Every day that their father is away from home, each child gets an M&M. When the candy is gone, Tech. Sgt. Corey Christopher comes back. Full story.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff vowed today to eliminate the "yes-no" box that appears on some predeployment checklists that determines whether a servicemembers' units can contact their families during deployments. Full story.

Care packages are a way of sending the comforts of home to our loved ones putting their blood, sweat and tears into our freedom. Full story.

"Career-wise, it's an amazing opportunity for me," said Lt. Cmdr. Huber. "Mommy-wise it's very difficult but I joined the Navy voluntarily and thankfully I have a very strong support system in place."  Full story.

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Kelly Henry was hoping for a picture-perfect reunion when her husband returned after a yearlong deployment to Iraq. But what she got was far from a Hollywood scene. Full story.

The deployment of extra troops to Afghanistan will delay the Army's efforts to give soldiers more time at home, but it will not shorten the time between deployments that soldiers now have. Full story.