In Reversal, DoD Will Let Wounded Warriors Transfer GI Bill Benefits The DoD announced the strict no-extension, no-transfer policy will not apply to currently serving Purple Heart recipients.
Support for Repeal of 'Widow's Tax' Higher than Ever, Military Coalition Tells Congress Veterans and military groups are pushing for change in the upcoming defense bill.
Most Army Families Say They'd Move Off-Base If They Could to Escape Poor Housing The Army Inspector General issued a bleak report on the poor housing conditions faced by military families.
VA Seeking Input on FSGLI Coverage for Stillborn Children The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing easier-to-understand regulations for stillborn coverage.
Terminally Ill Military Kids Can Now Receive Both Treatment and Hospice Parents of children with terminal illness covered by Tricare no longer have to choose between treatment and end-of-life care.
Should Low-Income Military Families Get a Food Allowance? White House Says No A provision in the House defense policy bill would create an entitlement to cover food and other needs.
Pentagon Delays Big Changes to Post-9/11 GI Bill Transfer Rules Postponement means troops with more than 16 years of service have six more months to start the process.
Effort to Repeal Military 'Widow's Tax' Fails in Senate A long-pursued effort to repeal the so-called "widow's tax" failed to make it into the defense policy bill.
VA Seeks New Members for Caregiver and Family Advisory Board The VA is looking for new members for its committee that advises Secretary Robert Wilkie on issues related to caregivers.
Senators Seek to Strengthen Oversight of Military Housing Firms The Senate Armed Services Committee wants troops to have more recourse in dealing with their landlords.
4 Soldiers Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault in Barracks at Washington State Base Four soldiers have been charged in an alleged sexual assault that took place in the barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in...
Fire Extinguished After 12-Hour Fight on USS New Orleans Off Okinawa Two sailors received minor injuries in the response, U.S. 7th Fleet officials said.
A Look at Those Trump Has Targeted in Tactic of Revoking Security Clearances The Trump administration's announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former...
Major Russian Attack on Western Ukraine Hits an American Factory During US-Led Push for Peace The aerial assault on a part of Ukraine that has largely avoided such focused attacks was one of Russia's biggest this year...
14 with Ties to Washington Deported to ‘Third Countries’ and Guantánamo Bay As the Trump administration lines up ever more countries to accept deported immigrants, a report to be released Thursday...
![A policy change, ordered by the 2018 NDAA, will allow military dependents under 21 to receive both medical treatment for their terminal illness and care that falls under the umbrella of "hospice." (U.S. Army/ Sgt. Ian Valley)](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2019-08/child-surgery-1800.jpg?itok=B-6N8G3W "A policy change, ordered by the 2018 NDAA, will allow military dependents under 21 to receive both medical treatment for their terminal illness and care that falls under the umbrella of "hospice." (U.S. Army/ Sgt. Ian Valley)")
