This week:
About 200,000 service members and their families may be eligible for a temporary increase in monthly housing allowance in areas where available and affordable housing is hard to come by. An Air Force spouse shares her family’s struggles to find a home and how to apply for the additional funds.
About the Guest:
Melissa Major is a teacher and Air Force spouse living near Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.
About the Podcast:
The Spouse Angle is a podcast breaking down the news for military spouses and their families. Each episode features subject-matter experts and military guests who dive into current events from a military perspective — everything from new policy changes to research on family lifestyle challenges. The podcast is hosted by Natalie Gross, a freelance journalist and former Military Times reporter who grew up in a military family.
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Jack Holder will turn 100 on Dec. 13.
Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Michael Haberstumpf, 42, died of COVID-19-related complications Oct. 10.
The command investigation report’s “accountability” section recommends disciplinary action against 36 Navy officials, from the amphib’s enlisted ranks up to the former three-star head of Naval Surface Force Pacific.
These scary costumes will send shivers down service members' spines.
Many military teens struggle with food insecurity and mental health. Yet a large percentage plan to one day don the uniform, a new study shows.
National supply chain issues are causing more drug shortages, according to reports. But the military appears okay for now.
For the second time in about a month, CENTCOM said a senior al-Qaida leader was killed in a drone strike in northwest Syria.
"We put some very, very harsh downward pressure on Clark, because they were a failing partner," said Army Gen. Edward Daly, head of Army Materiel Command.
Tracey McNeill, 51, pled guilty to wire fraud July, 6 2021 after defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management of more than $90,000 of benefits owed to an elderly veteran in her care.
If Guard troops do activate, it will be at the behest of their governors.
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