The U.S. Army is the world-class force that all other militaries strive to match. Central to the Army’s effectiveness as a fighting force is its ability to rapidly deploy, with little to no notice, ...

Military Families have experienced the emotional trauma of deployment on an unprecedented scale since the end of the Gulf War. Humanitarian missions and peace enforcement have sent our troops to ...

The onset of this stage begins with the warning order for deployment. This stage ends when the Soldier actually departs from home station. The pre-deployment timeframe is extremely variable from ...

As the 2014 deadline to remove combat forces from Afghanistan approaches, the Army is redefining itself. We are returning to a garrison-based Army with over 90 percent of the force based in the United ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of Blue Star Families, about the challenges that military families face around deployment. At least six American service members have been ...