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9 places to visit in California for military families 
Feature

9 places to visit in California for military families 

By Amanda Huffman

Transition Memoir: Creating a new identity
Memoirs

Transition Memoir: Creating a new identity

By Amanda Huffman

Baby in a high chair
Memoirs

Transition Memoir: Finding community through writing

By Amanda Huffman

3 month old baby
Memoirs

Transition Memoir: A little bit of hope

By Amanda Huffman

Transition Memoir: Alone
Memoirs

Transition Memoir: Alone

By Amanda Huffman

Transition Memoir: ‘How did I get here?’
Memoirs

Transition Memoir: ‘How did I get here?’

By Amanda Huffman

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Memoirs

Transition Memoir: ‘I made a list’

By Amanda Huffman

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alder monitors racers in Chicago as they begin the 105th Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac July 13, 2013. The Alder crew provided search-and-rescue support for the world's oldest annual fresh water race that saw 330 vessels compete in the 290-nautical-mile race from the Chicago Harbor Light in Lake Michigan to Mackinac Island, Mich., in Lake Huron. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Barton Nanney)
Mighty MilSpouse

Top 8 things to do while stationed in the Midwest

By Amanda Huffman

Postcard c 1910 "A Florida Alligator Chorus", depicting alligators beside a body of water, holding sheet music, as a larger alligator conducts the "chorus".
Mighty MilSpouse

7 must-do things while you’re stationed in (or visiting) Florida

By Amanda Huffman

Juliana Bruner, daughter of Airman 1st Class Joshua Bruner, colors on a coloring page during the Exceptional Family Member Program’s Dinner with Sparky at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Oct. 11, 2019. The night was dedicated to giving children in EFMP a chance to meet with first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Miller)
Mighty MilSpouse

6 Tips for PCSing with an EFMP family member

By Amanda Huffman

Chief Warrant Officer 4 James Morrow, a flight instructor from Fort Rucker, and wife celebrate his retirement along with Col. Bernard Harrington, the commander of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade June 30, 2017 at Fort Campbell, Ky. Both Harrington and Morrow formerly served with the 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade and returned to Fort Campbell to celebrate Morrow's retirement. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Marcus Floyd, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade)
Career

3 hidden emotions milspouses face when leaving the military

By Amanda Huffman

Anoka, Minnesota, Anoka veterans center. Department of veteran's affairs. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Family & MilSpouse

VA benefits everyone should know about

By Amanda Huffman

women in the military
Feature

Women in the military: Making waves since WWI

By Amanda Huffman

members of the 6888 battalion
Army

The unknown story of the Six Triple Eight: an all Black, female WWII battalion

By Amanda Huffman

From nursing to newspapers, these were the women of Vietnam
Army

From nursing to newspapers, these were the women of Vietnam

By Amanda Huffman

Influential military wives from the Revolutionary War to today
Civil War

Influential military wives from the Revolutionary War to today

By Amanda Huffman

The first American woman to lead a military operation in the Civil War was Harriet Tubman
Civil War

The first American woman to lead a military operation in the Civil War was Harriet Tubman

By Amanda Huffman

The VA believes ALS is service-connected. Here’s how it wants to help.
Army

The VA believes ALS is service-connected. Here’s how it wants to help.

By Amanda Huffman

An Afghanistan veteran reflects: We should have listened
Afghanistan War

An Afghanistan veteran reflects: We should have listened

By Amanda Huffman

Why women should be allowed – and required – to register for the Selective Service
History

Why women should be allowed – and required – to register for the Selective Service

By Amanda Huffman