.
Ceasefire negotiations to secure the hostages' release have sputtered time and time again, and hostage families have criticized Netanyahu for prioritizing military victory over a deal.
Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), based at nearby Joint Base Lewis-McChord, are now assisting in the efforts to reach the plane wreckage at an elevation of 6,000 feet on a steep and heavily wooded area east of Mount Rainier.
Russia returned to Ukraine the bodies of 501 soldiers, Ukrainian authorities said, in what appeared to be the biggest repatriation of war dead since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
South Korea's spy agency said that North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine. If confirmed, the move would bring a third country into the war and intensify a standoff between North Korea and the West.
U.S. President Joe Biden said as he meets with European partners that it’s important for Ukraine’s Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country.
A top Hamas political official confirms the death of the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, and said the militant group would not release more hostages until there is a cease-fire in Gaza.
This year has seen President Vladimir Putin repeatedly brandish the nuclear sword, reminding everyone that Russia has the world’s largest atomic arsenal to try to deter the West from ramping up support for Ukraine.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reminded his troops to treat South Korea as a hostile foreign enemy and insisted that the North wouldn’t hesitate to attack its rival if the South infringes upon its sovereignty, state media said.
Lawmakers are asking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to keep language in the defense bill that would give governor’s the final say over transferring National Guard forces to the federal government.
Veterans say they often can't get individual therapy appointments to accompany psychiatric medical care, and when they do connect, the treatment often is derailed by appointment cancellations and scheduling problems.
The bombers conducted airstrikes on five underground weapons facilities, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, and the operation was conducted to retaliate against the Houthis targeting civilian and military ships in the region.
The Navy released a report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that was the result of an inspection of its water system that serves more than 93, 000 people on Oahu.
After a yearlong review by the Pentagon, Tricare's overseas contractor will create a call center to assist civilian employees with appointment scheduling and up-front payments.
Sinwar has topped Israel’s most wanted list since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war just over a year ago, and his killing strikes a powerful blow to the militant group.
Congress added language to the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, to build more safeguards in the JROTC program after news reports and congressional investigations uncovered widespread sexual misconduct.
The top U.N. humanitarian official accused Israel of blocking the delivery of desperately needed aid to Gaza.
The U.S. Navy located the wreckage of a fighter jet that crashed in Washington state during a routine training flight in mountainous terrain. The two crew members onboard remain missing.
U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes targeting underground bunkers used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
The number of U.S. service members and veterans who radicalize make up a tiny fraction of a percentage point of the millions and millions who have honorably served their country.
Strong breezes kept American flags waving during a ceremony honoring three U.S. Army veterans from Connecticut whose remains had lingered unclaimed on funeral home shelves.
North Korea confirmed that its recently revised constitution defines South Korea as “a hostile state" for the first time, two days after it blew up front-line road and rail links that once connected the country with the South.
Here are four themes driving service members' decision not to contribute to the military's Thrift Savings Plan and why I think their rationale misses the mark.
As military spouses become newly eligible for educational funding assistance, it's important to know how to shop for a reputable education provider.
From deployments to frequent moves and everything in between, the military experience doesn't always directly match the civilian experience.
From building a solid financial foundation to preparing for emergencies and planning for retirement, the results of a recent survey confirmed that military service can translate to a better financial position.
If a new survey is any indicator, building a plan for the execution stage of retirement is clearly on the mind of the military community.
Space Force members take off-duty college courses under the Department of the Air Force's Military Tuition Assistance program (TA), which pays for up to 100% of tuition.
Those who wear or have worn the military uniform, based on this particular survey, appear less likely to have tapped their retirement savings.
Taking full advantage of financial touchpoint training can be one of the smartest moves service members make to build a financially secure future. But for many, completing the training becomes a "check in the block," and they miss out on the opportunity to make real progress.
The results of the 2024 Retirement Confidence Survey confirmed what I have long believed: Military service is a differentiator -- a financial differentiator.
Title fraud is still relatively rare, but the military lifestyle makes service members more vulnerable than their civilian counterparts.
People have to live and do things in a way that aligns with their priorities.
Finally receiving that hard-earned military retirement pay at age 60 is a big deal, and you definitely want to get that started on time. Make a note on your calendar to prevent a delay.
Here are four examples of what I will call "worthy whys" as you look for your own motivation to save.
Go back to the basics -- the A-B-Cs, if you will -- of turning credit-card debt into a piece of your personal history.
These money moves are all-important components of your financial wellness, so clean them up as we move through the second half of 2024.
Decisions you make when you move into your new home will affect the ongoing costs of running it.
Here's what to do if you're trying to both buy a house and stay out of financial trouble.
Veterans' families are geared up for Friday's special session of the Virginia General Assembly to review the massive changes made to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program.
When it's time to PCS, military service members who identify their priorities before they start house hunting can save time and energy. It will also help to focus on what really matters.
At certain times and in certain situations, Veterans’ Group Life Insurance might work for you and your family like it did for us. Here are five situations in which that might be the case.
If you hear the so-called "pearls of personal finance wisdom" and think to yourself, "That just doesn't work for me," well, let's not go there so fast. Maybe you have a little wiggle room.
Whether it’s a financial crisis as the result of the current economic environment or just plain old day-to-day finances, here are some ideas for talking with your spouse, family and friends about money matters.
Military spouses anywhere can access one-on-one career coaching, employment webinars and virtual job interviews during the spouse-only Military Spouse Employment Partnership hiring events.
In an environment of sticky inflation, sky-high housing costs and a whole lot of uncertainty, military life has some solid advantages. Here are seven that stand out.
A veteran's surviving family members may be caught off guard if they expect the VA to cover all the costs of a funeral or burial.
Over the years, one of the most common questions I’ve received from clients has been, “Should we pay off our mortgage or invest?” Over time, my perspective on that question has changed.
With average new car prices nearing $50,000, it's critical to avoid a financial misstep. Here are four strategies to help you make a better purchase.
Your retirement income will likely come from a variety of sources. Imagining retirement income as pie pieces can make the planning process less overwhelming.
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.
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.
Since 2008, nearly 900 veterans and their spouses have had their oral issues through the efforts of Cheng and then E4V.
Those vets or family members who hadn’t yet filed a PACT Act claim but instead declared their “intent to file” a claim ahead of last summer’s deadline locked in the earliest possible effective date for their benefits.
More VA beneficiaries became eligible for fertility treatments in 2024. Here's who qualifies and what to expect.
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 conditions related to toxic exposures from burn pits; contaminated water at Marine Corps bases in North Carolina; radiation; 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.
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 receive a slightly-below-average increase in 2025.
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.
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
The Uniformed Services Family Health Plan option is available near selected civilian medical facilities around the country.
There are several Health Care programs available to assist veterans and retirees as they transition into the civilian workforce.
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 Veteran 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
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
Individuals who lose TRICARE eligibility or other coverage are eligible for the Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP)
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
Military per diem rates cover any military-related travel expenses. The per diem rate sets the limit to how much service members can be reimbursed.
If you are an active-duty commissioned officer on aviation duty, you are entitled to Aviation Career Incentive Pay.
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation is a monthly benefit paid to eligible survivors of deceased service members or veterans.
If you work in the health care field, you may be eligible for a sign-on bonus, an extension bonus, and monthly incentive pay.
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.
Just what does burial in a National Cemetery involve?
The VA provides headstones and markers for the graves of veterans anywhere in the world.
VA burial allowances are partial reimbursements of an eligible veteran's burial and funeral costs.
The Army will not be transitioning to new physical training uniforms, despite an announcement last week by the service's top enlisted leader about new uniforms on the horizon.
All versions of the F-35, the world's costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years, according to the watchdog agency for Congress.
The U.S. Army’s recent deployment of a midrange missile system to the northern Philippines was “incredibly important” and allowed American and Filipino forces to jointly train for the potential usage of such heavy weaponry in Asian archipelago conditions, a U.S. general said.
According to the department's Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, more than 20,000 service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries last year. More than 500,000 have been diagnosed since 2000.
The number of U.S. service members and veterans who radicalize make up a tiny fraction of a percentage point of the millions and millions who have honorably served their country.
Strong breezes kept American flags waving during a ceremony honoring three U.S. Army veterans from Connecticut whose remains had lingered unclaimed on funeral home shelves.
A 23-page, hard-copy pocket version of the book summarizes some Army policies -- mostly uniform rules -- and includes service creeds, a brief rundown of the U.S. Constitution and the Army song.
The announcement at the Association of the United States Army, or AUSA, conference in Washington, D.C., came with no clear rollout plans or details on what the uniforms will look like.
The deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel and roughly 100 soldiers to operate it will add to already difficult strains on the Army's air defense forces and potential delays in modernizing its missile defense systems, Army leaders said.
Lawyers representing 100 survivors and family members of victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history have begun the formal process of suing the Army for failing to stop the tragedy.
In a move aimed at supporting service members during prolonged deployments, Army Secretary Wormuth announced that soldiers will receive an extra $240 per month if they are deployed for longer than 60 days.
Not only are the programs in the running to win the conference, but they’re both also in the College Football Playoff conversation.
In a bold move underscoring its need to fill the ranks, the Army has announced a target of 61,000 active-duty enlistments for fiscal 2025, which started on Oct. 1.
The delivery of the sophisticated missile defense system risks further inflaming the conflict in the Middle East despite widespread diplomatic efforts to avoid an all-out war.
Trump's vision amounts to a shift in the role of the military in U.S. society.
Cole Bridges was sentenced Friday after a nearly five-hour Manhattan federal court proceeding in which Bridges, a prosecutor and two of his former commanders told Judge Lewis J. Liman he should get the longest possible prison stint.
Lt. Col. David Alexander was relieved "due to a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership ability," a spokesperson for the service, confirmed in a statement.
Jurors deliberated less than three hours before finding Lee Cuellar guilty of first-degree murder for strangling his wife in 2021.
Despite the wins this year, between ambitious goals for 2025 and deeper issues relating to Generation Z, the services may not be out of trouble yet.
National Guard members who deployed to western North Carolina are still carrying out aid missions nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene.
While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in baked goods and pastries, they also -- depending on how they are harvested and processed -- can contain opium alkaloids such as morphine and codeine, which are Schedule II drugs.
U. S. Sen. Angus King is urging the federal government's watchdog agency to conduct a study of suicide prevention policies for reservists in the U.S. military.
More than 230 people across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee have been killed by Helene, with the death toll likely to continue rising as the search for missing people continues.
At a campaign event in Fayetteville, Trump vowed to bring back the name Fort Bragg, which was changed to Fort Liberty last year.
The National Guard said Thursday it has fanned out across states and communities hard hit by Hurricane Helene but warned that recovery from the deadly storm will take time.
U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were confronted in the dark near a remote Michigan military site.
The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division and other units from Fort Liberty, North Carolina.
The children attended the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School, where thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and forced to assimilate to white society as a matter of U.S. policy.
A woman who lost her son and husband in the Lewiston mass shooting was granted legal power to request the gunman's medical and military records.
Fort Eisenhower, Georgia, has been without water for days and has had much of its electricity knocked out, leading to evacuations of families and soldiers after Hurricane Helene.
The 40-year-old Army reservist's mental health had deteriorated in the months leading up to the shooting, the deadliest in Maine's history.
The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.
A Louisiana man is the latest former U.S. Army reservist to plead guilty in a fraud scheme that scammed the Army out of more than $100,000, federal prosecutors said.
A U.S. Military Academy West Point cadet is facing 13 charges related to sexual harassment and assault against four women, according to court documents reviewed by Military.com.
In a letter to the court filed Sept. 20, Andre Fulton II wrote that there "isn’t a day that goes by" that he doesn’t regret making "the biggest mistake" of his life.
As the veterans came down the Terminal 2 escalator after three days visiting memorials and doing other sightseeing, family and friends cheered them on with “welcome home” signs, red-and-blue balloons and American flags of every size.
As the war in Ukraine kills and injures tens of thousands, European countries are getting more serious about medical training and ensuring the care is standardized across NATO nations.
All versions of the F-35, the world's costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years, according to the watchdog agency for Congress.
The Navy has relieved both the commanding officer and his deputy, the executive officer, from their posts leading the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka, Japan.
Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay "Miley" Evans, a naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena "Dug" Wileman, a naval aviator, both 31 years old and from California, died on Oct. 15 when their aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier.
U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, almost a week after China held massive war games around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory.
The EA-18G Growler jet crashed east of Mount Rainier, according to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
Two Navy aviators who were flying an EA-18G Growler jet in Washington state when it crashed Tuesday were declared dead on Sunday, the service said in a statement.
Tim Sheehy is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and his military record is a centerpiece of his bid for office.
Between the investigation and Fields' update, the publicly acknowledged sum total of punishments meted out for the Wi-Fi system was four administrative letters and a loss of a future command for the Manchester's commanding officer.
Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), based at nearby Joint Base Lewis-McChord, are now assisting in the efforts to reach the plane wreckage at an elevation of 6,000 feet on a steep and heavily wooded area east of Mount Rainier.
The Navy released a report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that was the result of an inspection of its water system that serves more than 93, 000 people on Oahu.
The U.S. Navy located the wreckage of a fighter jet that crashed in Washington state during a routine training flight in mountainous terrain. The two crew members onboard remain missing.
More than a hundred organizations are asking the White House to shut down a migrant processing facility at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and stop detaining asylum seekers found at sea at the center.
Created in 2005, Navy Week allows for officials and sailors to visit cities to educate residents about what the Navy offers and how it benefits communities, even when an area is not viewed as a traditional Navy city.
The Navy said in a statement that the Growler belonged to Electronic Attack Squadron 130 based out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in the state.
Not only are the programs in the running to win the conference, but they’re both also in the College Football Playoff conversation.
The Navy investigation stressed that "the allegations raised in the complaint were not root causes" of the decision to conduct the boarding operation or the drowning deaths of the two SEALs.
New Zealand's defense minister issued stinging rebukes of what she said were “vile” and “misogynistic” online remarks by “armchair admirals” about the woman captain of a navy ship that ran aground, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa.
A military investigation concluded that two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen because of glaring training failures and a lack of understanding about what to do after a fall into deep, turbulent waters.
Despite the wins this year, between ambitious goals for 2025 and deeper issues relating to Generation Z, the services may not be out of trouble yet.
Military bases in Florida were still assessing damage from Hurricane Milton Thursday, but it initially appeared they had avoided the wide-scale destruction feared as the storm approached this week.
Some service members killed aboard the Oklahoma were identified, but most, like Titterington, were laid in mass graves, marked "Unknowns," in a cemetery on a hill above Honolulu.
The Pentagon has provided more details on its latest strike against Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, but as the rebel group's attacks continue, the goal of making the Red Sea safe for merchant ships still seems out of reach.
One of the first ads aired by Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester's reelection campaign focused on his work passing the PACT Act.
Bases in the path of Hurricane Milton are taking immediate action ahead of its expected landfall this week, as the Department of Defense continues to grow its recovery efforts from Helene's deadly damage.
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said that poor welds were found on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as well as the attack submarines USS Hyman G. Rickover and USS New Jersey.
Navy didn’t want to simply end a losing streak against Air Force. It wanted to swing the pendulum back its way with authority.
The federal government is helping the state pay for costly upgrades to an old Navy electrical system at the former Barbers Point Naval Air Station in Kalaeloa.
The Navy destroyer USS Daniel Inouye returned Friday to its home port of Pearl Harbor as it concluded its first overseas deployment.
A decade-old plan to build a waterfront restaurant in the Seatack neighborhood is reigniting pushback from the U.S. Navy after site work began recently.
Air Force has lost three in a row, while Navy is unbeaten and receiving Top 25 votes.
The U.S. Navy must "take any and all actions necessary" to protect human health and the environment in the wake of the Aug. 19 toxic chemical spill at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The USS Bulkeley and USS Cole fired "approximately a dozen interceptors against the incoming Iranian missiles," which were captured on video streaking across the night sky above Israel.
The increase in U.S. forces comes after Israel launched strikes in Lebanon that killed Nasrallah and other key leadership in Hezbollah
As the veterans came down the Terminal 2 escalator after three days visiting memorials and doing other sightseeing, family and friends cheered them on with “welcome home” signs, red-and-blue balloons and American flags of every size.
Reports that welds on Navy submarines and aircraft carriers being built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia may have been purposely faulty have prompted a congressional investigation.
The question of whether the Naval Academy can continue to consider an applicant’s race in its admissions process now rests in the hands of a federal judge.
The ship supports underway replenishment operations to the Navy's 5th Fleet.
The Truman and Carrier Air Wing 1 will head to the Red Sea, where U.S. sailors have fought almost daily for months to down drones and missiles launched by Houthi rebels from Yemen.
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to boost the country’s nuclear war capability and take other steps to protest the recent arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in South Korea.
The new deployments come after significant strikes by Israeli forces against targets inside Lebanon that have killed hundreds and as Israel is preparing to conduct further operations.
How to maintain and grow diversity is at issue in a trial that is entering its second week in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's top officer, received a diagnosis of stage 1 breast cancer in late June after a routine screening, the service said in a released statement.
The Navy’s new Virginia-class submarines are projected to run $17 billion over their planned budget through 2030, a problem emblematic of a crisis in the program, the House’s top lawmaker on defense spending disclosed.
The U.S. has kept an increased military presence in the Middle East throughout much of the past year.
The Navy's chief of naval operations, Adm. Lisa Franchetti, rolled out a document this week laying out her vision for the fleet -- a set of several lofty goals in a wide swath of areas that the admiral says will be met in two years' time.
The Navy will now allow sailors who change duty stations within the U.S. -- but choose to leave their families behind -- to request either a housing allowance for their previous duty station or for the duty station they are going to.
Gen. Chance Saltzman, the second person to hold the chief of space operations title, said in an interview the Space Force has an important role to play in keeping Americans safe, as well as protecting our way of life.
Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina has not had an operating dining hall for airmen in nearly a year and a half, leaving some relatives of young troops concerned about their food accessibility.
The bombers conducted airstrikes on five underground weapons facilities, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, and the operation was conducted to retaliate against the Houthis targeting civilian and military ships in the region.
Refueling in outer space will pose a daunting challenge, as will radiation shielding and finding water on Mars.
The NDAs, which Stefanek said are already required among some job fields to access the privileged information, are now required for the aircraft maintainers who do hands-on work with aircraft, including in the National Guard and reserve.
Lt. Col. David Alexander was relieved "due to a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership ability," a spokesperson for the service, confirmed in a statement.
Despite the wins this year, between ambitious goals for 2025 and deeper issues relating to Generation Z, the services may not be out of trouble yet.
Military bases in Florida were still assessing damage from Hurricane Milton Thursday, but it initially appeared they had avoided the wide-scale destruction feared as the storm approached this week.
Three airmen who were injured during a January drone attack on a remote base in Jordan, which killed three service members and injured dozens more, have received Purple Hearts, according to the National Guard.
Bases in the path of Hurricane Milton are taking immediate action ahead of its expected landfall this week, as the Department of Defense continues to grow its recovery efforts from Helene's deadly damage.
Navy didn’t want to simply end a losing streak against Air Force. It wanted to swing the pendulum back its way with authority.
The Air Force Academy phased out a sexual assault prevention program that showed success at other universities, following a spike in unwanted sexual contact among cadets and across the military.
Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi wants airmen to be able to take on more tasks and is pushing an initiative to reduce the number of job types called Air Force specialty codes, or AFSCs, and reducing overlap.
The U.S. military's commander in Japan has finally tightened the rules around drinking for all troops stationed in the country months after several high-profile cases of sexual assault and rape on Okinawa have inflamed tensions.
The National Guard said Thursday it has fanned out across states and communities hard hit by Hurricane Helene but warned that recovery from the deadly storm will take time.
While the initiative is aimed at reducing waste on base, the spokesperson added that they hope it will give troops on base the opportunity "to take a break and enjoy a meal together."
Air Force has lost three in a row, while Navy is unbeaten and receiving Top 25 votes.
The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare careers, such as combat control, pararescue, special reconnaissance and the Tactical Air Control Party fields.
Military officials have released new video of a startling encounter between a Russian fighter jet flying near Alaska and a U.S. Air Force F-16 sent to intercept it.
The increase in U.S. forces comes after Israel launched strikes in Lebanon that killed Nasrallah and other key leadership in Hezbollah
As the veterans came down the Terminal 2 escalator after three days visiting memorials and doing other sightseeing, family and friends cheered them on with “welcome home” signs, red-and-blue balloons and American flags of every size.
More than 4,000 members of the National Guard had been deployed to help out in the wake of the storm, which clocked winds around 130 mph but was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm early Friday morning.
The command chief of the 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi was removed from his leadership role this week following an internal investigation into the senior noncommissioned officer, according to the Air Force.
Airmen will have to wait even longer than expected to purchase their new Air Force physical training uniforms on base, after patiently anticipating the new clothes since 2022.
As part of a batch of military confirmations, the Senate voted by voice Tuesday night to confirm Lt. Gen. Steven Nordhaus as chief of the National Guard Bureau and to give him a fourth star.
The Department of the Air Force's ambitious reorganization plan designed to keep the Air Force and Space Force competitive against China was unveiled earlier this year, listing 24 items ranging from bringing back warrant officers and reorganizing training to creating new offices and elevating new commands.
Wormuth emphasized that a planned three-month continuing resolution set to fund the Army starting Oct. 1 will have "significant consequences on the Army's mission to maintain national security,"
Air Force on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to the Mountain West and declined an offer to join the American Athletic Conference, according to a report from Yahoo Sports.
Hemp, which comes from the same plant as cannabis, is banned in the military, and service members who knowingly use the products can be penalized.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall announced this month that Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri and Dyess Air Force Base in Texas will be the second and third installations, respectively, to host the new bomber.
The U.S. has kept an increased military presence in the Middle East throughout much of the past year.
All versions of the F-35, the world's costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years, according to the watchdog agency for Congress.
Kinsel, one of the few remaining Navajo Code Talkers, died in his sleep Saturday. He was 107.
Daniel Penny, now 25, is accused of “recklessly causing the death” of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old former street performer who witnesses say was acting erratically on the train on May 1, 2023, when Penny moved to restrain him.
The special operations Marines will abandon the pattern worn by units such as Army Special Forces on Jan. 1, a spokesman said.
The Marine Corps' new uncrewed, semi-submersible vessel -- dubbed the "narco-boat" -- arrived in Japan earlier this month as part of an ongoing modernization effort aimed at supplying Marines across the Indo-Pacific.
The Marines are training in preparation for a deployment in 2025 to the Western Pacific to train with military forces around the region.
The dependent died on Sept. 1 aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, or MCBH, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service began an investigation into the incident with the Honolulu Police Department.
Marines reenlisting between now and the end of September 2025 are eligible to receive the bonuses, but all the cash awards will incur additional service obligations between four and six years.
Despite the wins this year, between ambitious goals for 2025 and deeper issues relating to Generation Z, the services may not be out of trouble yet.
A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest levels of government will remain on active duty.
Typhoon Krathon -- known as Julian, locally -- made landfall in the Philippines on Sept. 30, with hundreds of families evacuated and nearly 1,500 homes destroyed in the path of the northern-moving storm.
The U.S. military's commander in Japan has finally tightened the rules around drinking for all troops stationed in the country months after several high-profile cases of sexual assault and rape on Okinawa have inflamed tensions.
Marines and sailors arrived in the Philippines as part of a fairly new, but annual rotation to Southeast Asia as the U.S. looks to reassure regional allies in the midst of ongoing tensions with China.
Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with a teenage recruit, the Marine Corps sentenced him to a year in prison.
As the veterans came down the Terminal 2 escalator after three days visiting memorials and doing other sightseeing, family and friends cheered them on with “welcome home” signs, red-and-blue balloons and American flags of every size.
Officials said that the service sought to recruit 36,257 Marines this year, squeezing by with 36,286 total -- a difference of just 29 new Devil Dogs.
More than 4,000 members of the National Guard had been deployed to help out in the wake of the storm, which clocked winds around 130 mph but was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm early Friday morning.
Carried by special operations troops for more than 10 years, freeze-dried plasma is making its way to the services' medical forces, according to the Defense Health Agency.
The crash of a CV-22 Osprey, call sign Gundam 22, off the coast of Japan in November 2023 has generated a wave of unfair scrutiny against the aircraft.
From the 1983 Beirut bombing to the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the galleries usher guests through an immersive 40-plus years of Marine Corps history, ones defined by tragedy, heroism and deep reverence.
The charges come nearly a year after Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne published a book that described his own pursuit of a recruit who was not old enough to sign up for the military without her parents' permission.
Armed and hidden behind masks, aside from its leaders, Blood Tribe marched under swastika flags in Springfield weeks prior to the debate in an effort to instigate anti-immigrant sentiment in the small city.
Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, awarded the service's highest noncombat award for heroism -- the Navy and Marine Corps Medal -- to Cpl. Spencer Collart's family in a ceremony at Marine Corps Barracks Washington.
Over a two-month period last year, a Marine lance corporal stationed at Camp Pendleton sold 22 unregistered “ghost” rifles, most of them featuring unlawfully short barrels, to an undercover federal agent in exchange for $23,300.
Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Trevino's firing follows seven known reliefs or reassignments of leaders responsible for Marine training in the last 14 months.
A Marine stationed in Hawaii remains in custody this week in connection to the death of a dependent, service officials told Military.com on Thursday, yet no charges have been filed.
The Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer, which is currently in use at five Marine Corps bases across the world, allows troops to practice firing the weapons without being exposed to what is called blast overpressure.
Denny Tamaki told a gathering of reporters in Washington, D.C., that the incidents -- three in total revealed this summer -- have caused great pain to the community.
Surviving family members of the Abbey Gate suicide bombing victims accepted the Congressional Gold Medal as their loved ones' names were read, one by one, in a solemn ceremony in the Capitol rotunda.
Inside the 130-odd pages of "Sustaining the Transformation" is an uncharacteristically reflective guide for Marines to follow as they embark on their careers, as well as concepts that break with the public perception of Marines.
The permanent protection of over 4,000 acres of land, lush with forests and marshes and settled between miles of riverfront, is a win-win for a pair not typically thought of in tandem: conservation efforts and military readiness.
The Marine Corps is streamlining how its commands report protests, extremism and gang activity among Marines, according to an administrative message released late last month, issues that each of the military services have long struggled with.
Two off-duty Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit were assaulted by a group of men on a busy street in Turkey over the weekend, according to a video of the incident posted on social media and a spokesperson for U.S. Sixth Fleet.
Since 2022, Ospreys have crashed four times during routine training exercises, killing a total of 20 service members.
HomeSafe Alliance, the Defense Department's overarching contractor for privatized household goods moves, will start arranging the local moves as well as the first interstate moves under the new system.
The yearslong shortage of the Marine Corps' woodland top and bottom uniform items has finally relented, according to the manufacturer and distributors of the Marine pattern, or MARPAT, uniform that devil dogs rely on for their everyday wear.
Former President Donald Trump tied Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members, calling the attack a “humiliation.”
The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting in the search and rescue operations.
The Coast Guard has temporarily halted operations at Coast Guard Station Rio Vista, California, while it deals with vermin.
The man, named only as captain Dave, was taken to hospital for medical care, said the Coast Guard, which also released footage of the man clinging to the cooler in open water in the dramatic rescue.
An aggressive marketing campaign and investments in personnel and recruiting stations helped the service meet its goals in fiscal 2024, officials said.
Despite the wins this year, between ambitious goals for 2025 and deeper issues relating to Generation Z, the services may not be out of trouble yet.
A mariner sailing in the path of Hurricane Helene was rescued in dramatic fashion when his boat started sinking off southwest Florida, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Clearwater.
Witnesses testified that the company that operated an experimental deep-water submersible that imploded, killing five people, put profits over safety and ignored warning signs before the disaster.
John Winters, a Coast Guard marine inspector in Washingon state, testified that Stockton Rush railed against regulations that he said stifled innovation but also noted that Rush did not attempt to circumvent any Coast Guard regulations.
The Coast Guard opened a public hearing earlier this month that is part of a high-level investigation into the cause of the implosion of OceanGate's Titan submersible in June 2023, which killed five people.
The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic said he hopes the legacy is a renewed interest in exploration.
With so many presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and others dignitaries in one city and under one roof at the same time, the U.N. General Assembly is the most complex event the Secret Service is involved in each year.
Renata Rojas' testimony struck a different tone than some of the earlier witnesses, who described the company as troubled from the top down and focused more on profit than science or safety.
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class John Thompson on Wednesday became the fifth Coast Guardsman to receive the service's highest honor for noncombat operations, the Coast Guard Medal, for action during last year's devastating wildfire in Lahaina.
U.S. Coast Guard officials investigating the implosion of an experimental watercraft en route to the wreck of the Titanic were scheduled to hear from former employees of the company that owned the Titan submersible.
Former employees of the company that owned an experimental submersible that imploded on its way to the wreck of the Titanic are scheduled to testify before a Coast Guard investigatory board at an upcoming hearing.
Thirteen former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy accused overseers of the Connecticut school of failing to prevent sexual violence on campus and covering it up, in federal complaints seeking $10 million apiece in damages.
The location of a bronze statue not seen in decades is among the discoveries made by the company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic during its first expedition to the site in years.
Five years after California's worst modern maritime disaster, relatives of the Conception boat fire victims are angry about what they call the slow pace of accountability, while a top U.S. safety official says the Coast Guard continues to stall on reforms.
California has a very large new tool in its arsenal to fight wildfires, and it’s a veteran that has seen battles before.
One of the defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the implosion of an undersea submersible headed to the wreck of the Titanic is seeking to move the case from state to federal court.
Moving may be a part of military life, but for families of color and other groups, military moves pose more than an inconvenience: They threaten their safety. That puts our nation's readiness at risk.
While the Coast Guard crew regularly goes out on challenging rescue missions, this one was particularly difficult, given how far the sinking boat was from shore, the weather and the condition of the sea.
It's not particularly unusual to find abandoned boats along South Carolina's coast, but then there's the one on Bohicket Creek near Seabrook Island -- a 120-foot long, welded steel former Navy minesweeper stuck in seagrass and pluff mud.
Army veteran Amber Zora wonders: "How did the military get so overgrown? How did it become the thing it is today? At what point is war necessary? How many weapons is enough weapons? I don't have the answers, but these are important questions to ask."
The increased security comes a month after the assassination attempt on Trump during a rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.
No ship has had a complete loss of power since the Dali did, but in Maryland waters since March 26, there have been at least seven instances of ships experiencing a loss or reduction of power or steering, according to the Coast Guard.
While the Coast Guard previously had said it favored Juneau as the ship's home station, officials said as recently as June that it had not received funding to build the infrastructure needed in the Alaskan capital.
Engineering studies commissioned by the state of Maryland in the early 2000s contemplated vulnerabilities to the area’s critical bridges, including the possibility of a “ship impact” at the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The changes have been met with skepticism by some past and present Coasties.
A new investigation by a Senate subcommittee found that Coast Guard leaders often fail to handle reports of sexual assault and harassment properly.
Since 1960, Mattel has given its iconic doll a lengthy resume of over 200 different careers, including serving in every branch of the U.S. military -- except for the Coast Guard.
Shannon Norenberg, the school's sexual assault response coordinator, is fighting a move to reassign her after she retracted her plan to resign over the service's decadeslong failure to investigate sexual assault and harassment allegations.
As a result of quick thinking and extreme bravery, three mariners survived the capsizing of their boat in 35-degree water.
The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic is undertaking its first expedition to the ship's wreckage in 14 years.
What started as a quest for vengeance has erupted into a rank-and-file reckoning over how the military handles sexual assaults and who should drive the conversation about whether leadership is doing enough to address the problem.
Officials say a U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across several Chinese military ships in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone.
The United States, Canada and Finland will work together to build up their icebreaker fleets as they look to bolster their defenses in the Arctic, where Russia has been increasingly active, the White House announced.
The Dali is scheduled to go directly to Virginia International Gateway to have roughly 1,500 cargo containers off-loaded to reduce draft, the Coast Guard said.
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