What You Need to Know About Virginians' Fight to Restore Benefits for Families of Vets Veterans' families are geared up for Friday's special session of the Virginia General Assembly to review the massive changes...
New Rule Gives Maximum Pell Grants to Children of Fallen Service Members A new rule takes effect July 1 that expands higher education benefits to more children of fallen service members, while also...
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...
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...
Anguish, Uncertainty: 66 Families Wait to Bury Loved Ones Amid Suspension of Horse-Drawn Funeral Services at Arlington The caisson platoon, the Army's military horses that transport caskets of fallen service members to their Arlington burial...
Veterans at Risk of Losing Homes Could Get More Time as VA Urges Extended Pause on Foreclosures The VA's call aims to give nearly 40,000 veterans more time to find ways to stay in their homes, and comes just ahead of the...
Arlington Horse-Drawn Funerals to Remain Suspended as Families Grapple with Burial Arrangements The Army says it will continue the suspension of horse-drawn funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery after roughly a...
Military Must Focus on Efforts to Keep Its Child Care Employees to Shorten Waitlists, Watchdog Says In 2022, turnover within the DoD child care sector ranged from 34% at Marine Corps child care facilities to 50% turnover...
Troops Are Reimbursed for Shipping Breast Milk During Temporary Duty But Not Moves. That Could Change. The Pentagon is weighing a change to its Joint Travel Regulations to reimburse for costs related to shipping frozen breast...
Marine Officer Who Faced Charges for Criticizing Military Leaders Now Leads Promotion Review Since January, the defense secretary also has ordered the Pentagon to review combat standards, disqualifying medical...
Air Force Probing Why Passenger Jet Had to Make 'Aggressive Maneuver' to Avoid B-52 Bomber The alleged incident was vividly detailed in a TikTok video that was widely circulated over the weekend showing the pilot of...
Pat Tillman’s Brother Arrested in Suspected Arson of California Post Office Richard Tillman has a lengthy history on YouTube, making videos under the name of Yeshua HaMashiach (a Hebrew phrase that...
The Marines Are Leaving Los Angeles Hundreds of Marines sent to Los Angeles in response to anti-immigration raid protests are set to head home after a little...
Family of Decorated Alabama Veteran with PTSD Shot to Death by Police File Lawsuit Gregory Don Bratcher, a decorated veteran with a documented history of PTSD, was killed July 15, 2023, when Odenville...
![Families awaiting horse-drawn services at Arlington National Cemetery](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/1time-collage-arlington-caisson-story-1200.jpg?itok=vKRlIgvo "Retired Lt. Col. Theodore "Ted" Felber with his wife Barbara Jane (top left). Retired Command Sgt. Maj. James Cobbett (bottom left) and with his wife Ruth (center left). Retired Col. Jim Ifland (right). (Photos courtesy of Felber, Cobbett and Ifland families)")
