Defining 'Military Deployment'
Deployment: An Overview
Strictly speaking, "deployment" refers to activities required to move military personnel and materials -- but it also means m...
Pre-Deployment
During Deployment
Staying Informed as a Spouse, Parent, or Partner
Every person who loves a returning service member should get educated about their experience and how it might impact them.
Keeping Your Child Involved During a Deployment
Don't hide what's happening from you children. When they ask how you feel, have an answer ready so you don't confuse them.
Communicating With Loved Ones While Deployed
Receiving mail and care packages is a terrific morale booster for your service member loved one, but there's a lot more you c...
Restful Sleep Key to Health On and Off Duty
Whether you're deployed or waiting for someone who is, getting the right amount and type of sleep can help with tough situati...
Family Care Plans Ease Stress, Boost Readiness
An up-to-date family care plan can help ease stress and boost family resilience and readiness during a service member's absen...
Stress and Support Systems for Military Spouses
As a couple, it's important to understand up front how stress can impact your relationship.
Homecoming and Reintegration
In order to ensure a smooth transition back to work, you need to communicate with your employer. You have rights and responsibilities under USERRA.
If military family life consultants had a motto, it might be: "Have counseling license -- will travel."
Returning home after a deployment is usually met with warmth and love, but it can also be a challenging period of readjustment.
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Recent Deployment Articles
Army Announces Spring and Summer Deployments to Europe, Middle East
The deployments involve soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Carson, Colorado and Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group to Deploy from Norfolk
About 6,500 sailors assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group will depart Norfolk on Wednesday.
This Is How the Military Conducts a Death Notification
Tradition, ceremony and, above all, respect.
Deployment Didn't Keep This Soldier Bride from Love
She was planning her wedding when she got orders to deploy. Then her fiance got orders. The wedding was planned on the fly.
Fort Bragg Soldiers Return from Afghanistan
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team arrived home from a deployment to Afghanistan.
Fort Carson Soldiers to Deploy to Afghanistan, Kosovo
Soldiers from 4th Infantry Division will soon deploy to Afghanistan and then join the NATO Kosovo Mission Force.
Some Troops in Wounded Warrior Units Face Separation Under New Policy
Those whose conditions are not directly related to combat have no automatic protection from the deploy-or-out mandate.
Air Force Still Determining How Many Face Separation Under New Policy
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said the service is working to see what percentage of airmen remain non-deployable.
Navy Expands Incentives for Sailors to Extend Sea Duty Tours
The Navy wants sailors deployed on sea duty to Japan, Guam, or Rota, Spain, to consider staying out even longer.
5 Things To Start Your Week: February 19, 2018
Mattis on the "deploy-or-out" policy, the Niger ambush, AFA symposium and more.
