Dorothy Mills-Gregg

Dorothy Mills-Gregg reports on all aspects relating to veterans and military health care. Before reporting for Military.com and becoming obsessed with the Defense Health Agency transition, she was a city government reporter for a daily newspaper in Bakersfield, California. She has worked as a freelancer around Sacramento covering a range of issues and briefly wrote bill analyses for the Assembly Speaker's office. She is an award-winning photographer with a degree specializing in politics and national security from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.

Email: Dorothy.Mills-Gregg@Monster.com

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Veterans aboard the Honor Flight back from Washington D.C., are welcomed home with water cannons May 5, 2018 at the San Antonio International Airport. World War II, Vietnam War, and Korean War veterans were flown to Washington D.C. by Honor Flight San Antonio to see their war monuments. (U.S Air Force photo/Shelby Pruitt)

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A beneficiary accessing TOL Patient Portal Secure Messaging from a smartphone. (U.S. Army photo/Patricia Deal)

No Fixes Planned for Tricare Web Glitch Until End of Open Season

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David Barajas, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System Forensic Toxicology analytical toxicologist 2, prepares a vial for testing October 31, 2019 at the AFMES Forensic Toxicology lab. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)

Military Members Are Now Being Tested for Deadly Synthetic Drug Fentanyl

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A military family member uses TRICARE online. (U.S Army/SPC Paxton Busch)

Tricare Website Glitch Causes Problems as Open Season Gets Underway

Eligible beneficiaries have only two options to sign up for Tricare or change their plans during open season: call or mail.

A research team tests the Canine Auditory Protection System (CAPS) headgear extensively with military working dogs, as well as federal law enforcement working dogs, for wearability, usability and comfort. The team measured the hearing protection effectiveness during helicopter operations and found a significant reduction in short-term hearing loss. (Photo courtesy of Zeteo Tech via the Army)

Hear That, Sgt. Rover? Better Ear Protection Coming for Military Working Dogs

A new, flexible hood a little more than an inch thick is expected to better protect military working dogs from hearing loss.

Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist listens to Sen. Tim Kaine asking questions, Nov. 20, 2019. (Military.com photo/Dorothy Mills-Gregg)

DoD Budget Uncertainty Can Result in Millions' Worth of Lost, Forgotten Gear, Norquist Says

The Senate Committee on Armed Forces held a subcommittee hearing on the DoD's latest audit.

Ms. Martha Razor, an early childhood specialist with WHRO public media, reads to preschoolers at the Willoughby Child Development Center at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on Dec. 12, 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Molly Greendeer)

Military Families Get Access to Hundreds More Child Care Centers in Pilot Program

Military families struggling to find child care could get help if the DoD has success with a new two-year pilot program.

Coast Guardsmen from the cutter Harriet Lane interdict $69 million worth of cocaine from a drug-trafficking semi-submersible in the Eastern Pacific Oct. 24, 2019 (video screengrab via Coast Guard)

Coast Guard Seizes Shocking $69 Million Worth of Cocaine from Drug-Running Sub

Video shows the crew of the Cutter Harriet Lane removing 5,000 pounds of cocaine from the semi-submersible vessel.

Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen candidates line up to be issued clothing items as part of “Ditty Bag” issue in the Golden 13 Recruit In-processing Center at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 24, 2019. (U. S. Navy photo/Scott A. Thornbloom)

Navy Recruits Are Now Using Their Fingerprints to Sign Enlistment Documents

Using fingerprints to sign documents has enabled recruiters to work digitally the entire time instead of printing pages.

VA Cuts Support to Employee Unions Following Executive Order

The VA staff's union said the new provisions are meant to distract employees during an ongoing negotiation.

The Latest Backlog at the VA: Whistleblower Complaints

The VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection has 572 investigative cases that are more than 120 days old.

A commissary shoper completes her transaction at the Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Commissary. (DeCA photo: Rick Brink)

Everything You Need to Know About Vets' and Caregivers' New Base Access

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Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) reaches another milestone in its construction as their dry dock area is flooded three months ahead of its slated production schedule leading up to the christening of the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, scheduled for Dec. 7, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo/Adam Ferrero)

Future Navy Carrier JFK Treats First Patient at Medical

More than 100 sailors have officially checked into the command with more expected.

Emer Hadley, Keesler Exchange supervisor, sorts and hangs Christmas tree skirts in preparation for holiday shoppers Nov. 19, 2014, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force/Kemberly Groue)

Military Exchange Extends Return Policy for Holiday Shopping

Holiday shoppers will be able to return Army and Air Force Exchange Service purchases with a receipt until Jan. 31, 2020.

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