Welcome Home USS Springfield – SSN 761

GROTON, Conn. (Nov. 11, 2011) The Los Angeles attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) makes her way through the fog to return to homeport at Submarine Base New London. Springfield returned from a scheduled six-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski/Released) Welcome Home to the Sailors of the USS Springfield (SSN 761)! You can [...]

Giving Good and $20,000 to Help a Military Family

I’m so excited I can barely write this post!! I’m usually not known for my curb appeal abilities. I can plant a flower in a pot and make it look pretty amazing, but when it comes to flower beds and using power tools I’m usually sipping lemonade by that point. All that changed this past Thursday [...]

New Book Features 1001 Things to Love About Military Life

It’s not often a book is written by a group of military spouses, much less a group I call friends. Today, November 2nd, is the official launch of 1001 Things to Love about Military Life. Through my military life walk I’ve gotten to know each of the authors personally starting with “meeting online” to in [...]

New Bloggers Arrive to MyMilitaryLife

Hi Everyone, As previously mentioned, “we are igniting our military spouse group blog! We will be featuring several new bloggers, each with a unique voice and background.” Next up, I’d like to introduce you to Kristen. She will be writing about wellness / fitness in addition to military life in Hawaii. Kristen is a Navy [...]

The Invisible Military Spouse – how the new retirement proposal misses a huge piece of the financial planning puzzle

Guest Post by Navy Wife Jill Even as Secretary of Defense Panetta starts to back pedal about the proposed radical changes in military retirement, there is a lot of fear of the unknown.  Just today I overheard a conversation between a military spouse and an active duty nurse while trying on some jeans at the mall.  It seems that nobody [...]

Reason 99 to Love USAA – No Debit Card Fees

(Getty Images) Today the news was filled with stories of Bank of America announcing it will soon charge customers $5 a month to use their Debit Card for retail transactions. This move after Wells Fargo and Chase tested similar fees to their customers. For the 38.7 people who carry Bank of America cards, they will [...]

2011 Sears Heroes at Home Wish Registry Re-Opens

The 2011 Sears Heroes at Home Wish Registry is open to U.S. Military currently on active duty. If you already registered for the 2011 Sears Heroes at Home Wish Registry, Sears has announced you’ll need to register again. This also means if you missed the registration window you now have a second chance. The registry [...]

Geek Squad Tech Camps for MilKids and more

Join us for a special episode featuring an Agent from Best Buy’s Geek Squad (TM) Summer Academy, other topics include the Sears Heroes at Home Wish Registry upcoming sign ups and more. More about the Geek Squad Tech Camps: Recently Best Buy announced that its consumer tech services unit Geek Squad will participate in the [...]

USAA Advice on How to Prepare smartphones now for Hurricane Irene

From our friends at USAA: Mobile devices can be lifelines following extreme weather SAN ANTONIO – Home and safety preparations for those in Hurricane Irene’s path should include making smartphones and other mobile devices storm-ready, according to financial services provider USAA. “As soon as a hurricane or severe storm becomes a threat, boarding windows  and [...]

Eye on Deployment

Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Chris A. Durney Sgt. Mathew Neely of Camden, Ark., kisses his infant son Bryce for the first time after returning home from Iraq as a member of the Arkansas National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Send article as PDF to

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