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
China's Antics in South China Sea Could Change Deployments for US Troops
New deployment locations and rotations in Asia could be on the way.
'Time Away' Remains Top Troop, Military Family Worry: Survey
The survey queried more than 10,000 people between April and June of last year.
Lawmakers Demand Answers in Wake of Navy Linguist's Death in Syria
Navy Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent was killed last month by a suicide bomber at a restaurant in the Syrian city of Manbij.
Family of Fallen Navy Linguist Fights Regulation That Forced Her Deployment
A Navy rule and a previous bout of cancer derailed Shannon Mary Kent's plans and led to her fifth combat deployment instead.
Cutter Deploys to Western Pacific As Coast Guard Remains Unpaid
"Alexander Hamilton would be proud."
Army Chief: 2nd Advisory Team Will Go to Afghanistan Despite Withdrawal Plan
Milley said that the second of six SFABs is finishing up its training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, for the deployment.
Military Border Deployment Extended Until September, Pentagon Announces
While the troops are staying on, the mission is changing.
Sailors Should Expect More Unpredictable Deployments, MCPON Says
The Navy's top enlisted sailor calls dynamic deployments effective.
Bolton: US Withdrawal from Syria Linked to Defeat of ISIS Remnants
Bolton's comments mark the first public confirmation that the U.S. drawdown from Syria has been slowed.
US Sends Troops Ahead of Possible Congo Election Protests
Congo faces what could be its first democratic, peaceful transfer of power since independence from Belgium in 1960.
