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The author in a hospital bed
Family

Cancer Memoir: ‘You’re going to be Iron Woman!’

By Stacy Bilodeau

Lucille Ball (1911-1989), US comedian and actress, holding eyeglasses and script,
Movies and TV

Lucille Ball exposed a World War II Japanese spy plot with her dental fillings

There are some Japanese spies that didn't love Lucy.

By Team Mighty

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)
Family

5 Military spouse groups you should join

By Daniella Horne

Help make one more epic Navy Spirit Spot happen by supporting Rylan Tuohy's crowdfunding campaign.
Movies and TV

Navy’s famous Spirit Spot Mid crowd-funding for one more epic video

By Tessa Robinson

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)
Deployment

A milspouse’s guide to the first deployment

By Bethaney Phillips

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

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

By Julie Eshelman

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James W. Lukeman, commanding general, Training and Education Command, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico addresses Marines and Civilians alike during a safety stand down at Little Hall, MCB Quantico, Va., July 25, 2016. Lukeman was speaking about the changes happening in the Marine Corps and safety regarding Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Cockrell/ Released)
Family

5 Reasons to attend your base town hall meetings

This is your time to speak up, little grasshopper.

By Daniella Horne

B-2 Spirit bomber, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, is staged on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 30, 2019. Three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and more than 200 Airmen deployed here in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission. During the BTF mission 37 sorties were flown for a total of 171 hours, with eight of the missions including F-22 Raptor integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Barley)
PCS

6 Tips for PCSing to Hawaii

Moving to Oahu can be both exciting and completely overwhelming.

By Kait Hanson

Cancer Memoir: ‘Am I going to die?’
Family

Cancer Memoir: ‘Am I going to die?’

By Stacy Bilodeau

A brightly decorated room
PCS

7 Tips for decorating military base housing

Decorating military base housing can be challenging, but with some creativity, you can make your space feel like home.

By Kait Hanson

SMYRNA, Tenn. (Sept. 16, 2015) Chief Utilitiesman William Dean has his chief's anchors pinned by his wife during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony for 10 newly frocked chief petty officers from Navy Recruiting District Nashville, Navy Operations Support Center Chattanooga and Navy Operations Support Center Knoxville. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Timothy Walter/Released)
Family

5 milspouse survival tips for ‘Chief season’

By Daniella Horne

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: General views of the 'Dune: Part Two' skyscraper billboard campaign at Hollywood & Highland on February 27, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Books

WWII Veteran Frank Herbert broke new ground in science fiction with the ‘Dune’ books

By Joel Searls

Portrait of family outside of their home

House hunting: 5 ways to know if you’re ready for a new house

Key indicators that it might be time to start house hunting.

By Bethany Bayless

Graphic of a doctor consoles a crying woman
Family

Infertility Memoir: ‘There was only silence’

By Julie Eshelman

Three brown bear cubs in the grass of Hallo Bay. (Photo: National Geographic/John Shier)
Travel

National Geographic will debut 5-part series on National Parks – and we got to watch it first

National Parks: USA premieres September 8, 2024 on National Geographic. 

By Kait Hanson

Woman-owned business
Career

How to start a business when you are always moving

One military spouse offers ways to maintain a business and entrepreneurial tips to keep your business thriving through a PCS

By Kait Hanson

The last US Olympian to win gold in pistol was a Marine
Sports

The last US Olympian to win gold in pistol was a Marine

By Miguel Ortiz

Spc. Jason T. Dorsey, from Chicago, public affairs specialist with the 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Illinois Army National Guard, out of Springfield, Ill., poses with traditionally dressed women of Kyoto, Japan. Troops from both the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment went to the ancient city of Kyoto, Japan for culture day. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jesse Houk)
Family

Cultural etiquette for military families: How to respect local customs abroad

By Jessica Evans

A U.S. Navy spouse waves goodbye to her husband aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG77) as it departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on March 23, 2012, for a deployment to the Western Pacific. USS O'Kane, is deploying under the Middle Pacific Surface Combatant (MPSC) deployment concept in which Pearl Harbor-based ships deploy in support of operations primarily in the Western Pacific under Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet.
Deployment

Training for the Mission: A spouse’s guide to deployment readiness

By Stephanie Rundle

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robin Stilwell, director of the joint staff (left), awards Clare Bulwinkle (center), the Shield of Sparta and a certificate of aprecation, Aug. 9, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina. The Shield of Sparta is to those who contributed significantly to the infantry and is a token of appreciation for the sacrifice and commitment demanded of the spouses and supporters of infantrymen and other soldiers. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Andrews)
Family

3 things I wish someone told me before my spouse retired from the military

By Megan Brown