Military Dining Halls, Pentagon Failing on Efforts to Offer Nutritious Meals at Bases, Watchdog Says Offering nutritious food at the military's dining facilities has been a major initiative for nearly two decades as Pentagon...
Democrats Push Pentagon on Birth Control for Service Members as Defense Bill Looks to Ease Access As studies show service members continue to struggle to access birth control, a group of Senate Democrats is pushing the...
Active-Duty Families Seek Transparency on Hate Crimes and Racism in Military Communities The Secure Families Initiative says that troops need information on crimes, compassionate moves and school programs to make...
Traumatic Brain Injury Prevention Efforts Included in Must-Pass Defense Bill A growing body of evidence is showing that troops are at risk of exposure to potentially dangerous blasts not just from enemy...
The Military on Guam Has No Intensive Care Unit for Newborns in Critical Condition. Some Don't Make It. The U.S. territory hasn't had a neonatal intensive care unit that meets U.S. standards of care since at least 2020. A...
All Troops Could Have IVF Covered by Military Health Care Under Proposal in Must-Pass Defense Bill Under the amendment Tricare Prime and Tricare Select would be required to cover a range of fertility treatments, including...
DoD to Reimburse Service Members Up to $1,000 for Shipping Breast Milk During Military Moves The policy previously allowed troops to file for reimbursement during temporary duty assignments but not permanent change of...
Air Force Missileers Get New Workplace Inspections, Health Tracking Amid Ongoing Cancer Cluster Study Service officials announced that, by December, missileers will have their information submitted to the Defense Occupational...
Newport News Seeks Commitment from US Navy on Downtown Military Housing Newport News recently secured a commitment from the state for a $40 million loan to support construction of U.S. Navy housing...
Younger Troops Got More Vasectomies After Supreme Court Struck Down Abortion Rights, Researchers Say New research has found that younger males, including dependents, and those assigned to a state where abortion is strictly...
Here's Kamala Harris' Record on Veterans and Military Issues As vice president, Harris has supported Biden's major initiatives on service members and veterans, including the massive...
Pentagon Reviewing 20 Medal of Honor Awards Given to Soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has directed a five-person panel to review the 20 Medals of Honor that the Army awarded to...
$450 Million B-1B Lancer Crash Attributed to Crew Failures and 'Degradation of Airman Skills' A B-1B Lancer valued at more than $450 million that crashed in South Dakota at the start of this year missed the runway by...
Navy SEALs, Sailors Who Refused COVID Vaccine Will Have Records Expunged After Legal Settlement The Navy also must correct the records of those who left the service after they weren't granted religious accommodation.
The Army Is Reducing Job Choice for New Recruits in 2 Critical Fields Both the field artillery and air defense fields, as well as surveillance and communications systems, will no longer allow...