I’ll never forget the day my neighbor, an Army vet with a quick wit and a stubborn streak, called me in a panic about a paperwork snafu that almost cost him his prescription refill. In 2025, these hea
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National Guard on the Streets: Knives Out for Civil-Military RelationsOn the evening of August 24, 2025, I watched with disbelief as National Guard tr
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A few years ago, I would have laughed if you’d told me National Guard convoys would become a regular fixture around the Capitol. But as someone with r
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August always feels like the month that sneaks up on you—one minute, you’re at a lazy summer BBQ, the next, you’re watching breaking news about wildfi
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Not long ago, as a military kid, I remember moving three times in four years—and watching my mom wrangle movers, my dad wrestle with paperwork, and ou
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I’ll never forget the first month-long wait for payday when I was a fresh military spouse—no amount of spreadsheets prepped me for the anxiety. So, wh
I’ll never forget the first time I realized how much of military life happens behind the “official” headlines. It was a sticky July morning at Fort Mc
I still remember the first time my uncle, a Vietnam vet, called me in a panic — not about combat memories, but about a baffling benefits letter from t
If you’d told me a decade ago that the most exciting news I’d look forward to was about Congressional spending bills and troop deployments, I’d never
Back in my own days tracking Pentagon coffee gossip, I never thought I’d see a week quite like this June in military news. From bombers making history
I’ll never forget the first time my neighbor’s son came home in a uniform. Honestly, seeing someone you’ve known since they were a kid suddenly making
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