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When was the last time you chose Deliberate Discomfort?
Special Operations

When was the last time you chose Deliberate Discomfort?

There's a reason why elite Special Operations courses always begin with intense physical training. The shock value of initial stress overload is the best discriminator while assessing an individual or group's willingness and capacity to accomplish…

This veteran-backed NASCAR team is heading to Daytona
Sports

This veteran-backed NASCAR team is heading to Daytona

It's shake and bake, veteran style. NASCAR is well known for being military friendly. When the green flag waves at Daytona this weekend, it will usher in the new NASCAR season with a really special story. The crown jewel event is the Daytona 500. O…

WATCH: NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace skydived into the Daytona 500 with the Air Force
Sports

WATCH: NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace skydived into the Daytona 500 with the Air Force

The Daytona 500 is known as the Great American Race. Well, the Great American Race just had a driver make a Great American Entrance. The United States Air Force has had a partnership with Richard Petty Motorsports for several year…

5 ways to end the negative military spouse stigma
Family

5 ways to end the negative military spouse stigma

Military spouses have enough on their plates. They do not need your unsolicited, unfavorable, unmannered, advice. There are so many ways you can help end the falsified image of helplessness military spouses have been forced to live with, within our …

How and when to tell a job you might be PCSing
Career

How and when to tell a job you might be PCSing

Are you PCSing soon? Or is a PCS in the works? While it can be hard to tell exactly when you might be leaving before hard orders are issued, in the military world, it's pretty much a given that you will be leaving. If not anytime soon, the…

Don’t ask permission, ask forgiveness: The USMC pilot who “borrowed” a helo to end a sniper situation has died
Vietnam War

Don’t ask permission, ask forgiveness: The USMC pilot who “borrowed” a helo to end a sniper situation has died

Lt. General Charles "Chuck" Pitman passed away this past Thursday at age 84. His career spanned over 40 years, including three combat tours in Vietnam. He also was involved in Operation Eagle Claw, the attempted rescue of the American hostages in …

75th Anniversary: 10 things you don’t know about the Battle of Iwo Jima
World War II

75th Anniversary: 10 things you don’t know about the Battle of Iwo Jima

The Marines will be the first to tell you they have "fought in every clime and place" from the "halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli." The history of the Corps is steeped in legendary heroism and ferocious battles. From Chapultepec to Bel…

The hidden truth: military families face financial insecurity
Family

The hidden truth: military families face financial insecurity

Military life brings enough stress. How you're going to put food on the table shouldn't be one of them.Today's military is a much more diverse population and also more likely to be

One of Pearl Harbor’s last survivors dies at age 97
World War II

One of Pearl Harbor’s last survivors dies at age 97

Donald Stratton, who served aboard the USS Arizona when it was attacked by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, passed away on Feb. 15, 2020. He was 97 years old.

This new nationally recognized day for women veterans almost snuck by us
Veterans

This new nationally recognized day for women veterans almost snuck by us

There are many nationally recognized days on the calendar that sneak by without much notice if you aren't paying attention. But here's one that's worth being rallied around, especially in the military community.On Feb. 19, 2019, Vet Gi…

How the Miracle on Ice forever changed the USA
Sports

How the Miracle on Ice forever changed the USA

Army spouse dances her way through chemotherapy
Family

Army spouse dances her way through chemotherapy

It is not uncommon to stumble upon live videos while scrolling through Facebook. And for the hundreds of people who follow Army wife Sofia de Falco — who is an adjunct professor of Italian language and literature — it is not uncommon to come acr…

MilSpouse and NASA’s last living ‘Hidden Figure,’ Katherine Johnson, dies at 101
Family

MilSpouse and NASA’s last living ‘Hidden Figure,’ Katherine Johnson, dies at 101

NASA legend, mathematician, race barrier breaker, women's rights advancer, mother, military spouse: Katherine Johnson was truly out of this world. The once in a generation mind passed away at age 101 on February 24, NASA announced.

WATCH: One of the last living Marines from Iwo Jima shares his story with WATM
World War II

WATCH: One of the last living Marines from Iwo Jima shares his story with WATM

Frank Clark was 15 years old when Pearl Harbor was brazenly attacked by the Japanese on December 7th, 1941. On that fateful Sunday morning in Hawaii, 2,403 people lost their lives and 1178 more were wounded. The next day, the United States entered W…

7 ways to mentor a military girlfriend and renew confidence in yourself at the same time
Family

7 ways to mentor a military girlfriend and renew confidence in yourself at the same time

There are so many resources for military spouses and service members, but the military girlfriends and boyfriends are often forgotten. In military dating life, the best resources possible are the men and women who have been there, done that.…

The first Space Force commissioned officers will graduate this spring
Military News

The first Space Force commissioned officers will graduate this spring

If you thought the first commissioned officers would be graduating from Starfleet Academy after passing the Kobayashi Maru test, you thought wrong.It turns out …

4 VA loan myths busted: What to know before you go
Benefits

4 VA loan myths busted: What to know before you go

If someone were to ask me what the best advice is for someone buying a home, I would have to say "educate yourself." I realize that sounds vague, but there is SO MUCH information, more importantly, incorrect information, out there and every family…

A woman is about to become a Green Beret and the military will be stronger for it
Military News

A woman is about to become a Green Beret and the military will be stronger for it

This week, historic news filtered out of North Carolina saying that a female National Guardsman will be the first woman to pass the Special Forces Qualification Course (Q-Course) and will earn the title of Green Beret. While the enlisted soldier has…

This innovative treatment for veterans doesn’t involve drugs
Mental Health

This innovative treatment for veterans doesn’t involve drugs

More than 20 veterans die by suicide every day in America. This number does not include the loss of first responders, caregivers, or their family members. Due to the lack of effective treatment for mental health issues developed from traumatic exper…

Breaking: Air Force veteran and host of Inside the Actors Studio, James Lipton, dead at 93
Movies and TV

Breaking: Air Force veteran and host of Inside the Actors Studio, James Lipton, dead at 93

James Lipton, best known for his role in creating and producing Inside the Actors Studio died earlier today from bladder cancer at his home in Manhattan. His wife, Kedaki Turner,