Immediate Action Needed to Boost Military Pay and Improve Housing, Senior Enlisted Leaders Tell Congress Pressed by House panel Chairman Don Bacon to identify the top two quality-of-life issues facing their services, all the...
Pregnant Troops and New Military Moms Would Get Expanded Mental Health Care Under Lawmakers’ Proposal The bill comes after a Government Accountability Office report in 2022 found service members face mental health conditions...
The Military's New Pet Transportation Policy: What It Means to You Military service members will be reimbursed for some of the costs of moving one dog or cat when moving on permanent change of...
Single Troops and Same-Sex Couples Will Have Access to Fertility Treatment Under New Pentagon Policy Court documents in a lawsuit filed against the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs say the DoD plans to finalize the...
In Reversal, Defense Department Now Wants to Bring Tricare Beneficiaries Back to Military Health System After seven years of reforms that included sending non-active-duty patients to civilian Tricare networks, the Pentagon wants...
Navy Redesigns Its Pregnancy Policy to Give Sailors More Choice, Career Stability The new policy says that sailors who become pregnant while on sea duty will now be able to choose two-year orders to a shore...
Defense Department Expands ID Card Renewals by Mail to US-Based Retirees, Dependents While in the past the renewed card had to be retrieved in person at a local ID card facility, it will instead be delivered by...
Red Hill Registry Being Planned to Study Long-Term Health Effects of Tainted Water on Hawaii Military Community The Defense Department expects to award a grant to an academic institution this year to establish the database, an official...
Denied Care, Deaths in Japan Result from Lack of Emergency Medical Services for American Personnel Military commanders in the region have been instructed to assess the situation and take action.
Air Force Conducting Service-Wide Inspections of Sig Sauer M18 Pistol After Airman's Death The entire Air Force is doing a service-wide inspection of the M18 handgun after a Security Forces airman suddenly died last...
Coast Guard Loopholes Could Be Linked to Miami Barge Crash, Maritime Experts Say If a commercial tugboat is under 26 feet, it is subject to fewer requirements and restrictions, a retired ferry, barge and...
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...
Quick Thinking by Rookie Seaman Saves Drowning 97-Year-Old During Coast Guard Festival A 97-year-old man who lost his balance and fell around 6 feet into the Grand River is expected to make a full recovery...
Navy Leader Confirmed by Senate After Half-Year Vacancy After nearly half a year without a Senate-confirmed uniformed leader, the Navy has a new top admiral.
