What You Need to Know About Virginians' Fight to Restore Benefits for Families of Vets Veterans' families are geared up for Friday's special session of the Virginia General Assembly to review the massive changes...
New Rule Gives Maximum Pell Grants to Children of Fallen Service Members A new rule takes effect July 1 that expands higher education benefits to more children of fallen service members, while also...
Active-Duty Families Seek Transparency on Hate Crimes and Racism in Military Communities The Secure Families Initiative says that troops need information on crimes, compassionate moves and school programs to make...
The Military on Guam Has No Intensive Care Unit for Newborns in Critical Condition. Some Don't Make It. The U.S. territory hasn't had a neonatal intensive care unit that meets U.S. standards of care since at least 2020. A...
All Troops Could Have IVF Covered by Military Health Care Under Proposal in Must-Pass Defense Bill Under the amendment Tricare Prime and Tricare Select would be required to cover a range of fertility treatments, including...
Anguish, Uncertainty: 66 Families Wait to Bury Loved Ones Amid Suspension of Horse-Drawn Funeral Services at Arlington The caisson platoon, the Army's military horses that transport caskets of fallen service members to their Arlington burial...
Veterans at Risk of Losing Homes Could Get More Time as VA Urges Extended Pause on Foreclosures The VA's call aims to give nearly 40,000 veterans more time to find ways to stay in their homes, and comes just ahead of the...
Arlington Horse-Drawn Funerals to Remain Suspended as Families Grapple with Burial Arrangements The Army says it will continue the suspension of horse-drawn funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery after roughly a...
Military Must Focus on Efforts to Keep Its Child Care Employees to Shorten Waitlists, Watchdog Says In 2022, turnover within the DoD child care sector ranged from 34% at Marine Corps child care facilities to 50% turnover...
Troops Are Reimbursed for Shipping Breast Milk During Temporary Duty But Not Moves. That Could Change. The Pentagon is weighing a change to its Joint Travel Regulations to reimburse for costs related to shipping frozen breast...
The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch. Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers are being forced to scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the...
Exodus at VA: 10,000 Employees Are Resigning in September. Here’s the List It’s been six months since a now-infamous email presented millions of federal workers with a pivotal decision: They could...
Air Force Rebrands Facebook Page to Combat Rumors, Leaked Memos and Reddit Threads A long-standing Air Force Facebook page created to represent its top enlisted leader has been renamed and rebranded as a news...
Air Force Veteran Convicted of Killing Wife and 2 Children Is 9th Person Executed in Florida This Year Air Force veteran Edward Zakrzewski was executed on Thursday for the June 9, 1994, killings of his 34-year-old wife Sylvia...
Marine Sergeant Dies After Collapsing During Fitness Test in Florida A Marine sergeant on reserve duty died after he collapsed during a physical fitness test in Florida last month, according to...
![Families awaiting horse-drawn services at Arlington National Cemetery](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/1time-collage-arlington-caisson-story-1200.jpg?itok=vKRlIgvo "Retired Lt. Col. Theodore "Ted" Felber with his wife Barbara Jane (top left). Retired Command Sgt. Maj. James Cobbett (bottom left) and with his wife Ruth (center left). Retired Col. Jim Ifland (right). (Photos courtesy of Felber, Cobbett and Ifland families)")
