Man Shot Dead in Front of Space Force Station Was a Veteran with a History of Mental Health Issues A new report offers the first in-depth details and account of what happened 11 months ago at the Space Force installation...
Why a Small Motto Change Could Have a Big Impact on Female Veterans' Health The step, updating the VA's mission statement to remove male pronouns, "him" and "his," is a small move toward inclusivity...
VA Rolls Out New Mental Health Scholarship as Need Increases The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a scholarship program aimed at recruiting mental health and counseling...
DoD's Top Doc Calls on Congress to Overturn Law Limiting Discussions on Guns with Service Members The Defense Department's assistant secretary for health affairs said a decade-old provision hinders the physician-patient...
Navy Unveils New Mental Health 'Playbook' That Pushes Leaders to Talk with Sailors Early and Often The release of the new document comes after a year in which the Navy saw several major clusters of suicides.
Top Enlisted Sailor Says Service Members Should Be Able to Access Mental Health Care Without a Referral During a hearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea said the...
Gun Buying Restrictions on Base Are Needed to Reduce Suicides, Pentagon Panel Says On-base stores in the U.S. sold 113,200 firearms in 2021, according to figures provided to Military.com by the exchange...
Female Soldiers Twice as Likely to Be Diagnosed with Mental Health Conditions in Theater Than Males, Study Finds Women had higher diagnostic rates than men for a dozen mental health disorders examined by Pentagon researchers.
‘Valhalla Can Wait’—The National Guard Stands at the Crossroads of Crisis As many as 44 veterans die by suicide per day, which is 2.4 times higher than the VA reported national suicide rate.
A Navy Command Tries Radical Transparency to Help Prevent the Next Suicide Historically, the Navy's approach to suicide prevention has been largely reactive.
Navajo Corporal Becomes First Marine Authorized to Wear Traditional Native Hair Cpl. Bradford Flores is honoring his culture by growing his hair out -- and the Marine Corps authorized it.
House Approves $2.5 Billion for Junior Enlisted Raises, Which May Be $800 Million Too Little The bill will almost certainly be overhauled before it becomes law since it includes a number of conservative policy riders...
Air Force Veteran Accused of Disclosing Classified Data on Aircraft, Weapons in Latest Military Leak Case The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced that retired Lt. Col. Paul J. Freeman has been...
JBLM Servicemen Say the Army Didn't Protect Them from a Doctor Charged with Abusive Sexual Contact The 15 servicemen are each seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they have suffered.
Express Scripts' Tricare Pharmacy Contract Could Be Costing Military Families Money, Lawmakers Warn A bipartisan group of senators and representatives say the company that manages the Defense Department's prescription drug...