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Army creates office to better support families with special needs
Soldiers can enroll in the program when a family member with physical, emotional, developmental or intellectual disorder requiring extra services.
Officers say Air Force’s new parental discharge policy is broken
Nine current and future parents contacted Air Force Times about their struggles to secure approval to leave the military early due to childbirth.
DoD aims for more consistent support for special needs families
The policy aims to standardize the services provided to special needs families, but one advocate says it doesn't go far enough.
By Karen Jowers
Proposed housing council would give military families a voice
Military members and spouses, housing advocates and various professionals, such as experts in HVAC and home inspections, would be part of the council.
By Karen Jowers
Proposal would expand free credit monitoring to military families
More service members would get the free credit monitoring, and family members, too, if the proposal becomes law.
By Karen Jowers
US Air Force asks for 72 fighters in 2024, and it might happen again
Top Air Force leaders have said for years that it needs to buy at least 72 new fighters each year to both modernize its fighter fleet and lower its age.
Opinion
The impossible choice facing many of America’s military families
Too often, military families are forced to put food on the backburner to keep a roof over their heads.
By Shannon Razsadin and Besa Pinchotti
Close combat ‘mixed reality’ goggle fielding in 2023
Two versions roll out in 2023 with an advanced version coming in 2025.
By Todd South