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Field Guide (Page 3)

Stories about benefits, career, education, quality of life and policy updates for active duty military, veterans and their families.

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U.S. Air Force Col. Michael S. Albert, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, coins Tech. Sgt. Abdoulie Bah, 350th Recruiting Squadron recruiter, for breaking a recruiting record by reaching 100 accessions within the 2025 fiscal year, becoming a ’Centurian Club’ recruiter on Aug. 9, 2025, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. The last time a recruiter accessed 100 or more new Airmen was in 2014 and there have been fewer than 10 to earn the distinction within the past 20 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
Benefits

Airman joins recruiter hall of fame for getting 100 people to enlist

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 12, 2025

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Kaitlyn M. Erkson, an intelligence analyst with the Aviation Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, and Sgt. Sean S. Saball, a data noncommissioned officer with the Command Element, SPMAGTF-SC, mix paint during a visit to Casa Misericordia orphanage for girls with disabilities in Comayagua, Honduras, Oct. 28, 2017. Service members with SPMAGTF-SC volunteered their time playing with the children, handing out toys and school supplies, and painting the orphanage. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC have donated over 7,000 hours of community service to local communities throughout Central America during their six-month deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)
Benefits

VA may have sent 35,000 veterans ‘erroneous’ warnings about home foreclosure

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 5, 2025

Air Force Moves
Military Life

Air Force delays stateside PCS moves due to budget crunch

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 15, 2025

USACE Fort Meade Bay Area Office Project Engineers Marcus Bryant, Melvin Damoudt, and Captain Anthony Adams inspect construction progress at the Freedom Center barracks project, designed to support present and future warfighters. The $38 million development features two multi-story buildings with 190 personnel capacity, offering modern accommodations including living/sleeping rooms with semi-private baths, walk-in closets, and kitchen/living areas. The complex incorporates advanced security through intrusion detection systems and energy monitoring capabilities, reinforcing the Army and NSA's commitment to providing high-quality housing for service members. Scheduled for completion in October 2025, this project represents a significant investment in military readiness and quality of life.
Military Life

Frustrations over mold, pests and security concerns front and center in Army barracks survey

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 12, 2025

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald Matts, 480th Fighter Generation Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of engines, embraces his loved ones during a redeployment at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 23, 2025. The 480th FGS deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to demonstrate the United States’ commitment to peace through strength by partnering with allies, reinforcing deterrence, and enhancing regional capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Demi M. Ebert)
Benefits

TRICARE could soon cover dependents up to 26 with no extra fees

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 28, 2025

Crews install a three-ton, 30-foot barrier panel at the Barry M. Goldwater Range along the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma, Arizona, March 3, 2020. BMGR 10-27 includes 31 miles of border barrier. USACE is providing direction and oversight for Department of Defense (DOD)-funded construction of border barrier projects from California to Texas. These projects are being executed by USACE, as directed through the U.S. Army by the Secretary of Defense, in response to the Presidential national emergency declaration dated Feb. 15, 2019, requiring the use of the armed forces and authorizing the use of Title 10, U.S. Code, § 2808. (Some personal and corporate identifiable markings have been masked for privacy reasons. No one in this photo crossed the international border).
Military Life

Pentagon shifts $200 million from barracks, schools, facilities to border wall

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 25, 2025

Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, prepare equipment prior to entering “the box” during Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotation 25-08 at Fort Johnson, La., June 5, 2025. JRTC training includes live-fire exercises, force-on-force battles and after-action reviews designed to enhance unit performance. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Armani Wilson)
Military Life

Army blames showers left ‘wet after use’ for mold in barracks

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 22, 2025

Navy enlistment
Career

Pentagon updates medical conditions that disqualify new recruits

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 22, 2025

Exposed, damaged pipes at the Palau Hall barracks at Andersen Air force Base
Military Life

Damaged, moldy barracks in Guam are getting a $297 million makeover

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 15, 2025

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Dennis Jendrzejewski, middle, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, dons an Explosive Ordnance Disposal bomb suit with the help of Staff Sgt. Joshua McCoy, left, and Staff Sgt. David Knapp, both 386th Civil Engineering Squadron EOD team members, within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 29, 2025. An EOD bomb suit can weigh over 80 pounds, but leaves the hands exposed because of the requirement for maximum dexterity, precision and sensitive handling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Leddick)
Military Life

Air Force rolls out age- and sex-neutral fitness test for EOD techs

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 14, 2025

An Air Force security officer holds a caged Richardson Ground Squirrel during a previous infestation in 2019 at Minot Air Force Base.
Military Life

Minot Air Force Base is overrun by squirrels

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 30, 2025

A Soldier assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade uses a single-blade razor to shave his face during a shaving clinic May 22 at the brigade's organizational classroom.
Military Life

Medical shaving waivers could soon get you kicked out of the Army

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 28, 2025

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Caige Chapman, 81st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron independent duty medical technician, participates in memorial push ups during Warrior Day on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov 8, 2024. Memorial push-ups are a tradition within the special tactics community to honor fallen service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenten Walters)
Military Life

The Air Force fitness test may soon include 2-mile runs twice a year

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 23, 2025

Andrew Bosworth, chief technology officer of Meta, and Shyam Sankar, Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer for Palantir are joining the Army Reserve as two of the four new senior advisors who will advise the Army on its tech transformation.
Career

Army bringing in big tech executives as lieutenant colonels

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 13, 2025

Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Novosel commander, conducts a walking town hall in Allen Heights neighborhood with various leaders from USAACE, Fort Novosel, and Corvias Oct. 2. (Photo Credit: Brittany Trumbull)
Military Life

Most military families on base don’t know their rights as tenants, survey finds

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 12, 2025

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Confidence Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 25, 2024. After demonstrations, recruits complete various physically and mentally challenging obstacles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
Career

Two-thirds of troops who left the military in 2023 were at risk for mental health conditions, survey found

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 6, 2025

Army barracks
Military Life

Army barracks repairs could suffer if money shifts to border, top general acknowledges

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 5, 2025

General view on Warminster community park, located at the former Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA on February 6, 2019. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release updates on tests of per- and polyfuoroalkyl substances or PFAs pollution in public water supplies for 16 million Americans in 33 states, including Pennsylvania. The federal report is delayed due to January 2019 shutdown. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Bucks County in Eastern Pennsylvania and Democrat Dan Kildee, of Michigan cochair a bipartisan task force in the House of Representatives, formed to take on the growingPFAS ContaminationCrisis. The usage of foam at nearby former military bases is linked to tainted drinking water, affecting tens of thousands of residents in Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Eastern Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto)
Benefits

Bill would cover ‘Forever Chemical’ exposure at bases under VA benefits

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 4, 2025

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Drill Team, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), perform during a showing of "Twilight Tattoo" at Summerall Field, on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., May 7, 2025. Twilight Tattoo is a live, family-friendly military performance featuring Soldiers from The Old Guard and U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own", showcasing the U.S. Army's history through ceremonial drill, music, and historical reenactments that honor the service and sacrifice of American Soldiers past and present. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Oscar Toscano)
Military Life

Pentagon orders review of base moves, and more military news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 30, 2025

Andersen Air Force Base
Military Life

Guam barracks conditions are ‘baffling,’ Navy admiral says in email

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 29, 2025

Military spouse Valerie McNulty says the use of a GPS tracker placed in her household goods during her Family’s recent permanent change of station made national news headlines, and led to conversations with top Department of Defense officials about bettering PCS experiences.
Career

The Pentagon wants troops to change duty stations less often

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 28, 2025

North Providence High School JROTC cadets and students from a homeschool group in Connecticut tour the 104th Fighter Wing, April 12, 2024, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Base tours give community members the opportunity to learn more about the 104FW mission and find out more about potential future careers within the Air Force and Air National Guard.
Military Life

Hegseth tells Pentagon to review more homeschooling support for military families

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 27, 2025

Veteran employment benefits

7 reasons T-Mobile is an amazing employer for vets & military spouses

By Shannon Corbeil

Posted on May 27, 2025

U.S Airmen assigned to the 81st Security Forces Squadron along with members of the U.S. Navy stand in formation during the Police Week Retreat Ceremony on May 15, 2025 at Keesler Air Force Base. The retreat ceremony was one of several events held by the 81st Security Forces Squadron commemorating National Police Week. National Police Week was established in 1962 as a collaborative effort to honor America’s law enforcement community and pay special recognition to those law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jon Carter)
Career

Bipartisan bill would nix federal taxes on military bonuses

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 22, 2025

The bear hulu
Military Life

If you’ve ever lived in the barracks, you already understand ‘The Bear’ on Hulu

By Clay Beyersdorfer

Posted on May 13, 2025

Black woman flexing muscles in garage

This is the VA benefit many veterans hadn’t planned on needing

By Shannon Corbeil

Posted on May 1, 2025

III Armored Corps Soldiers begin the week-long III AC Best Squad Competition with an Army Combat Fitness Test outside Whitside Fitness Center, Fort Riley, KS, on June 24, 2024. There are ten units from within III Corps participating in this event, all gunning for the opportunity to compete at the FORSCOM level Best Squad Competition later this year. (U.S. Army Photos by Spc. Tyler Selige)
Military Life

Army closes in on its elusive goal of a gender-neutral fitness test

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 25, 2025

Staff Sgt. Raycel Dasher, an infantryman assigned to A Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army South performs the standing power throw during an Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) during the U.S. Army Futures Command Best Squad Competition at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., June 4, 2024. The ACFT was one of the various events during the week-long competition designed to assess the competitors’ technical and tactical proficiency, as well as their ability to work as a disciplined and cohesive team. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Taeckens)
Military Life

End of the ‘yeet’: the standing power throw is out as new Army fitness test goes ‘sex-neutral’ for combat jobs

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 21, 2025

Water tower near the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA on February 6, 2019. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release updates on tests of per- and polyfuoroalkyl substances or PFAs pollution in public water supplies for 16 million Americans in 33 states, including Pennsylvania. The federal report is delayed due to January 2019 shutdown. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Bucks County in Eastern Pennsylvania and Democrat Dan Kildee, of Michigan cochair a bipartisan task force in the House of Representatives, formed to take on the growingPFAS ContaminationCrisis. The usage of foam at nearby former military bases is linked to tainted drinking water, affecting tens of thousands of residents in Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Eastern Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Benefits

These vets say the PACT Act left them behind

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 9, 2025

hands in pockets navy
Military Life

The Navy’s experiment with hands in pockets is under review, top admiral says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

A U.S. Army Soldier reaches out to tap the Ranger Tab above Victory Pond before falling in the water during the Best Ranger Competition at Fort Moore, Ga., April 14, 2024. The David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition is a two-man team competition where competitors push themselves mentally and physically over three days and two nights to earn the title of “Best Ranger”. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Eric Kestner)
Military Life

Ranger School’s new fitness test is tougher than ever, but nixes sit-ups

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 27, 2025

2nd Lt. Leif Whalen, an engineer officer, fireman carry’s Sgt. 1st Class Lucas Bradfield, a platoon sergeant assigned to 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during the most lethal teams competition, June 17, 2024, at Fort Carson, Colorado. Whalen and Bradfield conducted the stress fire, with the fireman's carry as the final event. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jonathan Reyes)
Military Life

Army wants junior officers to fix quality-of-life issues that drive soldiers out

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 25, 2025

Medium shot of smiling senior man relaxing at outdoor café during vacation in city

Getting ahead of your retirement planning

By Justin Burgess

Posted on Mar 19, 2025

Marine shaving policy
Military Life

Marine commanding officers have final say on medical shaving exemptions

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 17, 2025

Students in the academic track of the U.S. Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course work on improving their math skills during a class at Fort Moore, Georgia. The academic track focuses on improving word knowledge, reading comprehension, arithmetic reasoning, and test-taking skills to help students improve their Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) scores and meet the Army’s enlistment standards. (U.S. Army photo by Toygar Ayla)
Career

Budget cuts force military recruit testing stations to close, reduce hours

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 11, 2025

PACER FORGE
Career

The Air Force is adding 21 more hours to its final field event at boot camp

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 7, 2025

HINES, IL - MAY 30: A sign marks the entrance to the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on May 30, 2014 in Hines, Illinois. Hines, which is located in suburban Chicago, has been linked to allegations that administrators kept secret waiting lists at Veterans Administration hospitals so hospital executives could collect bonuses linked to meeting standards for rapid treatment. Today, as the scandal continued to grow, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki apologized in public and then resigned from his post. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Veterans

Veteran entrepreneurs say VA cuts have gutted their businesses

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 5, 2025

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq - Sgt. Robert B. Brown from Fayetteville, N.C. with Regimental Combat Team 6, Combat Camera Unit watches over the civilian Fire Fighters at the burn pit as smoke and flames rise into the night sky behind him on May 25th, 2007. Camp Fallujah has its own civilian run Fire Department to assist the Marines and Soldiers during a fire or emergency. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (Official USMC photograph by Cpl. Samuel D. Corum)(RELEASED)(RELEASED)
Benefits

Senate rejects PACT Act protections, sending ‘signal’ that benefits could be cut, vet group says

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 21, 2025

Sgt. Maj. Jim Lanham, sergeant major of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Marines during an all-hands formation aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 26, 2017. Lanham and Col. Tye R. Wallace, commanding officer of the 31st MEU, encouraged the Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU to continue to act as ambassadors of the Marine Corps. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez/Released)
Military Life

There’s a lot going on in the world of military news, and we need your help

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 21, 2025

VA investigates, veterans affairs employee with El Paso, Texas VA who called veteran and left voicemail that prompted an investigation.
Benefits

A Marine vet thought he found a ‘home’ working at the VA. Now he’s one of 1,000 fired.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 14, 2025

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 29: Images of cells dividing, on the walls at West Coast Fertility Centers, photographed February 29, 2024, in Fountain Valley, CA. (Photo by Jay L. Clendenin/for The Washington Post)
Military Life

Pentagon says it will cover travel costs for military families’ IVF treatments

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 11, 2025

Elementary school students sit around multiple tables in a classroom.
Military Life

Department of Defense tells its schools ‘do not use’ certain lessons

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Feb 8, 2025

Soldiers render honors during a ceremony marking the change of command for the Georgia Army National Guard in which Maj. Gen. Dwayne Wilson relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Jason Fryman.
Military Life

Majority of troops and military families believe large-scale war is on the horizon, survey finds

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

Two of three newly opened 3D-printed barracks at Fort Bliss, Texas, Jan. 29, 2025. Lt. Gen. David Wilson, deputy Army chief of staff, G-9 (Installations), and Sgt. Maj. Michael Perry, his senior enlisted adviser, joined 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss Garrison leaders for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. They are the first 3D-printed structures to comply with the Defense Department’s updated Unified Facilities Criteria, a mandate updated annually that provides construction guidance DOD-wide and now reflects standards for additive manufacturing, or 3D-printed, facilities.
Military Life

Fort Bliss gets a glimpse into the future with 3D-printed barracks

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 6, 2025

Contractors with JMJ Construction of New Lisbon, Wis., along with support from Heritage Movers of Blue River, Wis., move a World War II-era building in the 1600 block on the cantonment area Feb. 24, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The contractors are relocating and repairing four barracks buildings that are currently located in the 1600 block to alternate locations in the 1700 and 1800 blocks, according to the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works. The plan is to relocate the buildings to the new locations before the ground thaws, then lift them onto the new foundations and complete the remaining work by summer 2023. This was the first time in Fort McCoy's history a barracks building was moved like this. (U.S. Army Photo by Greg Mason)
Military Life

The Army is moving WWII-era barracks across a base to house visiting troops

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 29, 2025

Five men stand listening to their instructor who is pointing at a plane.
Career

Boot camp recruits will learn about Tuskegee Airmen, Air Force insists

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 26, 2025

Pvt. Alecsander Daniel (Left) and Sgt. Kyle Angove (Right), with Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, bore-sight their M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, Oct. 20, 2020. The soldiers are in Syria to support Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) mission. CJTF remains committed to working by, with and through our partners to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jensen Guillory)
Career

Army recruits hoping for cav scout or armor jobs will have to wait for boot camp

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 23, 2025

The US Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019.
Education

VA extends education benefits by a year for more than a million veterans

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 5, 2025

A man in military uniform with a face mask installs a white square Internet router in the ceiling of a barracks.
Military Life

Congress authorizes free Wi-Fi for troops in barracks

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 22, 2024

Airmen assigned to the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron train with A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, assigned to the 190th Fighter Squadron, during a night close air support training mission at the Saylor Creek Range near Bruneau, Idaho on Sept. 25, 2018. The training started right before sunset and went well into the night, providing essential training to both the pilots and ASOS tactical air control party Airmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua C. Allmaras)
Benefits

Veterans benefits are a cost of war that America is honor-bound to pay, a top veterans group says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 16, 2024

Navy boot camp 9 weeks
Career

Navy cuts length of boot camp for new recruits from 10 weeks to 9 weeks

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 11, 2024

A service member thumbs through a stack of cash.
Career

Junior enlisted troops set to receive major pay increase in 2025

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 8, 2024

MAYPORT, Fla. (Apr. 14, 2024) – Master Chief Electronics Technician Ryan Magill (left), a native of Valparaiso, Ind., conducts push-ups during U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Navy Reserves physical readiness test, Apr. 14. COMUSNAVSO/4th Fleet supports U.S. Southern Command’s joint and combined military operations by employing maritime forces in cooperative maritime security operations to maintain access, enhance interoperability, and build enduring partnerships in order to enhance regional security and promote peace, stability and prosperity in the Caribbean, Central and South American region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Sippel)
Military Life

Sailors who ace fitness test are now exempt from Navy body fat limits

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 2, 2024

Judge David O. Carter looks at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus through a chainlink fence.
Veterans

A judge ordered the VA to build thousands of new veterans housing units in Los Angeles. An appeals court halted it

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 1, 2024

Gen. Eric M. Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, very casually let everyone know that he knocked out a CFT 324 days after having open heart surgery.
Military Life

Marine Corps commandant completes combat fitness test 11 months after open heart surgery

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 28, 2024

We showed the U.S. Marine Corps' latest recruiting ad, "Made For This" to a bunch of teenagers.
Career

We showed the new Marine Corps recruiting ad to some teenagers. Here’s what they thought of it.

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 19, 2024

Twenty sets of family members from the Minnesota National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing deployed together earlier this year, which included parents, siblings, spouses, cousins, uncles and nephews.
Career

20 sets of military family members serving in the National Guard deploy to Japan

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 5, 2024

Hunting for a job after the military? Here are 8 ways to protect yourself from scams

Hunting for a job after the military? Here are 8 ways to protect yourself from scams

By Paige Cox

Posted on Nov 4, 2024

Army developing robotics technician field for special operations
Career

The Army is planning for a new robotics technician MOS

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

VA investigates, veterans affairs employee with El Paso, Texas VA who called veteran and left voicemail that prompted an investigation.
Benefits

‘All about the money’ — VA employee’s accidental voicemail to veteran prompts investigation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 29, 2024

RAF Mildenhall Housing
Military Life

Air Force families at RAF Mildenhall forced to move due to condemned homes

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 23, 2024

Data Analysis and Protect Insights to Improve Your Business Process with Software Development. A female software engineer on software project development to analyzing and ensuring reliability in a tech business office.

Everything veterans need to know about post-military security clearances

By Paige Cox

Posted on Oct 10, 2024

Hundreds of service members, civilians, families, and members of the community gathered at the installation's Community Club on Jun 26, 2024 to participate in the Fort Buchanan Hiring and Education Fair in Puerto Rico.
Career

Navy officer launches career mentorship program for vets, military spouses

By James Clark

Posted on Oct 9, 2024

Team McConnell Airmen receive information from colleges and universities during the annual education fair held in the Robert J. Dole Community Center ballroom June 19, 2012, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The fair was held to spread knowledge of the different programs for Airmen and their family members.
Career

Bill would automatically give separating troops ‘competency records’ for civilian jobs

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 24, 2024