Obama Signs Bill Buying More Time for Beleaguered VA Hospital President Obama signed legislation allowing the VA to redirect funds from various parts of its budget toward the Colorado...
White House Outlines Improved GI Bill Protections The White House outlined proposals to help protect GI Bill benefits and curb veteran homelessness and the VA claims backlog.
Obama's Last Defense Budget Adds Funds for Europe, Counterterrorism President Barack Obama's proposed defense budget would increase military spending less than 1 percent, guaranteeing a long...
Vietnam Vet Awarded Medal of Honor for Heroic Helicopter Rescue President Barack Obama awarded America's highest military honor for valor today to a U.S. Army veteran for risking his life...
Mattis Faces Hurdles after Trump's SecDef Nod Retired Gen. James Mattis' nomination as defense secretary won much praise, but it is now against the law for him to get the...
Obama Asks Hill to Extend Sequestration Deadline Obama said Republican and Democrat leaders needed more time to "keep chipping away at this problem."
Special Forces Face Tough Test Fixing Iraqi Army President Obama's order to rush 300 Special Forces to Iraq is unlikely to heal the deep wounds festering inside most Iraqi...
Obama, McDonald Vow to Fix VA Scheduling Practices President Obama on Tuesday pledged to put an end to "cooking the books" and other inappropriate scheduling tactics at the...
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.
![President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-08/ApNewsroom_Obama.JPEG.jpg?itok=UKIqEhsJ "President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, Thursday, June 19, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)")