Featured in Post DeploymentBYTeam MightyJan 19, 2023Share6 things troops always buy after deploymentWhen troops deploy overseas to places like Iraq and Afghanistan, they usually get a pay increase thanks to combat and hazardous pay bonuses. And given that they are working longer days and away from most of the comforts of home, they usually save a … BYTeam MightyJan 19, 2023ShareBYBlake StilwellFeb 5, 2020ShareSailing saved this Marine Corps vet’s lifeSailing saved Ronnie Simpson’s life. He was an 18 year old high school senior in Atlanta, Georgia when the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began in March 2003. Drawn to service by the events of September 11, Ronnie joined the Marine Corps Infantry the da… BYBlake StilwellFeb 5, 2020ShareBYTim KirkpatrickFeb 5, 2020Share9 things we miss from our Afghanistan deploymentsWith possibility of a huge troop surge to Afghanistan coming from the Trump administration, We Are The Mighty asked several OEF combat vets what they missed most from their time “in the suck.” Here’s what they had to say. Rel… BYTim KirkpatrickFeb 5, 2020ShareBYEric MilzarskiApr 21, 2018Share6 worst parts about leaving a deploymentAll good things must come to an end — including deployments. While getting out-of-country is the only goal, troops have a checklist of tasks that must be completed before they’re finally allowed to reunite with their families back home. … BYEric MilzarskiApr 21, 2018ShareBYBlake StilwellApr 2, 2018ShareMilitary working dogs now guaranteed a trip home with their handlersIt may come as a surprise, but until President Obama signed the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in November, military working dogs who were retired while overseas were sometimes left in the country in which they were deployed, BYBlake StilwellApr 2, 2018ShareBYTim KirkpatrickMar 31, 2018Share7 ways to surprise your spouses when they return from deploymentSpending the better part of a year on a deployment 3,000 miles away from home is hard for anyone and can feel like an eternity. On the ride home, many vets think about the first thing they’re going to do when they return, like biting i… BYTim KirkpatrickMar 31, 2018Share
BYTeam MightyJan 19, 2023Share6 things troops always buy after deploymentWhen troops deploy overseas to places like Iraq and Afghanistan, they usually get a pay increase thanks to combat and hazardous pay bonuses. And given that they are working longer days and away from most of the comforts of home, they usually save a … BYTeam MightyJan 19, 2023Share
BYBlake StilwellFeb 5, 2020ShareSailing saved this Marine Corps vet’s lifeSailing saved Ronnie Simpson’s life. He was an 18 year old high school senior in Atlanta, Georgia when the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began in March 2003. Drawn to service by the events of September 11, Ronnie joined the Marine Corps Infantry the da… BYBlake StilwellFeb 5, 2020Share
BYTim KirkpatrickFeb 5, 2020Share9 things we miss from our Afghanistan deploymentsWith possibility of a huge troop surge to Afghanistan coming from the Trump administration, We Are The Mighty asked several OEF combat vets what they missed most from their time “in the suck.” Here’s what they had to say. Rel… BYTim KirkpatrickFeb 5, 2020Share
BYEric MilzarskiApr 21, 2018Share6 worst parts about leaving a deploymentAll good things must come to an end — including deployments. While getting out-of-country is the only goal, troops have a checklist of tasks that must be completed before they’re finally allowed to reunite with their families back home. … BYEric MilzarskiApr 21, 2018Share
BYBlake StilwellApr 2, 2018ShareMilitary working dogs now guaranteed a trip home with their handlersIt may come as a surprise, but until President Obama signed the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in November, military working dogs who were retired while overseas were sometimes left in the country in which they were deployed, BYBlake StilwellApr 2, 2018Share
BYTim KirkpatrickMar 31, 2018Share7 ways to surprise your spouses when they return from deploymentSpending the better part of a year on a deployment 3,000 miles away from home is hard for anyone and can feel like an eternity. On the ride home, many vets think about the first thing they’re going to do when they return, like biting i… BYTim KirkpatrickMar 31, 2018Share
