Afghan Drug Lords Escaped Justice—But Did It Matter? Former senior Drug Enforcement Administration officials say the Obama administration’s 2013 refusal to indict and prosecute...
Stop Eating Poppy Seeds or You Might Fail a Drug Test, Pentagon Warns Certain varieties of the small black seeds, which are commonly sprinkled on bagels, buns and other breads, may have higher...
VA Would Have to Research Medical Marijuana Under Bill Advanced by Senate Panel The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee voted in a closed-door session to advance the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act.
More Than a Dozen Special Operations Soldiers at Center of Drug Trafficking Probe At least 13 soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are under investigation...
Two Men Accused of Planning to Sell Opioids to Vets in Substance Abuse Treatment Arrested The case represents a disturbing nexus for two populations ravaged by the deadly opioid epidemic.
Coast Guard Bags $48 Million of Drugs in Gulf of Oman The USCGC Glen Harris captured more than 11,000 pounds of hashish and roughly 1,700 pounds of methamphetamines off the...
Biden's Marijuana Pardons Don't Apply to Service Members A marijuana possession charge carries a potential penalty of dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of pay and a two-year maximum...
Smoked Pot Recently? New Waiver Means You Might Still Be Able to Join the Air Force or Space Force As the military faces its most difficult recruiting environment in decades, the services are workshopping options to allow...
Drug and Alcohol Test Results Might Be Waived for Air Force and Space Force Recruits The possible policy change comes as the military as a whole faces a dwindling population of eligible service members and dire...
Extra Days Off Promised for Alaska Units That Can Avoid Getting in Trouble with Booze and Drugs Commanders across the force this year have been eyeing new ways to boost soldiers' quality of life, with more time off a key...
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about...
14.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise, Restriction on Care for Transgender Military Kids Headed to Biden's Desk The 4.5% raise will be added to all service members' paychecks at the beginning of January, while the remaining 10% extra for...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with...
