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First Lt. Arthur Litchfield, Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air officer in charge of the foreign excess personal property program, speaks to his wife Desiree as she holds the newest addition to their family, Cohen James Litchfield, May 21. Lieutenant Litchfield was able to watch the whole birth via Facetime, a video chat program, from his deployment in Baghdad. Lieutenant Litchfield is deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and is a native of Mountain Home, Idaho. His wife, Desiree, is a native of Enid, Okla.
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8 communication strategies for military couples to stay connected

By Jessica Evans

woman speaking
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Infertility Memoir: ‘My pain had a purpose’

By Julie Eshelman

Building a financial safety net: Emergency funds and savings strategies for military families
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Building a financial safety net: Emergency funds and savings strategies for military families

By Tamika Sherman

Col. Taona Enriquez, right, installation commander, Chief Master Sgt. Alan Weary, installation command chief, and Santa Claus countdown to the Christmas tree lighting with Valerie Untiedt, and her daughters, Ashlyn, Lauren, and Brooke, during the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Dec. 4. The Untiedt family was invited to participate in the ceremony as a deployed family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)
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Pros and cons of living on and off a military base

By Kait Hanson

A scrapbook of Desert Storm articles and photos lays open on a table at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Jan. 13, 2016. Maj. Alexander Palomaria, 366th Fighter Wing deputy chaplain, used scrapbooking as a way of coping with the war.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica H. Evans/RELEASED)
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How to create a PCS memory book

By Jessica Evans

Samantha Kupianen, a Public Affairs Specialist at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, walks along the newly opened nature trail at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 16, 2024. The new trail provides another amenity for the installation’s community with the goal of promoting health and wellness, and offering multiple scenes that highlight natural aspects of the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos)
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6 ways to prioritize your mental and physical health

By Jessica Evans

Kathleen Kent (right) stands with her daugther Esther (left) at the Catfish Cove playground on the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk. Kent linked up with a school liaison officer after a friend recommended School Support Services to her, prior to transitioning to JRTC and Fort Polk.
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Simple ways to be prepared for your next PCS

By Bethaney Phillips

Soldiers assigned to the National Guard's Professional Education Center participated in a culture potluck on Camp Robinson, Arkansas, on May 19, 2023. The Soldiers were able to bring in different dishes to share and enjoy quality rest and recuperation time together. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Amouris Coss)
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Bringing back the military potluck dinner

By Jessica Evans

NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka (FLCY) Command Master Chief Todd Wende (middle) departs as the sideboys salulte him for the final time.
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Why you should start planning for your military retirement early

By Megan Brown

Capt. Zachary Johnson performs weighted back squats for his circuit workout during the MacDonald Hero Workout event at Iron Empire gym in Dover, N.H., Nov. 10, 2015. Iron Empire hosted a community workout in honor Lance Cpl. MacDonald, a Marine who lost his life in Iraq in 2003, or whomever the participants individually wanted to honor. Johnson is the executive officer of Recruiting Station Portsmouth, N.H.
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7 military discounts for your fitness journey

By Toby Ralph

10 Tips for saving money when traveling for military families
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10 Tips for saving money when traveling for military families

By Kait Hanson

The henderson family
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One military family’s complicated path to parenthood

By Hollie Sick

Postcard c 1910 "A Florida Alligator Chorus", depicting alligators beside a body of water, holding sheet music, as a larger alligator conducts the "chorus".
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7 must-do things while you’re stationed in (or visiting) Florida

By Amanda Huffman

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 27, 2021) - Michelle Kincaid, a mammography technologist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, assists a patient during a mammogram. Kincaid, a native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, says, “Being checked annually is the best way to catch cancer early.” TRICARE covers an annual screening mammogram for women age 40 and over. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (U.S. Navy photo by Deidre Smith, Naval Hospital Jacksonville/Released
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Military spouses: Quit putting off your own medical appointments

By Samantha Gmolka

The author in a hospital bed
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Cancer Memoir: ‘You’re going to be Iron Woman!’

By Stacy Bilodeau

April Davis (left) plays the role of attacker as J.J. Evans practices releasing her arm during a self-defense workshop at Mololani Community Center, May 10, 2013. Approximately 90 military spouses gathered at Mololani Community Center for the Empowered Spouses Event, where they took advantage of a series of workshops and a resource fair. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong)
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5 Military spouse groups you should join

By Daniella Horne

First Lt. Korey R. Flinton, native of Leesburg, Va., and executive officer, Bravo Company, 50th Signal Battalion (Expeditionary), 35th Signal Brigade (Theater Tactical), is hugged goodbye by his wife Courtney J. Flinton before boarding a bus at the 50th ESB headquarters, Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 10, and beginning his journey to Monrovia, Liberia, where he will add his signal expertise to the battle to contain the Ebola virus outbreak. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley M. Armstrong, 35th Signal Brigade (Theater Tactical) Public Affairs/Released)
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A milspouse’s guide to the first deployment

By Bethaney Phillips

little girl in a rocking chair
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Grief Memoir: ‘Her number is still saved in my phone’

By Jessica Hall

Infertility Memoir: ‘This wasn’t how it was supposed to be’
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Infertility Memoir: ‘This wasn’t how it was supposed to be’

By Julie Eshelman

A dog cuddles
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Military family reunited with missing dog after two years thanks to devoted team of volunteers

By Kait Hanson

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