More time home for Army units after a deployment
After soldiers in the Army return home, they're given time to recuperate before being asked to deploy again.It's called "dwell time."Earlier this month, the Army announced they'll extend the dwell...
View ArticleAccess to vote for military
This election year, the right to vote and access to the ballot have been hot topics this election year in states across the nation. But one group of sometimes disenfranchised voters is getting...
View ArticlePossible Petraeus replacements? Michigan's Mike Rogers on the list
While politicians argue over who knew what and when with regard to the FBI's investigation into CIA Director David Petraeus' extra-marital affair, many insiders are speculating over who his replacement...
View ArticleStateside: Military spouses march in today's inaugural parade
The following is a summary of a previously recorded interview. To hear the complete segment, click the audio above. Among the groups that represented Michigan in today's inaugural parade was the...
View ArticleGroup raising money to build Michigan's World War II memorial
Organizers are hoping to build a World War II memorial in Michigan.The Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial would be built in Royal Oak's Memorial Park along Woodward Avenue.The memorial would honor...
View ArticleMichigan veterans' disability claims continue to pile up
Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) says we are failing when it comes to providing health care to those who have served in the military:"Our nation has a moral obligation to provide quality health care to the men...
View ArticleMSU student produces documentary dedicated to casualties of Operation...
In October 2010, the 3rd Battalion 5th Marines deployed to Afghanistan. They were sent to relieve the British Royal Marines in the southern Helmand Province, a hotbed of insurgent fighters and...
View ArticleMichigan lawmakers tackling the child custody rights of active duty servicemen
Michigan soldiers and sailors may soon have new protections in child custody cases.
View ArticleProtect Our Defenders working to eliminate bias in military justice
The Department of Defense reports 20,000 service members experienced at least one sexual assault in 2014. That's virtually unchanged since 2010, despite the Department of Defense's insistence that it...
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