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It was 1945, and the world was at war. Charles Hessemer was just 17 years old when he took a drive to Detroit, Michigan with a friend to enlist in the United States Navy. Hessemer's older brother had already joined and was in Europe fighting. Hesse…
The 2019 Blue Star Families lifestyle survey just dropped, and according to the results, most of us shouldn't be shocked. With numbers well into 40 or 50 percent feeling the effects of displacement and isolation across several categories, you're n…
Ever since the news of the newest, and most confusing branch of the Armed forces surfaced this past year, we've all been enjoying plenty of memes. While the Space Force is the sixth official branch of the Armed Forces, we were all deeply let down b…
I spent 10 years searching for joy in the moments that we weren't together. I thought retirement would be easy, that the search would be over, and that the bond we shared prior to deployments would naturally realign us.The truth is marri…
If you had told David Robinson when he entered the Naval Academy that he would become one of the all-time greats in professional basketball, he probably would have rolled his eyes at you and laughed. But, by the time Robinson's NBA career was over,…
Comprised of more than 100 islands in the East China Sea, Okinawa is one of Japan's 47 prefectures with a population of 1.44 million people (as of May 2018).A year-round warm climate and overall tropical landscape, Okinawa is considered …
Today is the mighty Chuck Norris' 80th birthday! In honor of this landmark (uh, how is this not a national holiday?) day, we wanted to go back to the good old days of the internet. Before arguing over the color of a dress or if Jordan or Lebron is …
Stasia Foley lived a beautiful life. She was born on May 22, 1916, in Connecticut, right before World War I began. She vividly remembered being a teenager during the Great Depression and the hardship that came with it. She left school at just 13 yea…
Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life.
Moving to a new base is a family decision as much as it is a career move. When considering where to go, there is so much to think about beyond career path; for instance, health and well-being, proximity to family, available health services and more.…
"Men of Cornwall stop your dreaming, Can't you see their spearpoints gleaming?See their warriors' pennants streaming, To this battlefield.Men of Cornwall stand ye steady, It cannot be ever said yeF…
Today the World Health Organization designated COVID-19, more commonly known as Coronavirus, a global pandemic. President Trump addressed the nation from the White House this evening to talk about what we know, what we're doing and how we will resp…
As the Coronavirus continues to dominate media coverage and outbreaks keep all of us on ed…
In a measure to keep troops from potentially contracting the COVID-19 virus, a joint American and European exercise has been canceled when authorities determined that it was necessary to stop the exercise to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavi…
Moving OCONUS (outside contiguous United States) can be one of your biggest duty station changes yet. From overseas options, to Hawaii, Alaska, or other U.S. territories like Guam, there is no shortage of far away -- and fun -- bases. In fact, some …
The new Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, Black Widow, comes out this May. The standalone film will revolve around the Avenger Natasha Romanoff, otherwise known as the Black Widow.The former assassin turned superhero has a dark and mysteri…
Military and law enforcement working dogs are vital. They not only add capabilities for the units they serve with, like finding the enemy faster due to their powerful sense of smell; they also save their lives in the process. These dogs willingly sa…
Well, the coronavirus got one of our favorites. Oscar winning actor, amazing fun guy and a man who has gone out of his way to bring amazing stories about our American heroes to the screen told us late Wednesday that he and his wife Rita came down wi…
If you watched the White House press briefing on COVID-19 today, you might have wondered what the Coast Guard folks were doing on tv for a Presidential Address about a global pandemic. And then, upon further inspection of their uniforms and seeing t…
With thousands of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in China and South Korea, and a rapidly growing number in Europe and the United States, the question i…