Americans tend to understand military life through two familiar frames. There is training, often portrayed as brutal, transformative and loud in films like "Full Metal Jacket," which has become ...

Moving to a new duty station is a hallmark of military life, but for families enrolled in the Department of Defense's Exceptional Family Member Program (“EFMP”), which supports service members with ...

(Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephanie Henry and contributed photos by the Meltz, Shour, and Speckhart families. Illustration by Hrisanthi Pickett) Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Air Force airmen wait in a line to complete travel vouchers at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 27, 2025. (Bailee Russell/U.S.