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  • Nancy Menagh, president of Gold Star Wives of America (back, third from right) poses with her children and grandchildren at the grave of her husband, Capt. Philip Menagh, who was killed in a military training exercise in 1984. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Menagh)
    Advocates renew push to end the military’s remarriage penalty for spouses of fallen troops

    Under current law, surviving spouses can lost access to a host of military benefits if they remarry before age 55 .

    Leo Shane III
    April 22 at 4:43 PM
  • Patricia Barron, pictured here with Elmo and Rosita, was on the advisory committee for Sesame Workshop's programs to support military families. (Courtesy of Patricia Barron)
    Family policy appointee will bring more military family voices to DoD, including her own

    She's lived the life, with 14 PCS moves under her belt and nursing licenses from seven states.

    Karen Jowers
    9 hours ago
  • Janet Garcia, a child and youth program assistant, feeds a child at the Center Drive Child Development Center on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in April, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charles Oki/Navy)
    This is what the pandemic taught us about military child care

    "You can't separate child care from mission readiness."

    Karen Jowers
    1 day ago
  • The Spouse Angle Podcast — This week: What a New Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce Means for Entrepreneurs

    A new Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce offers multiple resources for entrepreneurs and, for the first time, the chance to be federally recognized as a military spouse-owned business. Two Army spouses working on this project provide all the details.

    Military Times staff
    April 15
  • DoD and Coast Guard civilians will soon be able to shop in exchange stores in the U.S. DoD civilians stationed outside the U.S. have exchange shopping privileges. (AAFES)
    Exchange shopping approved for more than half a million DoD, Coast Guard civilians

    New policy directs in-store shopping privileges within 30 days for DoD and Coast Guard civilians

    Karen Jowers
    April 14
  • Service members take part in the Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium on June 20, 2018, at the San Diego Convention Center. (1st Lt. Annabel Monroe/Air Force)
    ‘Pink tax’ on women’s military uniform items would be eliminated under new proposal

    The move follows reports that women pay thousands more in uniform costs over their careers than their male counterparts.

    Leo Shane III
    April 14
  • James Folaron, a Red Cross volunteer, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Katrina Farinas, a U.S. military spouse, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 8. (Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte/Air Force)
    DoD launches online COVID-19 vaccination scheduling tool

    DAP allows you to schedule a COVID vaccination, if you're eligible, at participating DoD locations using any computer, tablet or smartphone outside the DoD network.

    Karen Jowers
    April 14
  • USERRA cases could one day wind up being heard by the Supreme Court. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
    How courts may make paid military leave as common as paid sick leave

    Multiple class action lawsuits could soon result in paid short-term military leave for hundreds of thousands of reserve component troops.

    Davis Winkie
    April 13
  • After being canceled last year because of the pandemic, commissary sidewalk sales are back. Pictured here is a scene from the Fort Lee, Va., commissary in spring 2016. (Jessica Rouse/Defense Commissary Agency)
    They’re back: Commissary sidewalk sales set for May

    Most of the sales will be held over two or three days in May.

    Karen Jowers
    April 13
  • Roger Zakheim, Washington director of the Ronald Reagan Institute (left), speaks with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash. (right), during an event in Washington, D.C. on April 13. (Photo courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Institute)
    Personnel spending cuts won’t help military readiness, key lawmaker warns

    House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith said he doesn't see pay cuts or benefits trims as a good solution to reducing defense spending.

    Leo Shane III
    April 13
  • A change to Veteran Readiness and Employment benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs could mean more education money for thousands of veterans. (Stock photo)
    Change allows extra GI Bill benefits for some disabled vets

    Under the move, Veteran Readiness and Employment benefits won't count against GI Bill payouts later on.

    Leo Shane III
    April 12
  • The Spouse Angle Podcast — This week: top challenges of military life for troops and families

    The latest results of the annual Blue Star Families Military Lifestyle Survey are in. Hear how much the coronavirus pandemic has impacted military families and which challenges still remain consistent – COVID-19 or not.

    Military Times staff
    April 8
  • First lady Jill Biden speaks at a virtual event with military families from around the world as part of the White House initiative to support military and veteran families Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
    First lady to focus on military spouse employment, child care, children’s education

    Efforts will focus on decades-old challenges of military families.

    Karen Jowers
    April 7
  • Troops and family members participate in the Autism Awareness Walk at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., in 2017. World Autism Awareness Day is April 2. (Louis Briscese/Air Force)
    Tricare expanding program for nearly 16,000 military family members with autism

    Some aspects, like an autism services navigator, are good, but military special needs families "are still wading through the effects of the changes," advocate says.

    Karen Jowers
    March 31
  • A new survey finds many troops are paying more than expected out of pocket for houses they rent off base. Pictured here is military housing on base at the South Post Family Housing area at Fort McCoy, Wis. (Scott T. Sturkol/Army)
    Many military families are paying more than $200 a month out of pocket for housing costs above BAH, survey finds

    Increased out-of-pocket costs for housing means more financial stress, researchers say.

    Karen Jowers
    March 30
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