Non-military folks think they know what goes on here. Sure, much of their knowledge is based off TV (“Army Wives,” anyone?) or movies (the military is just like “GI Joe!”). But they mean well. And yet those little misconceptions can drive us real-life military folks batty. If only all military housing was that picturesque. If ... Continue Reading

I look up in the mirror and think to myself, “My God, you look like you’ve been snorting coke!” When we moved here so my husband could attend The Basic School at Quantico, I was left jobless. I transitioned from working full-time, feeling like an independent woman to a full-time, dependent housewife somewhere between small ... Continue Reading

When Juan and Alexis Dominguez decided in 2012 to get married, they were ready to do the planning, tackle the work and pay the expenses themselves. But that’s not what businesses in their hometown of Temecula, Calif. had in mind. Retired Cpl. Juan Dominguez lost three limbs in a 2010 blast in Afghanistan. He started ... Continue Reading

Officials with the Defense Department’s school system, DoDEA, announced yesterday that all five of the teacher furloughs day will occur in September after schools starts. They said you can find out specifically which days the week of May 26 via your school’s website. That means that for five days in September school will be canceled. ... Continue Reading

If you were ever assigned to Tinker AFB, you probably heard about the tornado in nearby Moore, Okla. and guessed that there were military families who lost their homes. You would be right about that. According to KXAN, 340 members of the Tinker community have been displaced. At least 140 homes belonging to military families ... Continue Reading