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Photo Credit: Steve Browne & John Verkle   "What does Mom have on her head?" my daughter shrieked. I turned to...

The USO (United Service Organizations) has been serving our military service members and their families for 75 years. We've heard...

"I could live anywhere but ____." "If my spouse gets an overseas assignment, I'm not going." I'm always mystified when...

The only things I knew about Germany before PCS’ing here were Oktoberfest and World War 2. This did not bode...

Photo Credit: Richard foster, Flickr.com Article by Stacey Faris, 2014 Yuma Proving Ground SOY I love opportunities for adventure, learning and...

I'm in the Navy. I have an associate degree, a bachelor's degree and am currently working on my second bachelor's degree. I intend...

Photo Credit: Alex, Flickr.com As a journalist, I rarely write articles from my point of view. I do the research, complete...

Photo Credit: US Navy, Flickr.com   I might as well have entered this world with "Navy Issued" on my behind. ...

Photo Credit: fairuz othman, Flickr.com We all know that military spouses carry unique traits that help navigate through military life--qualities like...

Last June, my boys and I were on a plane from North Carolina to California when the flight attendant got...

The military way of life throws many curveballs into families. Even on trips as short as two months, it's easy...

Boots....check! Camis.....check! Dogtags.....check! Ridiculously large grandma skivvies.....check! Seabag check list complete. Nowhere on that list does it say spouse. I...

Ramstein Welfare Bazaar September 18-21, 2014 Ramstein AB, Germany   There are many long-standing traditions in military spouse clubs and...

Putting together care packages isn't as easy as grabbing a few magazines, some nonperishable food items and slapping a stamp...

Military children are no strangers to division. Between deployments, field exercises and long hours, children know what it's like to...

My name is Lauren, I'm a mother of two and an Air Force wife.  Thus far we've been stationed at...

Article by Ingrid Herrera-Yee, 2014 Armed Forces Insurance National Guard Spouse of the Year This has been a really tough...

By Kate Dolack, Marine Corps Spouse, Managing Editor of Military Spouse Today we remember.   I woke to her voice...