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Gunnery Sgt. Nicole Mohabir, facility chief, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group embraces husband Mohaned Elokeill during the last few moments she has before she boards the bus to join the fight in Afghanistan, here, March 17.

6 things to do with your spouse before they deploy

By Bethaney Phillips

Jakob Knight, son of a Fightertown Marine, tears a piece of the paper chain off at their house, Oct. 13. Every week the children tear off a piece of paper and countdown when their father is supposed to return.

6 Rituals to integrate into deployment

By Jessica Evans

4 Ways to support milspouse-owned small shops

4 Ways to support milspouse-owned small shops

By Daniella Horne

Tech. Sgt. Raymond P. Lucca Jr. assigned to the 105th Mission Support Group gives his wife Ellen Lucca flowers to show his appreciation for what as she has done to support him at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, March 4, 2018. Lucca had a retirement ceremony to celebrate his years in service.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mary Schwarzler)

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Understanding the realities of military retirement for spouses

By Jaimi Erickson

A couple walks through the forest

Infertility Memoir

Infertility Memoir: ‘I was overcome with joy’

By Julie Eshelman

7 Costly emergency fund mistakes (and how to avoid them)

By Jessica Evans

Photo of APG dual military family for APG Military Appreciation cover honoring the unique sacrifices made by our service members.

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A comprehensive guide of military family benefits

By Jessica Evans

Top 5 tips for packing your unaccompanied baggage

By Kathryn Butler

Morale, Welfare and Recreation hosted the annual Holiday Extravaganza at the Epicenter on Naval Station Great Lakes. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navy’s largest training installation and the home of the Navy’s only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class MC1 Joseph E. Montemarano)

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5 on-base amenities you should take advantage of as a military family

By Daniella Horne

A military family’s guide to top outdoor activities and cultural experiences in Oahu, Hawaii.

23 Things to see and do on Oahu

Building a financial future: A guide to investing for military spouses

By Jessica Evans

Family and friends gather to say goodbye as the attack submarine USS La Jolla departs for a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific.

3 ways to make your first deployment easier

By Jessica Evans

Military care package themes for every month of deployment

By Jessica Evans

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees Paul Wilkins, Stephen Carroll and Nang Tran practice mock interviews at NSWCPD in July 2023. The purpose of the information session followed by practice interviews was to provide future job applicants with the knowledge to become successful in their interviews for career opportunities within NSWCPD. (U.S. Navy Photo by Keina Thorpe/Released)

6 Tips to turn interview anxiety into confidence

By Angela Caban

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal congratulates Maj. Gen. Dyson amid enthusiastic applause from a standing-room-only crowd, Aug. 27, 2012 at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Dyson is currently the director for Army Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller). She is the first female Army Finance Corps officer to achieve the rank of major general.

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When you trade in your combat boots for male milspouse shoes

a woman works on her laptop

3 free and essential resources for building your own business as a military spouse

By Jaimi Erickson

Jessica Saum, Stagecoach Elementary School special education teacher, is named the 2022 Arkansas Teacher of the Year during a pep rally in Cabot, Arkansas, Oct. 13, 2021. Saum’s one-year tenure as Arkansas Teacher of the Year will begin July 1, 2022, when she will travel the state as a representative for teachers and will serve as a non-voting member on the State Board of Education. (Courtesy photo)

The untold struggles of military spouses as teachers

By Kailyn Rhinehart

Cancer Memoir: ‘I did not see this coming’

Cancer Memoir: ‘I did not see this coming’

By Stacy Bilodeau

‘Margaritaville at Sea’ expands Heroes Sail Free program to entire fleet and all available itineraries in 2024 and 2025

By Tessa Robinson

(U.S. Air National Guard photo illustration/Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith)

Tips for writing the perfect post-military resume

By Angela Caban

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)

3 hidden emotions milspouses face when leaving the military

By Amanda Huffman

MIKUMI, TANZANIA - JUNE 22: A zebra is seen at Mikumi National Park, one of the fourth largest natural habitats in the country in Mikumi Tanzania on June 22, 2024. Mikumi National Park, one of the leading safari centers, offers its visitors examples of African wildlife. (Photo by Ismail Aslandag/Anadolu via Getty Images)

7 Epic trips to take to celebrate military retirement

The best ways to make new friends when you PCS

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The best ways to make new friends when you PCS

By Bethaney Phillips

Girls play in sandbox

Grief Memoir: ‘Mom, you’re alive!’

By Jessica Hall

Why you should start a book club in your military community

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Why you should start a book club in your military community

By Daniella Horne

Couple on couch with pregnancy test

Infertility Memoir

Infertility Memoir: ‘I thought getting pregnant would be easy’

By Julie Eshelman

Yuko Portillo, bar chief at the Camp Zama Community Club Sports Bar, pours a Chocolate Espresso Martini, one of five nonalcoholic “mocktails” she created that were debuted during a social held there April 11. The drinks are now available at the Sports Bar, and there is no minimum age to purchase them.

MilSpouse Fitness

7 reasons military spouses are embracing the ‘sober-curious’ movement

By Michele Bradfield

Women hug goodbye

The hardest things about PCSing

By Bethaney Phillips

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Quince Bisard, a combat photographer with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in evening yoga, aboard the amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), Nov. 26. The 13th MEU is embarked with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and the amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and the John P. Murtha, conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marcus E. Melara)

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4 Yoga poses you can do anywhere

A family watches a taekwondo demo during Liberty Fest at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 4, 2024. The 51st Force Support Squadron hosted Liberty Fest to celebrate Independence Day for families stationed in the ROK. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley N. Mikaio)

Everything you need to know about PCSing to Korea

By Kristine Rivers

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Chad Cruz, a native of Talofofo, Guam, and an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with Marine Corps Base Hawaii EOD, teaches Military Homeschoolers of Hawaii students how to operate a 310 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle during a capabilities and educational demonstration at MCBH, Sept. 21, 2023. Participants learned about military occupations, specifically those related to Science, Technology, Electronics, and Math, from MCBH explosive ordnance disposal technicians and Marathon Targets, a military technology company. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

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Pros and cons of homeschooling your military kids

By Candace Guelzo

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Angel Castillo, 22nd Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy loadmaster, poses for a photo during a Hispanic Heritage Month campaign at Travis AFB, California, August 16, 2022. National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed annually from September 15 to October 15. The month pays tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have influenced and enriched our nation and society. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)

Latin MilSpouse

How to support our Hispanic and Latinx military families

By Daniella Horne

A man looks at TRICARE website

How to work with TRICARE for better medical coverage

By Bethaney Phillips

kids pose with an eagle

6 Things to do to get your kids on board with an OCONUS move

By Kristine Rivers

Movers pack a military members property into boxes and load it into crates to be tranferred to a temporary storage facility in O'Fallon, Illinois, July 1, 2019. (Photo by Stephenie Wade)

7 Things that should always make the PCS decluttering cut

By Kailyn Rhinehart

women paint canvases

10 FRG events to consider that aren’t coffee

7 resume tips for milspouses who have education but not experience

7 resume tips for milspouses who have education but not experience

By Angela Caban

Spouses practice yoga outdoors

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5 Yoga poses every military spouse needs

10 side hustles to supplement your military income

10 side hustles to supplement your military income

By Kailyn Rhinehart

The US Navy used to rent out this luxury hotel in Hawaii

The US Navy used to rent out this luxury hotel in Hawaii

Grief Memoir: ‘We are at the ER’

Grief Memoir: ‘We are at the ER’

By Jessica Hall

Keeping love alive across the miles: Communication during deployment

Keeping love alive across the miles: Communication during deployment

By Jessica Evans

Essential life skills every military spouse should know

Essential life skills every military spouse should know

By Daniella Horne

How to be a medical advocate for your family

How to be a medical advocate for your family

By Bethaney Phillips

woman working out

MilSpouse Fitness

5 free base resources to support your fitness journey as a milspouse

By Kailyn Rhinehart

How to manage PCS travel with teenagers

How to manage PCS travel with teenagers

By Jaimi Erickson

women look at phone

MilSpouse Mental Health

8 Social media accounts run by military spouses to follow for laughs, advice and community

Friends at a comedy show

MilSpouse Mental Health

The 5 military spouse friendships you need

By Daniella Horne

PCSing with school-aged kids: Strategies to find the fun

PCSing with school-aged kids: Strategies to find the fun

By Jaimi Erickson

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

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VA benefits everyone should know about

By Amanda Huffman

6 things military spouses should know when interviewing for a new job

6 things military spouses should know when interviewing for a new job

By Kailyn Rhinehart

What you need to know about using GI Bill benefits

What you need to know about using GI Bill benefits

By Lauren Ramirez

4 tips for PCSing with a baby

4 tips for PCSing with a baby

By Jaimi Erickson

7 career tips from an Army wife who just published a best-selling memoir

7 career tips from an Army wife who just published a best-selling memoir

How military spouses can navigate postpartum isolation

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How military spouses can navigate postpartum isolation

By Kailyn Rhinehart

How to maintain your culture at any base

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How to maintain your culture at any base

By Lauren Ramirez

woman waves goodbye to ship

MilSpouse Mental Health

The newb milspouse’s guide to deployment

By Bethaney Phillips

woman with many hats

MilSpouse Mental Health

3 unexpected hats every military spouse has to wear

By Jaimi Erickson

A mom and daughter enter the parent fitness room

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How the base family fitness room changed my whole wellness journey

By Kailyn Rhinehart

Introducing the MIGHTY MILSPOUSE!

Introducing the MIGHTY MILSPOUSE!

By Tessa Robinson