Staff Shortages and Burnout Topped Challenges for Military Hospitals in Pandemic, Watchdog Finds Delays in care related to COVID-19 and issues with transfers to civilian or other military health facilities led to at least...
Tricare Expands Coverage for Laser Hair Removal The new benefit is for those with conditions that require hair removal as a medical necessity.
Alaska Army Leaders Scramble for Help After Spike in Suicides Last year, at least 11 soldiers died by suicide in Alaska. Another six deaths are still under investigation.
Oregon Adds Assistance for Fees, Book Costs to Guard State Tuition Program Guardsmen would first use the federal tuition assistance available to them, and if eligible, state tuition assistance would...
Most Military Hospitals Now Offering Free Home COVID-19 Tests While Tricare doesn't reimburse for most tests purchased at retail pharmacies, beneficiaries can pick them up at most Defense...
Change That Would Simplify Transferring GI Bill Benefits to Spouses, Children Gains Foothold in Congress The bill would eliminate a field on forms service members must fill out to transfer their benefits that is the "cause of many...
New Allowance for Struggling Military Families Approved by Congress Not Enough, Advocates Say Service members would be able to apply for the new basic needs allowance by the end of next year, according to the...
What Vets and Service Members Need to Know About Public Student Loan Forgiveness The changes to the program's forgiveness rules have already provided more than 10,000 federal student loan users with $715...
Pentagon Advises Booster Shots as COVID Cases Surge over Holidays The Pentagon has not released statistics on booster shots, but signs of the latest pandemic wave within the military have...
You Can Now Renew Your Passport Online The State Department is giving citizens an early Christmas present this year.
One Detainee Killed and 2 Others Critically Injured in Dallas ICE Facility, Homeland Security Says A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on...
Pentagon Adds Exemptions to Requirement for All Troops to Get the Flu Shot The Pentagon has stepped back from the policy that requires all troops to get the flu shot every year by introducing...
Travis Decker, Man Accused of Killing His Daughters, Is Dead, US Marshals Service Reportedly Says The hunt for Travis Decker, an Army veteran accused of killing his three young daughters near Leavenworth, Washington, could...
Man Arrested on Suspicion of Trying to Board Camp Pendleton Helicopter with Lit Flare A civilian holding a lit flare tried to board a Marine Corps helicopter while the aircraft was sitting on a Camp Pendleton...
Hegseth Abruptly Summons Top Military Commanders to a Meeting in Virginia Next Week The directive did not offer a reason for the gathering Tuesday of senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their...
