Longest deployment in decades: USS Gerald R. Ford’s 330-day mission has reignited debate over the Navy’s traditional three-year carrier deployment cycle. Global operations strain: Back-to-back ...

Record-breaking mission: USS Gerald R. Ford spent over 330 days deployed, the longest carrier mission since Vietnam, covering operations from Venezuela to Iran. Deployment model review: Navy leaders ...

Cycles of deployment and reintegration can be stressful, disruptive times for military spouses and their families. Although the Department of Defense and its military communities offer a number of ...

The re-deployment stage is generally one of intense anticipation. Like the deployment stage, there can be a surge of conflicting emotions. On the one hand, there is excitement that the Soldier is ...

Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade and 82nd Airborne Division assist each other in donning each other's parachutes before conducting an airborne operation alongside Allied ...

This stage is the period from the Soldier's departure from home through the first month of the deployment. A roller coaster of mixed emotions is common during the deployment stage. Some military ...