The Coast Guard Needs a Gender Culture Change "Leaders must set the example to learn and understand the difference between gender, sex, and sexual orientation."
Coast Guard Cadets See Progress 10 Years After Repeal of 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' Gays and lesbians were banned in the military until the 1993 approval of “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
10 Years After Don't Ask, Don't Tell Was Repealed, the Military Reckons with Past Discrimination Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell -- a change that heralded a cultural shift within...
Army To Provide Gender Transition Care, Surgeries for Transgender Soldiers The Army's new policy follows President Biden's executive order repealing a Trump-era ban on transgender troops.
VA Moves to Offer Gender Confirmation Surgery to Vets Secretary Denis McDonough made the announcement at a Pride Month event in Orlando.
Here's How Much the Pentagon Has Spent So Far to Treat Transgender Troops The Pentagon has spent $15 million in the past five years to treat 1,892 transgender troops, Defense Department data provided...
Air Force Creates LGBTQA, Indigenous Focus Groups to Address Diversity Issues The Air Force has put together two teams to address barriers and other issues affecting airmen and Space Force Guardians.
For Aspiring Transgender Recruits, Pentagon's New Policies Mean 'Dreams Coming True' The Pentagon's announcement did away with the Trump administration's directives restricting transgender people from joining...
McDonough Orders Review of VA Policies to Ensure Inclusion of LGBT Vets, Employees The department is working to make sure its policies don't discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
5 Days into Presidency, Biden Overturns Effective Ban on Transgender Military Service Biden allowed transgender people to be recruited and paved the way for active duty personnel to transition while serving.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...