Karen Jowers
Senior Reporter
Karen has covered military families, quality of life and consumer issues for Military Times for more than 30 years, and is co-author of a chapter on media coverage of military families in the book "A Battle Plan for Supporting Military Families." She previously worked for newspapers in Guam, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Fla., and Athens, Ga.
All Stories By Karen
Military families to see slight drop in Tricare dental premiums
Monthly premiums will decrease slightly for the next four months, bringing modest savings for military families
Babysitter faces trial 6 years after baby’s death in military housing
Dixie Denise Villa, a Navy wife, is set to go to trial on manslaughter after nearly six years after a 7-month-old baby was found dead in her home.
Rival nations try to ‘divide, degrade, deceive’ US voters, experts say
Foreign actors, like Russia and Iran, have been trying to convince American voters that the process is too corrupt to participate in, experts say.
North Korean troops join Russia
North Korean troops likely to join Ukraine war, Pentagon says
Marine sergeant major busted down for wearing nine unauthorized awards
Included in the awards and decorations the now-sergeant deceptively wore were the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon and Joint Meritorious Unit Award.
Fort Leonard Wood soldier faces murder charges in sergeant’s death
Spc. Wooster Rancy is being held in pretrial confinement as he awaits a preliminary hearing on charges of murder and obstruction of justice.
Service member voting deadlines
Time running out for military members to cast their absentee ballots
Military families to see slight drop in Tricare dental premiums
Monthly premiums will decrease slightly for the next four months, bringing modest savings for military families
Opinion
Why troops in combat jobs should get higher danger pay than others
In this op-ed, the authors argue the Pentagon should change its current danger pay structure to pay more money to troops exposed to greater combat risk.
Fort Bliss sergeant dies after training incident
The Army is investigating the training death of 26-year-old Sgt. Christopher Sutton.
