Amy Bushatz

Amy Bushatz is the former executive editor of Military.com.

A reporter since 2003, Amy Bushatz joined Military.com in 2010 and grew into the role of Executive Editor. As a military spouse, she is passionate about military life issues, and is a devoted subject matter expert on all military benefits. Amy is also a mountain and road runner based in Alaska where she hosts and produces the Humans Outside podcast and spends time adventuring with her family.

Amy is a 2018 recipient of Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) Patriotism Award and a 2019 graduate of the George W. Bush Institute’s Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program. She holds a master's degree in public leadership from the University of San Francisco.

Latest Articles

Madison Zundel, a CLICK2GO picker, moves through the Fort Eustis Commissary, Virginia, with the item collection cart. (DeCA/Richard Brink)

Commissary Opens New Curbside Delivery Location, Adds Service Fee

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Festival attendees line up at the world's largest take-out box to try Panda Express' General Tso's Chicken at Chinatown Summer Nights on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for Panda Restaurant Group/AP Images)

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Families await the arrival of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during the ship’s homecoming. (U.S. Navy/Maria G. Llanos)

'Time Away' Remains Top Troop, Military Family Worry: Survey

The survey queried more than 10,000 people between April and June of last year.

Cali Cobb walks through the Po Valley Child Development Center on Fort Drum, New York. (Mike Strasser/U.S. Army)

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A spending cap increase will leave more cash in some military family members' pockets.

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Announcing the Military.com Spouse Changemaker Award

The award shines a light on someone whose work has had a substantial impact on the military spouse community.

Commissary Food Stamps Use at New High

Military Spouse Wellness Summit 2019 Graphic

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Making it in military life means having a purpose. But how do you find one?

Customers drop off new prescription for filling inside the new Kittyhawk Satellite Pharmacy, Nov. 13, 2018 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force/Wesley Farnsworth)

Tricare Survey: Advocacy Group Wants Your Help

MOAA wants Tricare users to weigh in on their health benefits.

A gavel lays on the Uniform Code of Military Justice inside the 28th Bomb Wing courtroom at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 17, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Nicolas Z. Erwin)

Need to Know: These New UCMJ Laws Start Jan. 1

A series of sweeping reforms and updates to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) kick in on Jan. 1, 2019.

FILE -- Dylan Wilson Jr., became the 105th baby born this month at the Eglin Hospital Oct. 3, 2017 at 10:05 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

CORRECTED: Tricare Says No Increase for Most Pregnancy Costs in 2018

The cost of having a baby will likely not change in 2018 for most active-duty Tricare Standard and Guard and Reserve users.

An airman at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson sweeps water at the base's Buckner Fitness Center a day after a 7.0 earthquake rattled the region. (U.S. Air Force)

On Alaska Base, Clean-Up Starts After 7.0 Earthquake

The massive earthquake struck at 8:29 a.m. Friday, with an epicenter about seven miles northwest of the base.

United Nations Command Chaplain Army Col. Sam Lee performs a blessing of sacrifice and remembrance on the 55 cases of remains returned by North Korea at Osan Air Base, South Korea, July 27, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quince Lanford)

These Are the Best Military Photos of 2018

Inspirational, patriotic and heart wrenching -- these are the Pentagon's best photos of 2018.

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