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.
New Data Finds Child Abuse, Neglect Still Underreported in the Army The Defense Health Board is reviewing DoD policies to prevent and detect child maltreatment in military families.
Lawmakers Blast Military Personnel Chiefs over Shortage of On-Base Child Care The wait lists for on-base child care can be six months or more for military families.
5 Ways Being a Military Child Prepares You for Being an Adult We are preparing them for the real world, and they’ll be better for it.
Free Food for Military Kids in Honor of Month of the Military Child The Exchange celebrates Purple Up Day as part of Month of the Military Child, offering kids lots of free treats.
Veterans' Combat Trauma Is Often Passed Onto Their Children "A national effort is required to help reduce the stigma and social isolation experienced by caregivers' children."
More Military Children Seeking Transgender Medical Care, Report Finds About 2,500 military and retiree dependents have sought care since 2009 out of 1.7 million eligible children and adolescents.
Tricare Adds Coverage for Human Breast Milk For the first time ever, Tricare is covering the purchase of human breast milk from an accredited milk bank.
Bill Would Require DoD to Pay for Combat Troops to Freeze Sperm, Eggs A new bill would give troops with infertility related to their service greater access to advanced reproductive treatments.
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...
![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)")
