Founded in the late 1960s, Jani-King is today the world's largest commercial cleaning franchise company, with more than 10,000 franchisees serving tens of thousands of customers. Through a global network of more than 120 regional support offices, Jani-King delivers superior commercial cleaning services.
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If it can get dirty there's a chance someone will pay you to clean it. If you appreciate the magic of a spotless kitchen or the shine of a just-washed window, then a cleaning franchise might be for you! With many of us increasingly strapped for time, the need for cleaning services makes a maid or janitorial franchise an ideal opportunity.
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Lou Kearn founded Coit in 1950 as a specialty dry cleaning operation, running out of a San Francisco storefront, and built it into an international franchise operation through innovation, hard work, and a growth in service offerings.
ServiceMaster Clean is one of North America's leading cleaning and restoration companies. A worldwide network of over 4,500 franchises provides an unparalleled reputation for service, quality, professionalism and customer satisfaction. The company now operates in more than 12 countries and serves over one million customers through its broad network of quality services.
Restoration 1 Water damage restoration and water extraction services are our specialties. We perform restoration for both residential and commercial properties.
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America is hungry. With an average household expenditure of $1,054 per person on restaurant food, it's no wonder food, quick casual and restaurant franchises are so popular, topping the charts in terms of units in operation. Even during times of economic hardship, owning a restaurant is an excellent business opportunity.
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When you become a Hardee's franchisee, you're teaming up with one of the largest, most experienced restaurant companies around.
The Big Apple Bagels restaurant concept was developed to delight not only customers, but our franchise owner-operators as well. As a Big Apple Bagels franchisee, youll be able to produce freshly baked Big Apple Bagels brand bagels, My Favorite Muffin brand gourmet muffins, a wide assortment of delicious sandwiches and salads, and serve our own Brewsters brand of brewed coffee and specialty drinks.
Guests love Lenny's! And our tagline says it all - More Food. More Taste. More Personality! Awards The Lenny's concept is simple - take a wholesome environment and add employees with great personalities. Combine this and our fantastic food with the subtle touches we've added to ensure better guest experiences (larger tables, bigger booths, no trashcans and hand-delivered beverage refills), and you'll see the Lenny's Magic
Our track record of serving delicious Baby Back Ribs, Mouth Watering Grilled Mesquite Chicken and of course The Worlds Best Barbecue Since 1950 speaks for itself.
Born in Hollywood as two of the most popular beverage spots for the millennials of Southern California, DRNK coffee + tea and QWENCH juice bar have been sweeping their way from coast to coast, bringing their expertly engineered menus, contemporary design, and business expertise to all parts of the country with a timeless positioning and brand flexibility that are second-to-none.
Business services franchises place you in high demand. Your clients will be businesses looking for advertising, alarm & security, ATM, business consulting, computer repair, cruise & travel agency, direct mail, green & eco-friendly, income tax, ink and printer cartridge, insurance, packaging and shipping, publishing, retirement planning, sales training, sign, staffing & employment, telecommunications and website hosting services.
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North America's Largest Developer of Dollar & Dollar Plus Stores.
With over 25 years of proven success, Cruise Planners, An American Express Travel Representative, is the nations premiere home-based travel adviser franchise.
CertaPro Painters was ranked #1 in franchisee satisfaction in the home service category by Franchise Business Review. Read here about our 30 years of experience in the $60 billion residential & commercial painting industry; there has never been a better time for you to reap the rewards of our efforts!
The mosquito control industry is a high growth market, and Mosquito Joe has emerged as an industry leader with strong branding, best-in-class systems, and the ability to grow rapidly nationwide.
America's Premier Kitchen Remodeling Franchise System. With a Kitchen Solvers franchise, you have the opportunity to build a rewarding and satisfying business for your future. A Great Low-Investment, Home-Based Business!
American businesses need guidance and as a business consultant or coach, you'll provide valuable advice, experience and insight to entrepreneurs nationwide while operating as part of a trusted brand.
Schooley Mitchell is the largest independent telecom and merchant services consulting company in North America. Our network of Franchised consulting offices across the continent serves as the outsourced expense reduction specialists to business clients, providing professional solutions from coast-to-coast.
Liquid Capital Corp. has created an international network of Franchise Owners who provide their business clients with specialized financial services.
IFG provides short-term cash flow assistance for small businesses by purchasing selected invoices at a discount
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A career helping people make their next career move can be highly rewarding, both personally and financially. You work to connect our client companies with qualified management candidates.
From the moment they know they're expecting, parents begin searching for ways to give their children a head start in life. Parents are always looking to fill their children's schedules with worthwhile extracurricular activities and extra pushes to improve academic performance to propel their kids towards acceptance to a competitive college.
Even if you don't have an education background you can still help kids if you have good business sense, love helping others and are great with children.
Sport Clips: First in the market, and still #1! Sport Clips was the first to exclusively target the 150 million men and boys who needed a haircut franchise to call their own. Today, with more than 1,700+ stores open and the only hair care concept operating in all 50 states, plus five provinces in Canada, we are still the #1 men's and boys' haircutterby far. It's easy to see why we are the leader in our category within the hair care industry.
Our Nanny service is so successful because it efficiently and effectively meets the needs of busy families.
You can be your own boss and become successful in the education field as JEI Learning Centers provide innovative and effective supplementary education programs for Pre-K to 10th graders.
As the first of the baby boomers begin to retire the need for health and senior care providers is expected to increase dramatically. This population trend is ideal for those who are interested in a service and people oriented business opportunity. In particular, non-medical and in-home care services are expected to see increased demand as many seniors choose to remain independent of assisted living facilities.
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Always Best Care Senior Services is right in the center of the senior boom. With 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, this is truly an extraordinary opportunity for you to secure your future. With Always Best Care, you can build a business while making a difference in people's lives.
Visiting Angels provides non-medical senior homecare. We send hundreds of client leads each week to our more than 500 franchisees nationwide.
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This military program helps cover fees of off-base child care.
Free training programs and counseling, plus exclusive access to cash for start-up and emergency loans, is available
Tricare can be tricky to figure out, so here's what you need to know about what it costs to have a baby while on the insurance.
The charity, which normally delivers at Christmas, is offering gifts this summer.
The meal service gives parents one less thing to worry about and gives kids something to look forward to.
Being a caregiver isn't for wimps. The VA offers help.
The benefits can last for up to three years
The online pharmacy program makes getting prescriptions easy and fast.
Does a military dependent who is in college part time still qualify for Tricare under his or her parents?
Does Tricare cover chiropractic care for troops or military families -- and why or why not? Read more.
Confused about the military's new Blended Retirement System or military retirement in general? Us, too. Here's an easy guide.
Spouses of retirees are eligible for many benefits, but getting them can be difficult. We make it easy with this list.
The Military Wife Workout combines cardio intervals with upper- and lower-body moves to get every major muscle group toned within 30 minutes.
I have been reading about a minimalist movement hitting the country, all about only owning 100 things.
Gulya DeFelice teaches the Morale, Welfare and Recreation belly dance class at Wheelock Bayou Fitness Center and is quick to mention its benefits.
Parents' DIC is an income-based benefit for the parents, or parent, of a military service member or veteran who has died.
A recent GAO report recommends more top-level ownership in the military to help improve troop sleeping patterns.
The crash is the second in just 48 hours involving an Army Apache; the airframe has seen several other incidents over the last year that injured or killed service members.
Members of the CRI expressed frustration that EPA is sharing information about the testing after a community meeting last Thursday.
According to the Coast Guard, 26-year-old Samuel Wanjiru went swimming in the beach area of "La Pared" in Luquillo on the western side of the U.S. territory near San Juan when he became distressed and a 911 call went out.
Elias Irizarry, who was a Citadel cadet when he was arrested for being part of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, has filed as a Republican to run against a veteran S.C. House of Representatives member.
Maj. Ligel Brown was relieved of command Jan. 25, but the leadership change was not publicized in a press release or previously covered by the media.
The home deliveries, set to begin in late summer, are planned as an expansion of the agency's COVID-19 pandemic-era accessibility program and would be provided within a 20-mile radius of commissaries at bases.
U.S. federal agencies must show that their artificial intelligence tools aren’t harming the public, or stop using them, under new rules unveiled by the White House.
Rights groups say the Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians.
The U.S. Coast Guard says the cargo ship that crashed into and collapsed a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand.
Joint Task Force Red Hill began defueling the tanks in October after completing months of repairs to an aging network of pipes to prevent the World War II-era facility from springing more leaks while it drained 104 million of fuel from the tanks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin scoffed at the possibility of his country launching an attack on a NATO member, calling it “sheer nonsense.”
The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal of making it safe for ships to navigate again.
Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when record numbers of migrants are arriving at the U.S. southern border.
Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership role Monday, according to a news release from the base.
The cases revolved around 3M's Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2, that were issued to troops between 2003 and 2015.
The incident comes after two National Guard Apache crashes in February, and an active-duty helicopter crash overseas late last year that killed five soldiers.
The Army is investigating a National Guard social media account posting that contained an image of a soldier wearing a patch appearing to depict Nazi symbolism.
Federal officials gathered in southern New Mexico to mark the 25th anniversary of the nation’s only underground repository for radioactive waste resulting from decades of nuclear research and bomb making.
The former superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers Home, where at least 76 veterans died in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, has admitted to five charges of neglect but will serve no prison time.
Taiwan has commissioned two new navy ships as a safeguard against the rising threat from China, which has been ratcheting up its naval and air force missions around the island that it claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.
The Air Force is still not flying Osprey aircraft in Japan despite getting the green light to lift a monthslong flight hold following a deadly crash off the country's southern coast.
Service members, veterans and their families who live in rural areas in the U.S. are struggling to access medical care as hospitals and facilities continue to build back systems that were ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paying for transportation, lodging and meals for those 12 round trips from a service member's home station to the location of their health care cost the department $44,791, a Pentagon spokesperson said.
U.S. defense leaders are meeting with Israel’s minister of defense as the United States warns against a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah
The Army Learning Management System, or ALMS, was taken offline last week. It's set to be replaced with the Army Training Information System, or ATIS.
Without offering any evidence, Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Federal Security Service, or FSB, followed similar allegations by President Vladimir Putin, who linked the attack to Ukraine.
By the end of the month, Israel's government must present legislation aimed at increasing recruitment among the religious community.
For those who have to line up specialty or mental health care, the back and forth can become a full-time job. But is the mental load of using military benefits to be expected or an indicator of a broken system?
From a webcam focused on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Dali appeared to lose power twice before striking the bridge.
A leadership shake-up at Boeing, including news that its top executive plans to step down, highlights the difficult path facing the iconic aircraft manufacturer as it tries to navigate through yet another safety crisis.
Ukraine needs any edge it can get to repel Russia from its territory. One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry.
The U.S. warning to Russia couldn't have been plainer: Two weeks before the deadliest attack in Russia in years, Americans had publicly and privately advised President Putin's government that “extremists” had “imminent plans” for just such slaughter.
The commission probing Maine’s deadliest mass shooting concluded law enforcement had ample grounds to pursue assault charges against Robert Card for punching a fellow Army reservist in the face six weeks before he killed 18 people.
As the war in Gaza grinds through a sixth month, each side has publicly insisted that its own idea of victory is in reach and rejected international efforts to stem the bloodshed.
The Army has canceled the April 6 open house for the public to visit the New Mexico site of the Trinity atomic bomb blast for lack of funds following a crowd surge last October brought on by the blockbuster movie "Oppenheimer."
A bipartisan agreement to fund the Pentagon for the remainder of this fiscal year that was approved by Congress included a demand from lawmakers for more answers from the Air Force about its proposed reorganization.
Christopher Schweikart, a patient at the facility, has been charged in the death of another patient, according to court records.
Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and military police, as well as incentive bonuses and promotion opportunities if troops will consider reclassifying.
The kingdom is trying to reach a peace agreement with the Houthis to end Yemen’s civil war, a conflict that’s raged for most of the past decade but with the sides in a fragile truce since 2022.
The lawsuit claims Wells Fargo failed to follow the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, which allows loan debts to be cut to a 6% interest rate after soldiers are called to duty.
This latest incident follows another shooting that occurred earlier this year in which a Marine was taken into custody in connection with a shooting death of a civilian on post.
Established in 2015, ISIS-K aims to establish a physical "caliphate" – a system of governing a society under strict Islamic Sharia law and under religious leadership – in the South and Central Asian region.
Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Oriola Michael Aregbesola, who was aboard the USS Mason, went overboard on March 20, according to the Navy.
In November 2022, Department of Veterans Affairs doctors started conducting toxic exposure screenings for their patients as the VA was implementing the PACT Act. Now, Military.com wants to hear from you, veterans, about your experiences getting screened.
Meetings have often been contentious, with members of the Red Hill Community Representation Initiative and from the community frequently accusing officials of withholding information and dodging questions.
The attack on a Moscow-area concert hall that killed scores of people has dealt a major blow to President Vladimir Putin's image as a tough guy who is able to defend Russia from all threats.
Megan Ernst and her two young children were eating dinner on Feb. 19, 2023, when four uniformed sailors and two Navy SEALs knocked on the front door of their Virginia Beach home.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a tank exercise and encouraged his armored forces to sharpen war preparations in the face of growing tensions with South Korea, the North’s state media said.
Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz, who took the mantle of top enlisted leader of the Marine Corps over five months ago, said that having quality barracks for Marines is "basic human rights."
Focusing some of your spring cleaning on successful retirement plans and investments can yield beneficial results.
Applications for the 2024 fellowships are open through April 15. A webinar explaining the program is scheduled for March 28.
If retirement planning and preparation is an area of your life you are looking to build out, here are a few items you might want to add to your retirement toolkit.
Military families are running into roadblocks and getting bad information when trying to resolve insurance-related suspensions of their Florida driver's licenses and vehicle registrations.
This spring, clean up more than your garage with a focused effort to fine-tune your finances.
The Secure 2.0 Act provided the new credit to incentivize employers to quickly enroll and vest spouses in the plans.
Unfortunately, some military service members miss out on their mid-career continuation pay bonus, because they don't know the ins and outs of the program.
Knocking out debt is a laudable goal. However, knocking it all out before you begin to save is typically not a sound approach. And that's especially true if you're young and just beginning your financial journey.
Which state have you decided on for your 2023 state income taxes? As a military service member or spouse, your options may have changed since you filed your 2022 taxes.
Death is tough on the survivors, and that's especially true if they are squeezed both emotionally and financially. VA- and non-VA-sponsored life insurance policies can help to cover a shortfall.
Typically called a cash reserve or an emergency fund, whatever its name, the purpose is the same: having some money set aside for when the unexpected happens -- and "unexpected" doesn't necessarily mean "bad."
If you're weighing a purchase in the near future, here are seven questions that can help steer you to a good decision.
Take a look at these alternatives to save money on military uniforms while still meeting uniform standards.
Military service members will be reimbursed for some of the costs of moving one dog or cat when moving on permanent change of station (PCS) orders.
Are you like most American tax-filers and about to receive a tax refund? Last year, the IRS reported that more than 60% of taxpayers fell into that category.
If most, or all, of your life insurance is tied to your employment, here are five questions you should ask yourself.
Here are a few small, but critical, moves you could make in 2024 to set the stage for success.
A new law creates a potential synergy between two tax-advantaged savings heavyweights: the 529 college savings plan and the Roth individual retirement account.
Annual increases in pays and allowances give military service members the opportunity to do a financial reset every year. Here are five smart things to do with the extra money.
As pay raises start to roll in, such as the 5.2% the military will receive in January, it's important to have a plan for the extra money.
Whether you celebrate a religious or cultural holiday or not, there's always something to spend money on in December. Gifts, mandatory work fun, parties (and clothes and babysitters and host gifts) can all add up.
It’s not a bad idea to take advantage of promotions. But be aware of how advertised “freebies” are factored into the price of the items you are actually paying for.
You've probably heard the old saying, "Don't try to keep up with the Joneses." However, there can be a place for that type of measurement or benchmarking, so let's turn that phrase on its head.
Happy holidays. Use these skills to safely navigate the season.
While the takeover by Navy Federal of the Defense Department's Community Bank should have no direct impact on services, customers may see some small changes here and there.
If you make the right moves, you should be able to make a positive impact on your credit score, no matter how or where it's being calculated.
Halloween is just around the corner, so here is the second installment of this year’s foray into scary economic statistics.
It's time for another of my annual forays into frightening figures from the world of personal finances.
Guaranteed monthly retirement income was more important than a particular dollar amount to most respondents in a USAA survey. Here are five reasons to consider an annuity as you build and diversify your retirement income strategy.
In addition to using a spending plan, here are a few low-stress ways to be more intentional about your spending.
It still makes me smile when my kids talk about the various savings accounts they have set up for their specific savings goals.
Back when I was working with clients, I saw firsthand the financial wreckage that can be a byproduct of divorce. Here are seven ideas to tackle it from the perspective of minimizing financial harm.
A specific savings account for car maintenance is a big step toward financial security.
As the country grapples with solutions to address the student-loan crisis, it's also a reminder of the importance of planning and executing post-secondary education in a way that doesn't leave you, or your kids, grappling for financial fixes.
Here are answers to several of the most common questions I have received about life insurance from military members over the past decade.
Financial guardrails are a lot like the envelope method of budgeting -- dividing up literal cash into various envelopes according to spending category -- but instead relying on technology.
When I retired from the Army Reserve, the last thing on my mind was applying for VA health care and benefits. As a financial planner, I should have known better.
Here are five fundamental, and evergreen, money considerations related to selecting your next job, career or career path.
Here are five ways to declare your independence from debt, plus financial steps to improve your life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Individual retirement accounts involve special considerations if you are a military member. Here are three things to know. As with all things personal finance, IRAs involve variables and things that are confusing.
It may be tempting to max out your TSP as soon as you can, but beware you may end up losing money if you do.
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) offers service members flexibility in investment planning.
The Internal Revenue Code places specific limits on the dollar amount of contributions you can make to the TSP.
The Fry Scholarship pays for college for dependents of those who died on active duty
The Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program has education benefits for eligible dependents of certain veterans
You could qualify for up to 100% Tuition Assistance for college courses taken during off-duty hours. Read more.
Federal Student Aid is designed to assist you in meeting the cost of tuition, books, fees and living expenses while you go to school.
The military offers great education benefits. See what's available and take advantage of the benefits you've earned.
The military and VA offer several educational assistance programs for reservists and Guard members.
The Guard offers several education assistance programs including tuition assistance, the GI Bill, and more.
Rates are nearing record lows AGAIN. Now is the time to use your VA Loan and take advantage of these low rates and payments.
The Army's top general said March 20 that the service is closing all of its recruiting stations and switching to virtual recruiting after six recruits showed signs of the novel coronavirus at initial military training.
President Donald Trump recently announced that the U.S. Army will award the Presidential Unit Citation to the National Guard's Old Hickory Division for its heroic stand against Nazi armored forces after the Normandy invasion in World War II.
The U.S. Air Force and Army have delayed upcoming promotion boards amid concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus, the services separately announced last week.
With schools across the nation shutting down or moving to online-only instruction, the Department of Veterans Affairs will be making changes in how GI Bill payments are administered.
The Department of Veterans Affairs urged retired doctors March 20 to come back to work as the health care system braces for a wave of coronavirus patients.
House Veterans Affairs Committee members are demanding daily and weekly updates from the Department of Veterans Affairs on its response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, along with the answers to 49 questions.
Service members and families whose military moves have been put on hold thanks to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic could receive financial help from the Defense Department.
Veterans cemeteries are open to the public during the novel coronavirus outbreak, but are adhering to official guidance on how to avoid spreading COVID-19.
As of March 18, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is requiring ID checks at store doors and blocking all non-authorized shoppers from entering, system officials announced in a Facebook post.
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Some veterans and disability advocates are divided over a rule proposed by the Department of Transportation (DoT) that would let airlines treat emotional support animals as pets.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is making changes to its home loan process and asking lenders to offer relief to veterans who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Military treatment facility patients will likely see some of their scheduled appointments canceled and moved to telehealth instead as Defense Health Agency officials look to "scrub" the schedule and clear the way for coronavirus patients.
The U.S. military says it has plenty of coronavirus tests ready to meet demand. But not everyone meets requirements to get tested.
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While the United States begins clamping down on international travel over concerns of the novel coronavirus' spread, the Department of Veterans Affairs has been criticized for not releasing a comprehensive emergency response to the disease.
Unemployment rates for veterans essentially held steady in February, but the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was mostly compiled before the potential impact from the coronavirus could be gauged.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it will soon suspend new veteran enrollments at five colleges that have engaged in illegal practices.
Marines and sailors who put their lives at risk to save their comrades during a December terrorist attack on a Florida military base will receive awards for heroism.
About 1,000 children of active-duty Coast Guard families could lose their spots at base child development centers (CDCs) under a new Defense Department policy effective June 1.
In a hearing this month, lawmakers expressed eagerness to learn about the Department of Veterans Affairs' plan to provide in-home and institutional long-term health care to a coming "silver tsunami" of aging Baby Boomers.
Rates are nearing record lows AGAIN. Now is the time to use your VA Loan and take advantage of these low rates and payments.
The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) announced plans to temporarily close all USO Airport Centers in the U.S. by March 13, as a precaution against exposure to the novel coronavirus.
A temporary military travel ban put in place to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus applies only to official permanent change of station (PCS) and temporary duty assignment (TDY) travel.
As President Donald Trump declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a national emergency on March 13, military resale, schools and support services worldwide updated guidance and plans in an attempt to deal with the virus.
To mark K-9 Veterans Day on Friday, President Donald Trump honored the military working dog injured in the raid that killed the head of the Islamic State last year.
With its deep market presence and diversity of real estate services, this publicly traded real estate investment trust offers military veterans strong career growth potential, along with competitive compensation and benefits.
Pentagon officials announced sweeping travel restrictions for troops and their families late March 13 that will halt all domestic travel, including duty station moves and temporary assignments, for nearly two months.
At least one senator wants the Pentagon to delay military medical cuts and a plan to push military retirees and families off base for care in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Navy is suspending a much-criticized program that charges military housing residents for going over a predetermined utility usage allotment.
Army Col. Scott Gerber said he had to pay out-of-pocket for an independent inspector to verify mold infestation and water damage in his home in an effort to get the attention of the private company running base housing at Fort Meade, Maryland.
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The U.S. Postal Service officially stopped accepting handwritten customs declaration forms on international packages as of March 6, but the change will come to military installations' mail a bit later.
Rates are nearing record lows AGAIN. Now is the time to use your VA loan and take advantage of these low rates and payments.
The office set up within the Department of Veterans Affairs to protect whistleblowers has itself engaged in retaliation against its own staff in policy disputes.
You have a scheduled medical appointment at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility, but you have a nagging cough and cold symptoms. What do you do?
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The scattered wreckage of two dive bombers and a torpedo bomber lost in battle against the forces of Imperial Japan has been found.
A top animal rights group wants Marines to trade the reptiles and other animals they're eating during an annual jungle training exercise for plants and other vegan survival options.
The Marcus Institute for Brain Health is offering free evaluations and treatment for veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), according to a new announcement from the Department of Veterans Affairs' VAntage Point blog.
Toxic exposure, a high veterans suicide rate and accommodating women are among the issues veterans service organizations (VSOs) have brought up to Congress this year.
The Naval Nuclear Laboratory has an ongoing need for Veterans. Search jobs now.
Lawmakers expressed frustration March 5 over a lack of information on why the electronic health record (EHR) system needs an additional billion dollars and why military clinics are closing to retirees and families.
Vietnam-era and other pre-9/11 veterans are one step closer to accessing a program designed to pay their spouses or other family support for in-home care.
There may be times when U.S. military members stationed overseas and their families are evacuated from their duty station due to political instability, public safety or natural disasters.
If you're not eligible to transfer your Post-9/11 GI Bill to your family and your kids want to go to college, what can you do? Thankfully, there are thousands of scholarships out there.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and the service branches have committed to implementing 15 new rights for military families living in on-base housing.
The U.S. Air Force is changing its song to be gender-neutral as the service grows more diverse and adds more women across its ranks.
In U.S. military service, an other than honorable (OTH) discharge represents the most severe form of administrative discharge, raising questions about a service member's conduct and performance in the ranks and their eligibility for certain veteran benefits once out of uniform.
An honorable discharge is a type of military discharge given to service members who have met or exceeded the standards of conduct and performance expected of them during their time in the military.
MHS Genesis is the Defense Department's new electronic health records system, designed to provide a single health record for service members, veterans, and their families. It replaces the Tricare Online Patient Portal (TOL PP).
In the event of a government shutdown, for most active-duty service members and military veterans, your health benefits should not be affected.
The PACT Act added two new presumptive medical conditions for Agent Orange exposure plus five new presumptive Vietnam-era locations.
The PACT Act presumes a service connection for myriad conditions related to toxic exposures from burn pits; contaminated water at Marine Corps bases in North Carolina; and the Vietnam-era defoliant, Agent Orange.
For PACT Act claims, veterans may enlist help from the VA itself; from its accredited representatives, including veterans service organizations; or from veterans offices run by state and local governments.
The VA was in the process of hiring 15,000 new claims processors as the PACT Act reached its first birthday on Aug. 10, 2023, and the average time to process a claim was about 148 days. Here's what potential beneficiaries can expect during the PACT Act application process.
The vast majority of the 4 million veterans the VA had screened for toxic exposures as of July 2023 were already enrolled in VA health care. Here's how the PACT Act could affect current VA beneficiaries.
The PACT Act linked medical conditions with certain toxins common during some eras or circumstances of military service. Here are some of the most important things survivors need to know if they think they may qualify for compensation under the new law.
Veterans are still dying by suicide at an alarming rate, more than 16 every day, a rate 57% greater than the larger American population.
A military discharge is when a service member is released from their military service obligations. More than 200,000 U.S. service members leave the military each year.
With several dental carriers to choose from, how do you choose wisely?
It's time to review and change your health insurance, if necessary.
FEDVIP offers vision insurance for active-duty family members and dental insurance for retired military members and their families.
If you think living is expensive, try dying.
If you want to make changes to your coverage for the upcoming year, you need to do it during the Tricare open enrollment period.
Survivors will see a major increase from 2022
The Tricare Online Patient Portal is a web platform designed to let U.S. military service members and their families access health care information. At most facilities, however, TOL PP has already been replaced by the new electronic health record, MHS Genesis.
To ease the burden on surviving family, VA now can determine eligibility for burial in a National Cemetery ahead of time.
Plan ahead to make sure you and your family have healthcare coverage after you get out of the military.
There are several ways our nation honors its deceased veterans. See our detailed pages on what benefits are available.
The holiday season will be here before you know it. Plan now so your packages arrive on time.
Specially Adapted Housing grants are available to veterans who have specific service-connected disabilities
There are several Health Care programs available to assist veterans and retirees as they transition into the civilian workforce.
The Uniformed Services Family Health Plan option is available near selected civilian medical facilities around the country.
Tricare provides a world-class pharmacy benefit to all eligible military members, retirees, and their families.
These tables show cost-shares or copayments and annual deductibles for families who use Tricare
If you have VA disability and an employment handicap, you may be entitled to Veterans Readiness and Employment services.
Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities may get a grant from VA to build or modify a home to meet their needs
Tricare Young Adult is a plan that qualified adult children can purchase after eligibility for regular Tricare coverage ends.
Many states have state veterans cemeteries. Find out about the locations and eligibility requirements for your state.
The current VA disability pay rates show compensation for veterans with a disability rating 10% or higher. Read more.
Retirees can get dental coverage with the FEDVIP program.
Medicare costs will go up 5.9% on average for 2024
CHAMPVA is a health benefits program in which the VA shares the cost of certain services and supplies
Individuals who lose TRICARE eligibility or other coverage are eligible for the Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP)
If you are enrolled in the CHAMPVA program should you choose to participate in Medicare Part D.
Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage is available to everyone with Medicare, including Tricare beneficiaries.
Grants are available for veterans to help purchase a new or used car or special equipment to assist those with disabilities
Military Per Diem Rates cover any military related travel expenses. The per diem rate sets the limit to how much servicemembers can be reimbursed.
What is Dependency and Indemnity Compensation? DIC is a monthly benefit paid to eligible survivors of deceased service members or veterans.
If you work in the health care field, you may be eligible for a sign-on bonus, an extension bonus, and monthly incentive pay.
If you are an active-duty commissioned officer on aviation duty, you are entitled to Aviation Career Incentive Pay.
Since 1864, Arlington National Cemetery has served as the nation's military cemetery honoring those who served.
For many sailors and Marines, there is no more honored choice for their mortal remains than burial at sea.
The VA provides headstones and markers for the graves of veterans anywhere in the world.
Just what does burial in a National Cemetery involve?
VA burial allowances are partial reimbursements of an eligible veteran's burial and funeral costs.
Members of the National Guard and reserve components can receive benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal of making it safe for ships to navigate again.
Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when record numbers of migrants are arriving at the U.S. southern border.
The incident comes after two National Guard Apache crashes in February, and an active-duty helicopter crash overseas late last year that killed five soldiers.
The Army is investigating a National Guard social media account posting that contained an image of a soldier wearing a patch appearing to depict Nazi symbolism.
The Army Learning Management System, or ALMS, was taken offline last week. It's set to be replaced with the Army Training Information System, or ATIS.
The commission probing Maine’s deadliest mass shooting concluded law enforcement had ample grounds to pursue assault charges against Robert Card for punching a fellow Army reservist in the face six weeks before he killed 18 people.
The Army has canceled the April 6 open house for the public to visit the New Mexico site of the Trinity atomic bomb blast for lack of funds following a crowd surge last October brought on by the blockbuster movie "Oppenheimer."
Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and military police, as well as incentive bonuses and promotion opportunities if troops will consider reclassifying.
Decades of desert ops have dulled jungle warfare skills, requiring more specialized training in this environment.
The case of Gen. Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, was also referred by the Army to the Defense Department inspector general for investigation -- a rare move to take against a seasoned four-star general.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said during the ceremony that it’s estimated that between 15,000 to 30,000 lives were saved because of the Ghost Army’s work.
The beloved chief is being eulogized by those military members who remember him so fondly both as a senior leader and, of course, as the "AAFES Hot Dog Guy."
A Military.com investigation found that Gen. Charles Hamilton spent about a month last year trying to pull strings behind the scenes for a female lieutenant colonel to breeze through the service's Battalion Commander Assessment Program.
The stores in Guam and Hawaii likely won't be the last. California, Colorado, New York and Washington are among the other states and territories with single-use bag bans in place.
Until recently, the U.S. and France had more than 2,500 military personnel in the region.
A Pentagon watchdog review of the military's COVID-19 vaccine exemption process found that each of the branches largely complied with policies and, in some cases, even went beyond what was required to consider service members' requests for religious accommodation.
Officials at the 222-year-old military academy 60 miles north of New York City recently reworked the one-sentence mission statement, which is updated periodically, usually with little fanfare.
Top U.S. officials in the Washington area have received preferential treatment from a little-known health care program run by the military, potentially jeopardizing care for other patients including active-duty service members, according to Pentagon investigators.
The 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) is set to play a key role in relieving a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza that has sparked deep concerns around the world.
The Army is seeking to better prepare itself for a potential conflict in the Pacific, with increased spending on regional training, deployments and equipment, according to its fiscal 2025 budget request.
Among the quality-of-life funding included in the request is money for a 4.5% pay raise for troops, $2.35 billion for Army barracks and $250 million for Navy and Marine Corps barracks.
The Army National Guard restarted issuing reenlistment bonuses on March 8, just a week after the program was suspended due to service planners miscalculating funding.
The Army is seeking a total of $2.35 billion for barracks in 2025, a major boost from this fiscal year's $1.5 billion budget request.
For nearly 25 years, the Army-Navy Game was held on the first Saturday in December. For most of that time, it was the only major college football game played on that date.
The General Frank S. Besson is on its way to the Eastern Mediterranean with equipment for pier construction.
A spokesman said that the Pentagon has begun rolling out a plan to use an Army Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, operation in the next 60 days to deliver more than two million meals a day to Gaza residents.
The top general responsible for U.S. troops in the Middle East wants to see a surge of directed-energy weapons in the region to counter the rising tide of adversary drones.
Korbein Schultz, who is also an intelligence analyst, was accused in a six-count indictment of charges including conspiring to obtain and disclose military defense information and bribery of a public official.
An Army reservist who shot and killed 18 people in Maine last year had evidence of traumatic brain injuries, according to a brain tissue analysis by researchers from Boston University.
As the Army faces a historic recruiting slump, the initiative allowing duty station choices is one of the most significant efforts in recent years to court Gen Z.
Jeff Smith was whizzing along on a snowmobile one evening a few years back when something dark appeared in front of him. He hit his brakes but he couldn't avoid clipping the rear tail of a Black Hawk helicopter parked on the trail.
David Franklin Slater, a retired Army lieutenant colonel assigned to U.S. Strategic Command, was arrested and charged with one count of conspiring to transmit and two counts of transmitting classified information.
The sudden suspension is due to a miscalculation by National Guard planners who forecast the amount of funds needed and the anticipated volume of troops planning to continue their service.
Four prototypes reportedly arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of operations in early February, with the Army undertaking "initial testing activities" on the path to a future live-fire demonstration.
Fort Leavenworth, set to celebrate its bicentennial in 2027, is a National Historic Landmark with some 269 of its 1,700 living units built before 1919.
10 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division — now based at Fort Drum in western New York — undertook a 15-hour backcountry ski tour to honor their World War II predecessors.
The kiosks are generally designed to serve 1,000 soldiers a day and offer an alternative or a supplemental food source apart from traditional dining facilities. In recent years, the Army has opened 14 of them, and plans to open an additional 13 within the next year, according to the service.
The charge sheet against Lt. Col. Ashley R. Ellis details how he allegedly beat, harassed and emotionally abused his wife, doing so on two separate occasions in front of an unnamed child, over a nine-month period between late 2022 and mid-2023 in Chantilly, Virginia, approximately an hour from Fort Belvoir.
Army Col. Tanya McGonegal was 25 when she experienced the first “only” in her military career. She was the sole woman in the June 1999 graduating class at Virginia State Officer Candidate School.
An Army reservist responsible for the deadliest shooting in Maine history received a glowing review from his superiors even as some of his family members were growing increasingly worried about his mental health.
Members of the CRI expressed frustration that EPA is sharing information about the testing after a community meeting last Thursday.
Joint Task Force Red Hill began defueling the tanks in October after completing months of repairs to an aging network of pipes to prevent the World War II-era facility from springing more leaks while it drained 104 million of fuel from the tanks.
Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Oriola Michael Aregbesola, who was aboard the USS Mason, went overboard on March 20, according to the Navy.
Meetings have often been contentious, with members of the Red Hill Community Representation Initiative and from the community frequently accusing officials of withholding information and dodging questions.
Megan Ernst and her two young children were eating dinner on Feb. 19, 2023, when four uniformed sailors and two Navy SEALs knocked on the front door of their Virginia Beach home.
Decades of desert ops have dulled jungle warfare skills, requiring more specialized training in this environment.
Capt. Kurt Balagna, who until last week was the commanding officer of the USS Ohio sub's gold crew, was arrested March 5 by Washington state police for driving with a blood alcohol content of around 0.24%.
Less than two weeks after the group deployed, the Bataan and Carter Hall were ordered to sail to the Middle East to bolster maritime security.
The Virginia Beach court records show that Capt. Richard Zaszewski was arrested Jan. 19, 2024, for driving while intoxicated, or DWI, with a blood alcohol content between 0.15% and 0.2%.
The celebration in Camden kicked off with speeches from Gov. Phil Murphy and Navy veterans, accompanied by music from a local high school band. Then, the crowd bid farewell to the ship as it left for several months of repairs.
The U.S. Navy's premier aeronautical acrobatical demonstration team known as the Blue Angels has been wowing air-show audiences around the world for nearly 80 years.
Richard C. “Dick” Higgins, one of the few remaining survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died, a family member said Wednesday. He was 102.
A photo published by the Navy last week shows the silhouettes of two drones and 11 munitions painted on the side of an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Capt. Richard A. Zaszewski was relieved of his command by Rear Adm. Keith Davids, head of Naval Special Warfare Command, for a "behavior related" offense, a Navy spokesperson told Military.com.
The Navy will deploy a host of logistics vessels and around 260 sailors to help operate the pier system being spearheaded by the Army to provide millions of meals and supplies to the Gaza Strip.
Members of the CRI say the Navy officials are upset with how meetings have gone and are trying to change the rules to muzzle criticism.
In determining their verdict in August, jurors agreed with attorney Dale Galipo and co-counsel Maro Burunsuzyan's argument that using deadly force was unnecessary, as the situation was not immediately life-threatening to the officers or anyone else.
More toxic waste will be extracted from a World War II aircraft carrier in Charleston Harbor to prevent leakage that would imperil the commercial shipping industry and coastal ecosystems central to the South Carolina port city's identity.
Lt. Cmdr. Lucas Jose Martinez, 61, was arrested March 13 for the alleged third-degree rape of a child, commercial sexual abuse of a minor, and communication with a minor for immoral purposes, the affidavit says.
Throughout last year, Navy officials refused to acknowledge the possibility of deeper problems on the ship, often citing the need for operational security.
The Navy released a new report on its preliminary plumbing assessment following multiple complaints of air and water quality issues from residents on its water system.
The Idaho, named for an unlikely hotspot in the world of maritime nuclear research and training, is the 13th in the class built at Electric Boat as part of a collaboration with Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia.
Separately, the U.S. military's Central Command said it destroyed five drone boats and one drone before takeoff from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen.
The commanding officer of the USS Ohio sub's gold crew -- Capt. Kurt Balagna -- was relieved by Rear Adm. Nicholas Tilbrook, the commander of Submarine Group 9, "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command."
The change stems from the desire to help sailors who were working outside of regular hours, such as those on night shifts, and were forced to find sometimes costly alternatives.
Vincent Astor's yacht, the Nourmahal, was among the largest private boats on the seas.
In an administrative message released with little fanfare, the Navy quietly embarked on an ambitious effort that leaders hope will reshape culture and the relationships commanders have with their sailors.
Among the quality-of-life funding included in the request is money for a 4.5% pay raise for troops, $2.35 billion for Army barracks and $250 million for Navy and Marine Corps barracks.
Electric Boat, a division of General Dynamics, is the Navy’s primary submarine contractor. It is working on the Virginia class program with the Newport News Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries.
An amendment to Virginia’s military lease law was finalized, ensuring local landlords and property managers will no longer find themselves in hot water with the Department of Justice.
The move comes as military leaders struggle to fund all their priorities after last year's move by Congress to cap the defense budget as part of a bipartisan agreement.
Seven U.S. service members are part of a U.S. Navy shock trauma platoon -- a specialized unit that acts as a mobile emergency room on the battlefield -- taking part in NATO's massive Nordic Response 2024 exercise.
For nearly 25 years, the Army-Navy Game was held on the first Saturday in December. For most of that time, it was the only major college football game played on that date.
Sterling Robert Cale was 102 years old when he died Jan. 10 in his Aiea home, which overlooked Pearl Harbor's battleship row.
The sea wall project, designed to provide structural protection against flooding and sea level rise, is approximately 80% complete, said Madelyn Flayler, a public affairs officer for Naval Support Activity Annapolis.
Since officially beginning defueling in October, Joint Task Force Red Hill has now successfully removed 104,703,574 gallons. It's a major milestone in the long Red Hill saga, but far from the end.
Sailors and Marines will return to Norfolk, Virginia, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, respectively, "in the coming weeks" after transiting the Atlantic Ocean, the statement said.
An 82-year-old piece of storied World War II history has called the Muskegon Lake channel home since 1987, thanks to strong community support and the formation of a new museum.
The attack on the Barbados-flagged bulk carrier True Confidence further escalates the conflict on a crucial maritime route linking Asia and the Middle East to Europe that has disrupted global shipping.
The investigation comes after the sea service experienced several suicide clusters aboard its ships that were undergoing maintenance at shipyards on both coasts, as well as an East Coast maintenance depot.
The VA's head health operations officer sent a memo to regional health directors in February saying the photo depicted non-consensual activity and wasn't in line with VA principles.
Navy officials have long said the service is committed to repaying the city for cleanup costs for the fire that spewed hazardous contaminants into neighborhoods and parks.
The Navy could soon invest up to $400 million to provide housing for sailors in Newport News, according to state and local officials who said the investment may hinge upon whether the state approves spending $40 million to kickstart the project.
The Osprey has been grounded for almost three months following a Nov. 29 Air Force Special Operations Command crash in Japan that killed eight service members.
Capt. Walter H. Allman III, a 1997 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, will return to Annapolis from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, where he currently serves as director of Targeting and the Fires and Effects Center for the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership role Monday, according to a news release from the base.
The Air Force is still not flying Osprey aircraft in Japan despite getting the green light to lift a monthslong flight hold following a deadly crash off the country's southern coast.
A bipartisan agreement to fund the Pentagon for the remainder of this fiscal year that was approved by Congress included a demand from lawmakers for more answers from the Air Force about its proposed reorganization.
Stewart's case marks the second time in history that an Air Force general officer has been formally charged with a sexual crime. The projected start date for the trial is June 17.
Air Force investigators said Jason Gray consented to a search of his Discord, which ultimately led to his arrest on child pornography charges.
The beloved chief is being eulogized by those military members who remember him so fondly both as a senior leader and, of course, as the "AAFES Hot Dog Guy."
Col. Anadis Collado, the 628th Group commander, and Lt. Col. Douglas Grabowski, the 628th Healthcare Operations Squadron commander, were both removed due to "a loss in trust and confidence in their ability to lead."
Noise impacts in the vicinity of Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport would be “significant” once the latest-generation F-35 fighters are based there in 2026, according to the draft environmental impact statement released in February.
U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on the Air Force to replace a fleet of aging aircrafts at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, some of which are the only heavy airlift vehicles in the country capable of flying north to the Arctic and south to Antarctica.
Staff Sgt. Charles A. Crumlett, a 25-year-old from Streamwood, Illinois, died March 15 "during a workplace incident," according to a Monday press release.
The stores in Guam and Hawaii likely won't be the last. California, Colorado, New York and Washington are among the other states and territories with single-use bag bans in place.
The Air Force no longer plans on installing and operating a high-energy laser weapon on a special operations gunship due to "technical challenges," an official said, bringing the service's latest attempt at an airborne directed-energy system to an end after years in development.
The Air Force is hoping to retire more A-10 Warthogs in 2025, as the service continues to readjust its overall strategies and future aircraft based on China's growing threat in the Pacific.
Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, died Monday. He was 93.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot said the U.S. has only one heavy icebreaker ship for Arctic operations while Russia has approximately 40 available.
Separately, the U.S. military's Central Command said it destroyed five drone boats and one drone before takeoff from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen.
Recent airdrops of aid by the U.S. and other countries provide far lower amounts of aid than truck deliveries.
The news of the awards comes as the service currently grapples with a deadly CV-22 crash that killed eight airmen off the coast of Japan late last year, and as the services struggle to find mechanical fixes for the Osprey.
A Pentagon watchdog review of the military's COVID-19 vaccine exemption process found that each of the branches largely complied with policies and, in some cases, even went beyond what was required to consider service members' requests for religious accommodation.
A research team has found "unexpectedly high" levels of cancer-causing chemicals in birds and rodents around the artificial lake and wetlands near Holloman Air Force Base, which had discharged contaminated wastewater into that area for decades.
David E. Harris, who flew bombers for the U.S. military and broke barriers in 1964 when he became the first Black pilot hired at a major U.S. airline, has died.
The early results, shared by the service and reported for the first time here, indicate elevated rates of breast and prostate cancers, but Air Force officials said more data and information is still needed before drawing conclusions.
Robert “Chip” Olsen was responding to a call of a naked man behaving erratically at an apartment complex 2015 when he killed Anthony Hill, a black Air Force veteran who’d been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD.
Air Force officials are reducing the end strength of the service in their 2025 budget request, cutting that number down after missing its recruiting goal last year for the first time in more than two decades.
The U.S. Air Force said that Maryland’s Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport in Middle River is the preferred location to transition from a flying mission with aging A-10 aircraft to a cyber wing mission.
Military officials have announced that the V-22 Osprey is returning to flight despite an investigation into a deadly Air Force crash in November revealing another new mechanical failure that is not fully understood.
The "Hannah Cvancara Service Act," a bill introduced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., would allow amputees interested in joining the military to serve in medical personnel fields in the National Guard, reserves and on active duty.
Pentagon leadership will imminently lift the ban on flying the V-22 Osprey after a three-month grounding, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee said.
When many former missileers started to worry that they may have been exposed to cancer-causing toxins at missile alert facilities and launch control centers, they felt those concerns were being buried too. Military.com wanted to bring their voices to the surface.
For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers where they'd spend days sleeping, eating and staying on alert in case of nuclear armageddon were filled with things that might get them sick.
The sting was part of an eight-day undercover human-trafficking operation, "Operation March Sadness 2024," with the two service members and one trainee arrested for solicitation of prostitution.
Col. Ben Jonsson's promotion is now in jeopardy as he becomes the latest casualty of Republicans' war on "wokeness" in the military because of an op-ed he wrote in 2020 on institutional racism in the military.
David Franklin Slater, a retired Army lieutenant colonel assigned to U.S. Strategic Command, was arrested and charged with one count of conspiring to transmit and two counts of transmitting classified information.
In addition to the Air Force's November crash off the coast of Japan, there was a deadly Marine Corps Osprey crash in Australia last summer for which the investigations have not been completed.
As part of Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira's plea agreement, prosecutors will ask a judge to impose a sentence of no less than 11 months and up to 200 months, or a little more than 16 years.
The U.S. airdrop is expected to be the first of many.
Veteran protesters in Portland, Oregon, set their military uniforms on fire Wednesday in memoriam of Senior Airman Aaron Bushnell's self-immolation on the steps of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25 in protest of the war in Gaza.
The Osprey has been grounded for almost three months following a Nov. 29 Air Force Special Operations Command crash in Japan that killed eight service members.
The Air Force has republished its dress and personal appearance instruction to account for a wide range of policy updates and changes made in recent years so airmen can know whether they're following the rules.
A federal appeals court in Washington has ordered a new sentence for a retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear, a ruling that could impact dozens of other cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
According to the Coast Guard, 26-year-old Samuel Wanjiru went swimming in the beach area of "La Pared" in Luquillo on the western side of the U.S. territory near San Juan when he became distressed and a 911 call went out.
The home deliveries, set to begin in late summer, are planned as an expansion of the agency's COVID-19 pandemic-era accessibility program and would be provided within a 20-mile radius of commissaries at bases.
The Air Force is still not flying Osprey aircraft in Japan despite getting the green light to lift a monthslong flight hold following a deadly crash off the country's southern coast.
This latest incident follows another shooting that occurred earlier this year in which a Marine was taken into custody in connection with a shooting death of a civilian on post.
Decades of desert ops have dulled jungle warfare skills, requiring more specialized training in this environment.
Capt. Michael LoGrande always wanted to fly for the Marine Corps. Even after being medically disqualified to be a pilot, he didn't see it as the end of the road but the beginning of a new one.
The inspection was meant to better understand the state of the barracks, which have recently come under scrutiny across the military.
Gen. Al Gray was lauded by Marines, current and former, for his no-nonsense, salt-of-the earth approach to leading the service, including as a former enlisted man and as the country entered the Gulf War during his tenure as commandant.
The Marine Corps is the only service that is not gender-integrated at the lowest recruit training level, according to the report released Friday, despite efforts by the service over the last several years to desegregate its training units by gender.
For more than two decades, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, has served as a key piece for U.S. deterrence, including in Europe.
Col. Seth "S.W." MacCutcheon, the commander of the School of Infantry-West, and Maj. Nicholas Engle, the commander of the Reconnaissance Training Company, were both relieved on March 8 by Brig. Gen. Farrell Sullivan.
U.S. Southern Command said that the need for the FAST came at the request of the State Department, and that it "is prepared with a wide range of contingency plans to ensure the safety and security of U.S. citizens in Haiti."
Among the quality-of-life funding included in the request is money for a 4.5% pay raise for troops, $2.35 billion for Army barracks and $250 million for Navy and Marine Corps barracks.
One might think that making fun of a drill instructor would lead to a severely shortened life span, but for reggae rapper, songwriter and erstwhile Marine Corps artilleryman Shaggy, it led to a career in the music industry.
The grounding, which also included the Air Force and Navy, was lifted on March 8 by Naval Air Systems Command officials.
Previously, Marines were required to wear full-length, nylon pantyhose in either skin or smoky-toned hues, depending on whether they were wearing their service or dress blues skirt.
Marine Corps and Norwegian sustainers participating in exercise Nordic Response 24 said that operating in a cold-weather environment such as this is challenging, maybe more so than any other, but that the stocks have held up.
The move comes as military leaders struggle to fund all their priorities after last year's move by Congress to cap the defense budget as part of a bipartisan agreement.
The changes, which are effective immediately, include a greater focus on getting Marines to shoot at expert levels versus mere completion of their annual rifle qualification.
Steve Nikoui, the father of fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, was arrested by Capitol Police for the outburst, which also included yelling his son's name while Biden spoke of violent crime in the U.S.
The human cost of this environment requires constant assessment. On top of hampering tactical plans, the individual Marine is battling the environment every moment they're here.
Sailors and Marines will return to Norfolk, Virginia, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, respectively, "in the coming weeks" after transiting the Atlantic Ocean, the statement said.
After suffering a cardiac arrest more than four months ago and subsequently undergoing open-heart surgery, Gen. Eric Smith returned to full duty status as commandant of the Marine Corps, according to a press release from the service.
The Marine Corps recently announced that it would conduct a force-wide barracks inspection. We want to hear from Marines on how that’s actually going.
In addition to the Air Force's November crash off the coast of Japan, there was a deadly Marine Corps Osprey crash in Australia last summer for which the investigations have not been completed.
Michael Chandler, who served in Afghanistan and around the world during 24 years in the Royal Marines, has been taking bird handling courses.
Defense officials say Gen. Eric Smith is taking steps to return to full duty as commandant of the Marine Corps, about four months after being sidelined due to a heart attack.
The Osprey has been grounded for almost three months following a Nov. 29 Air Force Special Operations Command crash in Japan that killed eight service members.
Capt. Walter H. Allman III, a 1997 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, will return to Annapolis from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, where he currently serves as director of Targeting and the Fires and Effects Center for the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Marine veteran Michael Joseph Foy, 33, threw the pole at police and struck officers with the hockey stick as a mob of rioters fought for control of an entrance to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Then he climbed through a broken window and walked around the building.
The U.S. fleet of about 400 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft has been grounded for 83 days following the crash of a U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22B on Nov. 29 in Japan that killed eight service members.
The University of Maryland's police department announced Feb. 20 that it had charged Lance Cpl. Hayden Pritchard, 22, and Lance Cpl. Sergio Delgado, 21, after a nearly yearlong investigation that began when antisemitic symbols and slurs against the Black community were discovered in a dorm last spring.
The Corps will hypothetically be able to better focus on modernizing its workforce following the clean audit.
An image of the jet, an F-35C Lightning II, was posted on social media earlier this month showing it face-planted onto the concrete in a hangar.
Nicole Aunapu Mann is unquestionably among the greatest players in Navy women's soccer history. Now, her out-of-this-world performances carry new meaning.
Republican John Deaton released a campaign video highlighting his hardscrabble upbringing and his years in the Marines serving as a judge advocate at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona.
In its largest annual war game, the Marine Corps outfitted thousands of Marines with new technology meant to measure just how deadly they can be -- an effort to shed decades-old equipment and usher the service into a new age of combat data collection.
Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz, who took the mantle of top enlisted leader of the Marine Corps over five months ago, said that having quality barracks for Marines is "basic human rights."
According to the Coast Guard, 26-year-old Samuel Wanjiru went swimming in the beach area of "La Pared" in Luquillo on the western side of the U.S. territory near San Juan when he became distressed and a 911 call went out.
The U.S. Coast Guard says the cargo ship that crashed into and collapsed a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand.
The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal of making it safe for ships to navigate again.
From a webcam focused on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Dali appeared to lose power twice before striking the bridge.
After repeated requests, the Coast Guard finally will be able to buy a commercially available icebreaker.
Crew members on the US Coast Guard Cutter Alder discovered that approximately 500 gallons of diesel fuel had been released into the ocean about 30 miles off Fort Bragg's coast.
Two superintendents were on hand to sign a new agreement intended to strengthen a partnership between the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and New London Public Schools.
Following a law passed in 2021 that required the services to expedite self-referrals for mental health assessments, the Coast Guard has announced new efforts to ensure access to treatment.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot said the U.S. has only one heavy icebreaker ship for Arctic operations while Russia has approximately 40 available.
Competition over dwindling fish resources has led to international tensions, and in some cases clashes in places like the South China Sea, once one of the world's most plentiful fishing grounds that has now been depleted almost to collapse.
The FBI said it will help with "debris" recovery after a CNN news report that a "possible spy balloon" may have been discovered in the waters off the coast of Alaska, according to a statement from the FBI field office in Anchorage.
Kenneth Jones has donned a solid blue uniform in service to the Coast Guard for nearly a decade as a yeoman, the branch's equivalent to human resources. But since his Virginia Beach-themed sneaker design went viral in 2021, Jones has poured himself into building a clothing and sneaker brand in preparation for life after his military service.
A Pakistani national who U.S. officials say was the captain of a ship carrying Iranian-made missile components to Houthi rebels in Yemen was ordered Tuesday to remain behind bars as he awaits trial on charges of attempting to smuggle a warhead and other weapons and lying to U.S. Coast Guard officers as they boarded the boat.
The nearly 40-year-old U.S. Coast Guard ship arrived in Hawaii in December after undergoing over a year's worth of renovations at a Baltimore shipyard.
The U.S. Coast Guard is embarking on one of its most unique missions yet in Puget Sound: a pilot program to alert vessels of whale sightings.
Leaders of a Homeland Security Committee investigations panel say the service has not provided the information they seek.
The Department of Defense is looking for a new home for SpaceX’s Starship, launching the process to determine what the environmental impact would be to allow the world’s most powerful rocket to launch from Florida's Space Coast.
The legislation, known as the Coast Guard Academy Safe-to-Report Act, requires that the Coast Guard implement and enforce a safe-to-report policy.
Coy Spooner, First Class Cadet, got on a call with the hierarchy at Coast Guard Academy and was presented two possible courses of action.
The regulation is known as "Safe-to-Report" and the other military service branches under the Defense Department adopted it more than two years ago.
The real inspiration for the rowdy animated mariner came from someone who was known to be a fighter and was most likely to throw hands after a few drinks.
The canine was trapped inside a shipping container for at least eight days, with no food or water.
There are specific similarities and differences between the service branches, but you can group the six services in pairs and see how they compare and contrast.
After failing to meet numbers the past four years, the service is converting recruiting into a career position.
Capt. Zeita Merchant, commander of The Port of New York, will make history in April when she attains the rank of rear admiral, becoming the highest-ranking African American woman in the U.S. Coast Guard's (USGC) 233-year history.
Coast Guard units will be temporarily deactivated in a consolidation this year as the service grapples with one of the largest workforce shortages in its history.
Military leaders were confused about how to define and root out extremist behavior, even as they acknowledged a stream of racist or bigoted recruits, in the wake of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, according to a long-awaited independent report commissioned by the Pentagon that provides a snapshot of the effort.
During a hearing that senators described as horrifying, lawmakers said a recent Coast Guard review of how it mishandled sexual assaults and subsequent investigations was not enough.
Aviation Survival Technician 2nd Class Spencer Manson is to be awarded the highest honor for aviation bravery in a ceremony Tuesday.
The requirement, included in the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, follows a series of deaths among military personnel and years of lobbying by Gold Star parents.
The Coast Guard's mishandling of sexual assault complaints has eroded trust in leadership, an investigation found.
Concerns about environmental damage are looming a day after a large U.S. Navy plane overshot a runway and landed in a Hawaii bay.
A Navy plane flying in rainy weather overshot a runway Monday at a military base in Hawaii and splashed into Kaneohe Bay, but all nine aboard were uninjured, authorities said.
Two of the four members of the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Air Station Sitka near Juneau, Alaska, were listed as being in serious condition while the other two were listed in good condition
A May report from the GAO suggested the Coast Guard is around 4,800 members short, marking the fourth consecutive fiscal year the branch has missed its recruiting goals.
Polaroids of the couple wearing jackets that appear to be authentic KGB uniforms were introduced early on by prosecutors, who suggested the case was about more than just identity theft.
The next step in the ongoing maritime investigation is forensic testing, the service said.
A former Coast Guard Academy professor whose tenure coincided with a sexual harassment scandal has resigned as president of Nichols College in Massachusetts.
Five years after 17 people died when a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued new rules for the amphibious World War II vessels retrofitted for tourist excursions.
The officers said the vessel was “afloat as a result of wiring and buoys” and determined that Reza Ray Baluchi was conducting “a manifestly unsafe voyage,” the complaint said.
The United States has signed a new agreement with Palau, which gives Coast Guard ships the authorization to unilaterally enforce maritime regulations in the tiny Pacific island nation’s exclusive economic zone.
Flares caught the pilot's attention and the fighter jets helped escort the civilian aircraft out of the Lake Tahoe area.
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