Post from MilitaryByOwner Each time we make a move with the military, we have one huge decision to make: Do we live off base, or do we live on base? In my experience, there are 7 things to consider before living in military housing—both pros and cons. 1) You may give up some privacy. We can be a nosy community. Combine that with living a few feet from each other, and you soon have a community that knows everything about you, right down to your daily routine. But don’t be fooled; you’ll soon know just as much about your neighbors,…

An Illinois woman’s quest to enact new gun regulations through court action appears to have hit another brick wall, this time courtesy of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.  Shanice Mathews has been waging her court battle against the state of Illinois and the Illinois State Police for eight years now, with the help of Brady’s legal team at times. The hearing before the appellate court on Tuesday involved her fourth amended complaint seeking injunctive relief, and each and every time the courts have turned her away.  Mathews is seeking a court-imposed order to FFL’s in…

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has removed U.S. forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base in Iraq, in a move that concludes the Operation Inherent Resolve mission in the country. The U.S. launched Operation Inherent Resolve in 2014 to defeat the terrorist group ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Some 2,000 Americans went to the country to participate in the mission, officials said at the time. The U.S. and its allies dismantled a brutal ISIS “caliphate” by training and advising over 250,000 local security forces, shifting the region from active conflict to stabilization while permanently anchoring Iraqi independence and regional security. In…

I grew up hunting and fishing with my father. There were times I was bored off my butt, sitting in a boat, saying nothing, just waiting for a fish to bite, but in hindsight, those are the moments that stick out to me now that Dad is gone. It was something we shared. But hunting was solitary. It might be freezing cold, and I might have gone into the woods with Dad, but it was the first taste of responsibility. I already knew the damage a .303 British round could inflict, at least to some…

Military spouses who are heading out to other Air Force installations can now seek help finding civilian jobs through the Department of the Air Force’s Global Military Spouse Connection program. The Air Force said in a release that it expanded the program to five additional destinations. The available bases are below: United States: Luke Air Force Base, Arizona; Goodfellow and Laughlin Air Force Bases, Texas; Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; Travis Air Force Base, California; and Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. Germany: Ramstein Air Base. United Kingdom: RAF Croughton, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Lakenheath and RAF Feltwell. Japan: Kadena Air…

Active-duty military personnel and their spouses will soon benefit in their employment endeavors due to a new law going into effect Thursday. On Oct. 1 in Maryland, legislation known as the Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act kicks in and allows active-duty service members and their spouses who relocate to the state pursuant to military orders to practice under a valid occupational or professional license issued by another state, provided they meet specified eligibility requirements and remain in good standing with their licensing authority. The bill, signed into law May 26 by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore, aims to reduce…