He Deployed, Kids Aren't in DEERS What to do if your service member deploys without enrolling your kids in DEERS? Don't worry, Ms. Vicki has the answer.
Automatic US Citizenship Restored for All Military Children Born Overseas The U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services rewrote rules to comply with a newly passed law.
New 'Sesame Street' Resources Help Parents and Children Navigate Health Care Challenges The "Sesame Street for Military Families: Transitions in Health Care" resources are available online, along with the other...
How to Stay Close With Grandparents While Far Away Growing up I was very close to my grandparents. My military children are lucky to have an equally strong relationship with...
Take This Survey to Voice Your Concerns About Military Special Education From its first survey in 2020, the group Partners in PROMISE -- Protect the Rights Of Military children In Special Education...
Do Military Parents Lack "Persistence?" Pate said that the thing he appreciated most about United Through Reading was the way the books recorded on DVD by deployed...
United Through Reading: Our Favorite Stories We love to hear about how a United Through Reading DVD — a video-recording of a deployed service member reading a storybook —...
10 Ways to Make Pandemic Schooling Easier Parenting is rough. Parenting military kids is a challenge on a good day, and this pandemic riddled, back-to-school season...
Mom, I'm Enlisting in the Marines What if your child decides to enlist in the military instead of going to college? How would you feel?
8 Free Virtual Camps to Beat the End of Summer Blues Thankfully, in response to all our collective cancelled plans this year, various organizations and businesses have created...
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)")