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The school year is coming to a close, and parents across the country are celebrating the end of the distance learning experiment. We are all looking forward to a more normal school year in the fall. But if your family is getting ready to PCS this summer, your student’s challenges are just beginning. If you thought managing their Zoom call schedule was difficult, wait until you try to transfer them to a new school district during a pandemic.

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, it can be hard to feel like you’re making the most of your time. While we all love binging Netflix and sleeping in until noon, you probably find yourself wishing that you were being a bit more productive. Maybe you’ve thought about learning a new skill or getting started on a new career path but you’re not sure where or how to begin.

Former Chairman of the Joints Adm. Michael Mullen has written a forceful op-ed in The Atlantic magazine

“What happens on America’s streets is also resident in our Air Force ... we will own our part and confront it head on."

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Army Gen. Mark Milley has not assumed command of a federalized effort to curb rioting.

"It is understandably upsetting to our Veterans and their families to see Nazi inscriptions near those who gave their lives for this nation"

The Navy is facing yet another COVID-19 outbreak aboard a warship after "several" crew members from the dock landing ship Carter Hall tested positive for the virus last month, Navy Times reports

"Shouldn't West Pointers be expected to be something more — models of rectitude who occupy higher moral ground than the average, garden-variety politician?"

"You don’t know the anxiety, the despair, the heartache, the fear, the rage that comes with living in this country, OUR country."

The U.S. may have fallen in love with the Multi-Role Adaptive Design (MRAD) bolt-action multi-caliber sniper rifle from Barrett Firearms, but that doesn't mean that U.S. Special Operations Command isn't considering its options when it comes to long-range precision fires

Most of those infected originally tested negative.

The number of National Guard personnel who have been mobilized to respond to civil unrest tripled from 5,000 to more than 17,000 in just one day

Dirty magazines... when we say dirty magazines, we know you’re thinking of the ones your buddy snuck in a care package and sent you downrange. Sure, that may have put you in a little bit of trouble, but let’s be honest: your First Sergeant would be secretly thanking you for the centerfolds if he confiscated it. No, we’re talking about a different dirty magazine that could get you in trouble. Real trouble.

The National World War II memorial was one of several monuments on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that were scrawled with graffiti over the weekend

A shooting at Grand Forks Air Force Base on Monday killed two service members with the 319th Reconnaissance Wing

Of the 16 affected cadets, 14 tested positive for the antibody which indicates they contracted the virus and recovered from it.

It's been nearly three years since since the Army took delivery of the first of its souped-up new version of the M1 Abrams main battle tank, and the service's first brigade of upgraded warhorses is officially ready to bring the pain downrange

"Only our best should be extended the privilege of commanding Marines."

Minnesota's governor has not requested help from active-duty troops so far.