'War Is Indefinable' — For Some, War Is Combat. But It’s Not That Simple. For a long time, I thought military service fit on one of two sides of a coin. It was either war, meaning combat and fighting...
I Finally Understood That This Thing We Call War Is Real and Hurts People In January 2021, I sat down with my granddad, Ken Marschner, and asked him questions I had never thought to ask.
An Open Letter to My Military Children We can't always give you a brave face, but we promise you authenticity.
8 Photos That Celebrate the Diversity of the Military Family Our military families reflect the diverse nation in which we live. It's time to celebrate that.
Army Needs More Money to Fix Housing Problems, Leaders Say Already, almost $1 billion has been spent on barracks repairs.
Why This Military Spouse Spread Ashes at Area 51 Military spouses are known for helping each other out. But this military spouse went above and beyond.
5 Ways Being a Military Child Prepares You for Being an Adult We are preparing them for the real world, and they’ll be better for it.
Loneliness, Unemployment Among Top Concerns for Military Spouses, Survey Finds The overall happiness of spouses is considered a readiness issue for the Pentagon.
5 Reasons Why it Sucks to Join the Military from a Military Family Being in a military family is kind of the greatest. But when everyone starts joining up, things might get a little more hairy...
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
Frantic Refugees, Helicopters Pushed Overboard: Memories of the Fall of Saigon 50 Years Later Fifty years later, the surreal images of U.S. sailors and Marines scrambling to push, drag and muscle helicopters overboard...
Reports of Civilian Deaths in Yemen Are Mounting. The Pentagon Is Remaining Mostly Silent. After reports of two major strikes against targets inside Yemen, officials at U.S. Central Command are refusing to discuss...
Trump Locks In Future of Michigan Air Base with New Fighter Jet Announcement President Donald Trump landed in Michigan and shared a hug with a longtime antagonist, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, as...
48 Hours with Marines and Soldiers on the US Southern Border Amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, military assets and personnel are increasingly being relied upon for a...
![Marines at the border wall](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-04/staff-border-wall-marines-wire-1800.jpg?itok=a3dIOHTu "Marines were deployed here to reinforce barriers during President Donald Trump's first term, but they were not armed with the long guns their Guardian Angels carry now, NPR reported. An old policy from the very unit these Marines come from said Guardian Angels must watch over their units' security with an "ambush mentality." (Drew F. Lawrence/Military.com)")