Journalist

As members of the military, Coast Guardsmen are prohibited from wading into politics.

Before my husband deploys, he has a ritual that is familiar to many service members. He sits down with a generously poured bourbon, and he writes letters. One for his adult daughter, Rosalind. One for each of our little boys, Teddy and Antonio. One for his grandma, who raised him, and his family in Texas. One for me.

I am, after all, a NASCAR fan.

Always be prepared. You never know when an opportunity will pop up.

One of the reasons my husband and I connect is our shared value of service. It's why he went off to West Point at age 17 and never looked back. It's why I got into journalism in college.

Misinformation is a virus unto itself. And Fox News is the vector.

I'm honored to donate my time as an ambassador for Blue Star Families, the largest nonprofit organization serving active duty service members and their families through chapters in the U.S.

You have to figure out what works for you as a parent, and it's hard to do everything all at once.

I will say this, being an anchor is easier than being a reporter, because one of the things I'm able to do is essentially work a bit of a split shift.

The day after my mom died I fly back to California and spend the three weeks before the California primary making arrangements for her cremation, planning and getting the house ready for a memorial service and covering political rallies in Southern California. The normalcy of work helps.

The Coast Guard evokes images of search and rescue operations, maybe during Hurricane Katrina, or guys jumping out of helicopters wearing snorkels and fins - and that's accurate, but only part of the picture.

As any parent knows, sharing diaper duty sure beats changing them all yourself.

Service members are more likely to have PTSD, but it's common in the general population as well.

Well, Dr. Siegel is more of a sycophant than a doctor. And he's not President Trump's coronavirus guide.' President Trump appears to be his.

Something has to give during a deployment and for me it's often punctuality.

I got teary-eyed watching Mary J. Blige sing O Holy Night' at the 'Christmas in Washington' concert.

Military families become familiar with trying to contort their lives around deployments and separations.

In military families, the service member is frequently the breadwinner. Constant moves make steady employment a challenge for non-military spouses.

Negative public opinion of a conflict and the politicization of the military can negatively affect service members and contribute to PTSD.

I've spent most of my life like most Americans - without any immediate connection to active duty military.