Deployment
What were once rarities and now common practice. Whether is it shipping off around the world, or to help in a natural disaster here at home, you have to meet the call that others don’t. Learn how others deal with the job, family and personal stress of leaving home to help others.
How to Make the Cut in the Military
On his very first day of deployment in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2005, U.S. Air Force Captain Mark Harper received an...
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MG John Gronski Talks Guard Mission in Europe
Setting precedent. When Maj. Gen. John Gronski, U.S. Army Europe Deputy Commanding General for Army National Guard, stepped into his...
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Swamp Fox Engineers Build Homes for Navajo Veterans
Forty engineers from the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) of the South Carolina Air National Guard spent their two weeks...
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How to Plan When a Deployment Means Less Money
As a reservist or National Guard member, people often think you have the best of both worlds. But when it...
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ESGR Balancing Act
Most members of the reserve or National Guard know something about Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) — ...
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Dual-Military Couple Balance Service and Home
Across the United States, units prepare to support Air Force missions across the globe. Amidst this dizzying array of logistics,...
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Keeping Life’s Pace During Mobilization
Anyone who has served in the military knows life cannot stop because of deployment orders. Mobilization can come at any...
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Married and Deployed
Separations are one of the hardest parts of military life. For dual serving military couples, there is the added perspective...
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Creating opportunities for fellow military spouses
By Andrea Downing Peck "Military spouses are a force to be reckoned with. More people should know about you.” Those...
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Try My Trick to Stay Sane During A Spouse’s Deployment
I remember the night Brian told me he was eager for a deployment. I was about 8 weeks pregnant with...
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