New Data Finds Child Abuse, Neglect Still Underreported in the Army The Defense Health Board is reviewing DoD policies to prevent and detect child maltreatment in military families.
Lawmakers Blast Military Personnel Chiefs over Shortage of On-Base Child Care The wait lists for on-base child care can be six months or more for military families.
5 Ways Being a Military Child Prepares You for Being an Adult We are preparing them for the real world, and they’ll be better for it.
Free Food for Military Kids in Honor of Month of the Military Child The Exchange celebrates Purple Up Day as part of Month of the Military Child, offering kids lots of free treats.
Veterans' Combat Trauma Is Often Passed Onto Their Children "A national effort is required to help reduce the stigma and social isolation experienced by caregivers' children."
More Military Children Seeking Transgender Medical Care, Report Finds About 2,500 military and retiree dependents have sought care since 2009 out of 1.7 million eligible children and adolescents.
Tricare Adds Coverage for Human Breast Milk For the first time ever, Tricare is covering the purchase of human breast milk from an accredited milk bank.
Bill Would Require DoD to Pay for Combat Troops to Freeze Sperm, Eggs A new bill would give troops with infertility related to their service greater access to advanced reproductive treatments.
Tricare Restricts Purchases of Deluxe Breast Pumps After $16 Million Overspend In one case, the Pentagon paid as much as $1,400 for a breast pump that could be purchased in a store for less than $200.
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
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Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...