Water at U.S. military bases in Japan is safe to drink, U.S. Forces Japan said Thursday as public concern grew over elevated radiation levels detected in water and food supplies in Tokyo in recent days. Full story.

Yes, it’s true. Military spouses the world over are gearing up for PCS season. And our friends over at SpouseBUZZ have a great first person narrative about going through the process for the first time. Full story.

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle jet has crashed in Libya, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Full story.

Service members and their families have a few tax advantages at their disposal, as well as a few extra days in which to complete their taxes this year. Full story.

"Families are thriving; they are not just trying to get through a deployment...They are doing positive things while their Soldiers are deployed." Full story.

While the federal Defense of Marriage Act will keep married gay couples out of base housing, gay service members with dependents and a partner that is the primary caregiver have no barriers to housing eligibility. Full story.

"War has a gender-and it is male," wrote author and essayist Virginia Woolf in 1938. Eh, I don't think that is so true today. I think Woolf might have been astounded that the husbands of those working women are the ones we now perceive as being in need of support. Full story.