Chlamydia, Syphilis Cases on the Rise Among US Military Members A report earlier this year finds young troops, women are infected at higher rates.
Bill Would Allow Troops to Freeze Eggs or Sperm, Delay Postpartum Deployments The House’s fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act would institute a number of measures to support active-duty family...
Shanahan Says It's Safe to Drink Tap Water on Military Bases The Defense Department continues to address concerns that firefighting foam is polluting groundwater.
Marine Commandant: You Can Have Purple Hair in Our New Cyber Force The Marine Corps is creating a new cyber unit, and you won't need to meet those strict Devil Dog hair regulations to join.
Navy Ship Changes Schedule After Outbreak of Mumps-Like Disease Aboard The USS Fort McHenry has apparently been avoiding port calls for months after 25 aboard were diagnosed with a viral disease.
Lawmakers Press Pentagon, EPA for Answers on Military Water Contamination The DoD is conducting investigations to identify whether it released chemicals into groundwater and drinking water.
Use Scalpel, Not Cleaver, on Medical Billets, USUHS Chief Urges The president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences worries about cuts to uniformed medical billets.
Air Force Approves HIV-Prevention Drug; Waiver Still Needed The U.S. Air Force has approved the use of a medication designed to prevent HIV infection for pilots and aircrew.
Committee to Study Health Effects of Malaria Drugs Taken by US Troops A National Academies group will consider the health consequences of medications, including mefloquine.
More Than Half of Wounded, Sick, Injured Post-9/11 Veterans Rated Obese A new survey of more than 33,000 Post-9/11 veterans found that 51.7 percent of them were obese.
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...