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Most young vets think it’s time to retire ‘Thank you for your service’
Veteran’s Day is fast approaching, and with it, a gathering storm of “Thank you for your service" dispatches.
By Jon Simkins
The Spouse Angle Podcast – Up this week: Food Insecurity in the Military
An Army spouse discusses what it’s like dealing with food insecurity and the resources that have helped her family, and a military spouse near Joint Base Lewis-McChord shares how she’s growing food to give away to families in need.
By Military Times staff
Veterans’ business ‘incubator’ among 2020 Newman’s Own award winners
From mentoring new military spouses to putting veterans into tiny houses and providing refurbished cars, these organizations are making a difference in the military community.
By Karen Jowers
The searing pain of losing a service member to suicide calls us to action
The shock and despair, as always, come forward at the speed of light.
By Michael L. "Mikey" Weinstein
US plans further troop reductions in Iraq by November
The United States plans to reduce its military force in Iraq from the current 5,200 to about 3,500 by November, U.S. officials said Friday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Grenade doggy bag dispenser pulls the pin on your average pooper scooper
Are you tired of the same old doggy bag dispenser? Try a grenade.
By Sarah Sicard
DoD looks to expand child care fee assistance pilot program
More military families might be able to use child care fee assistance programs.
By Karen Jowers
Maryland couple finds live WWI ordnance while digging in their flower bed
Bomb technicians disabled an unfired round from WWI after a couple found it in their yard.
By Zach England
Congressman calls on watchdogs to check reopening safety measures
U.S. Representative Gerry E. Connolly, D-Va., has called on agency inspectors general to ensure that plans to bring employees back to work meet best practices for worker safety.
By Jessie Bur
Trump orders massive cut to US troop numbers in Germany: report
The Wall Street Journal reported that troop levels would drop by 9,500 servicemembers under the plan.
Report: Pentagon to present Afghanistan timelines to Trump, including one for a withdrawal by Election Day
Under the February agreement with the Taliban, the U.S. military plans to draw down to 8,600 troops in the country.
By Kyle Rempfer