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Moving to Fort Hood?
Base Guides

Moving to Fort Hood?

You have orders to Fort Hood, Texas, one of the largest military installations in the country. Welcome to The Great Place! Fort Hood lives up to the saying, “Everything is bigger in Texas.” You will see this with the vast spaces, houses, CAV patches, as well as great traditions you will come to love.

PCS Q&A with TRANSCOM
Family

PCS Q&A with TRANSCOM

Our guest is Rick Marsh: Director, Defense Personal Property Program at U.S. Transportation Command

Buying a house online: 6 tips for military families
Family

Buying a house online: 6 tips for military families

The current home buying climate can be confusing to many military families who are preparing to move and want to buy a home. With so many worldwide uncertainties around COVID-19 and the DoD limitations on traveling, many military families are forced to rely on technology to find the perfect home. Buying a house online can be risky and intimidating.

How to prepare for a PCS move
Family

How to prepare for a PCS move

When you first get PCS orders for a military move, a thousand questions start running through your mind. You don’t even know how to prepare for a PCS move. You look around and start asking, how are we going to move all this stuff? What about the car? And the pets? And the kids? And then there are all the big questions about your new duty station– what will it be like? Where will we live? Schools? Jobs? Ahhhh! No matter how many times you have moved before, a PCS move is stressful and can feel overwhelming.

Trump rules out renaming Army bases named after Confederate officers
Army

Trump rules out renaming Army bases named after Confederate officers

'My Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations.'

Camp Lejeune machine gunner is third Marine in two months to die during PT
Marine Corps

Camp Lejeune machine gunner is third Marine in two months to die during PT

Pfc. Ethan M. Moores, died on May 27 after collapsing following a physical training event

Former DIA Director: Please, take your knee off our necks so we can breathe
News

Former DIA Director: Please, take your knee off our necks so we can breathe

"I can no longer be silent."

The Air Force Inspector General is finally investigating how racial injustice hurts African-American airmen
Air Force

The Air Force Inspector General is finally investigating how racial injustice hurts African-American airmen

The Air Force inspector general’s review was announced on the same day the Senate confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown as the Air Force’s first African-American chief of staff.

US fighter jets intercept 2 Russian bomber formations near Alaska
Russia

US fighter jets intercept 2 Russian bomber formations near Alaska

The U.S. military deployed fighter jets to intercept two formations of Russian aircraft as they entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Saturday, North American Aerospace Defense Command announced on Tuesday

More than a quarter of the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s crew contracted COVID-19, Navy says
Navy

More than a quarter of the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s crew contracted COVID-19, Navy says

Of the 4,800 crew members aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, 1,273 sailors contracted novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since the pandemic began earlier this year

7 ways James Mattis is more of a Marine than Sebastian Gorka will ever be
Marine Corps

7 ways James Mattis is more of a Marine than Sebastian Gorka will ever be

Sebastian Gorka criticizes former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis as "not a Marine," despite the fact that Mattis served for 44 years and is definitely a Marine

The Navy plans on banning the Confederate flag from its bases, ships, and subs
Navy

The Navy plans on banning the Confederate flag from its bases, ships, and subs

The Navy plans on banning the display of Confederate symbols on its installations, including aboard warships and aircraft, the service announced on Tuesday

Air Force identifies airman found unresponsive in Guam
Air Force

Air Force identifies airman found unresponsive in Guam

“Losing a member of our team is one of the most difficult things we face."

Army offers $15K for information on suspected murder of 82nd Airborne soldier
Army

Army offers $15K for information on suspected murder of 82nd Airborne soldier

"Spc. Roman-Martinez had a great attitude and the tragedy of his loss is felt by all of us."

Here’s an organization that’s giving back to those who serve during these trying times
Veterans

Here’s an organization that’s giving back to those who serve during these trying times

Given the state of the world at the moment, it’s easy to feel powerless when it comes to making a difference. But while the COVID-19 crisis has forced us all to adjust to a new normal, there are still plenty of organizations and nonprofits that remain committed to helping make the world a better and safer place for everyone. Veteran nonprofits are providing essential community services in these trying times to help keep neighborhoods safe and secure.

The Army has officially fielded its new squad designated marksman rifle
Army

The Army has officially fielded its new squad designated marksman rifle

The Army has officially fielded the 7.62mm G28/HK417 rifle as the M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifle to a handful of lucky soldiers

The deafening silence of veteran service organizations on Black Lives Matter
United States

The deafening silence of veteran service organizations on Black Lives Matter

"This is not a partisan political issue. This is a human issue"

4 US service members injured in C-130 mishap at Camp Taji in Iraq
Air Force

4 US service members injured in C-130 mishap at Camp Taji in Iraq

Four service members were injured when an Air Force C-130 overshot the runway at Camp Taji Airbase, Iraq, and hit a wall

This award-winning photo looks like a gorgeous Marine Corps version of a Bob Ross painting
Marine Corps

This award-winning photo looks like a gorgeous Marine Corps version of a Bob Ross painting

A-maz-ing.

F-35 landing gear collapses on landing at Hill Air Force Base
Air Force

F-35 landing gear collapses on landing at Hill Air Force Base

An F-35 Lightning II's landing gear collapsed during landing at Hill Air Force Base in Utah on Monday, the base announced