How Jon Stewart's Visits with Wounded Iraq War Veterans Shaped his Military Advocacy Stewart is pushing for the expansion of the PACT Act to include U.S. special operations forces based in Uzbekistan and...
Annual Cost-of-Living Boost for Veterans Benefits Finalized by Congress The increase applies to disability benefits, clothing allowances, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving...
Months After Biden’s Promise to Pardon Thousands of LGBTQ Veterans, Only 8 Have Applied The dismally low numbers are disappointing advocates who say the promise of Biden’s pardons raised hopes that thousands of...
Veterans Could Get Free Gun Safes Under Suicide Prevention Proposal Introduced in House Any veteran who wants a lockbox to store their firearm would be able to get one for free from the Department of Veterans...
Veterans Not Covered by Toxic Hazards Legislation Wait Decades for VA Recognition, Report Finds While legislation that created presumptive conditions for Agent Orange and burn pits has helped millions, veterans exposed to...
Medal of Honor Recipients Could Get $100,000 Annual Pensions Under Bill Proposed in Congress Under the Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends, or MEDAL, Act, the monthly pension for Medal of Honor...
Years After Fall of Kabul, US Congress Has Still Not Acted to Secure Future of More Than 70,000 Afghan Evacuees in US The act’s failure comes despite bipartisan and wide-ranging popular support to assist Afghans – including among members of...
2 Years Since the PACT Act Was Signed, Vets Are Getting More Support but Hurdles Remain "Unfortunately, we have learned from generations of veterans the creeping, silent danger of toxic exposures."
Tricare Patients Would See Lower Mental Health Care Costs Under Bill Introduced in Congress Out-of-pocket costs for mental health care appointments for patients in the military health care system would be capped under...
It's Actually Surprisingly Easy for a Reservist Not to Get Their Job Back at Homecoming When Navy Reserve Lt. Kevin Ziober found out he was being activated for a deployment to Afghanistan for a year, his bosses...
Navy Gets Request for ICE, National Guard to Operate Out of Chicago-Area Base The installation, home to the Navy's only recruit training facility, would provide facilities and logistics for immigration...
Air Force Academy Cancels Lecture After Discovering Speaker Disparaged Trump Air Force Academy officials have canceled an upcoming annual lecture after discovering the speaker's online history of...
Jan. 6 Rioter Fatally Shot by Police Approved for Military Funeral Honors by Air Force Ashli Babbitt, who served as a senior airman, was among a group of rioters attempting to smash through barricaded doors...
Venezuela Prepares for Potential US Attack with Armed Drones Designed by Iran The long-standing links between Caracas and Tehran have been a source of contention between Venezuela and the United States.
Mystery Surrounds $1.2 Billion Army Contract to Build Huge Detention Tent Camp in Texas Desert When President Donald Trump's administration last month awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to build and operate what...
![President Joe Biden holds the "PACT Act of 2022"](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-08/ApNewsroom_Biden_Veterans_65112.jpg?itok=acTT4And "President Joe Biden holds the "PACT Act of 2022" after signing it during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)")
