US Military to Screen All New Recruits for Heart Conditions Under Must-Pass Annual Defense Bill The requirement, included in the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, follows a series of deaths among military...
Air Force Issues Smartwatches and Rings to 1,000 First Sergeants to Manage Their Health The Air Force's use of the smart devices comes as the Space Force continues its research into the equipment to possibly...
'Forever Chemicals' in Thousands of Private Wells Near Military Sites, Study Finds Water tests show nearly 3,000 private wells located near 63 active and former U.S. military bases are contaminated with...
The Air Force Is Investigating Cases of Rare Pediatric Brain Cancers. This Isn’t the First Time. The service last month announced an update to an investigation into rare brain cancers at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico...
Tricare Should Cover Newly Approved Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill, Lawmakers Tell Pentagon A group of 34 lawmakers sent a letter to the Pentagon and Defense Health Agency asking them to expand Tricare access to a new...
Red Hill Task Force Says It Removed 3.5 Million Gallons of Fuel in First Day of Drainage The military fuel contaminated local drinking water when it spilled in 2021, forcing families from their homes, angering the...
Army Plans Boost in Barracks Spending as Military Grapples with Squalid Living Conditions The Army is crafting a new plan to improve barracks following mold and health issues, as well as a damning report from a...
Not Just Troops: Military Health Care Sets Course to Improve Health Care for All Patients, Director Says The previous message didn't reflect where the military health system is moving following years of reform, said Army Lt. Gen...
Racial Inequities in Military Health System Less Than General Population, But Gaps Exist, Study Finds A review of existing studies found lower rates for Blacks for maternal monitoring and reproductive care but higher rates of...
Camp Lejeune Water Victims Offered Quicker Payout Option by Navy and Justice Department Under the so-called "elective option" claimants can get between $100,000 and $550,000, depending on their diagnosis and how...
'They Don't Care About My Kids': Marine Families Take Military to Court After Child Abuse at Yuma Day Care In November, the families filed a federal tort claim, which allows individuals to litigate against the government. The filing...
2 Educational Programs for Troops Eliminated Amid Cost-Cutting Efforts at Pentagon Two companies that had contracts aimed at educating troops say they have suddenly had their popular programs eliminated as...
Claims a Fired Air Force General Was Sentenced to Death Have Spread Online. They're Not True. Social media accounts have falsely been spreading a claim that a former top official in the Air Force who was fired by...
Chinese Weapons Gain Credibility After Pakistan-India Conflict The recent conflict between India and Pakistan is prompting a reassessment of Chinese weapons, challenging long-held...
Ex-FBI Agent and Pentagon Contractor Sues over Secret Recording Showing Him Criticizing Trump Jamie Mannina says in his lawsuit that he was misled by a woman he met on a dating website who held herself out as a...
