How the War in Iraq Changed the Military for Women Some 2,200 active-duty women out of roughly 40,000 are serving in infantry, cavalry, armor and field artillery roles.
IAVA Names New CEO, First Woman to Lead the Post-9/11 Veterans Organization Army veteran Allison Jaslow also is the first LGBTQ leader of a major veterans service organization.
VA Sets Rules for Employees to Opt Out of Providing Abortions over Religious Objections The department specified that employees can ask their supervisor or a "reasonable accommodation coordinator" for a religious...
VA Abortion Policy Faces Congressional, Legal Challenges Challenges are mounting to the VA's recently enacted abortion policy, intended to provide access to abortion services at VA...
VA Staff Providing Abortions May Not Be Protected in Some States, Democratic Lawmakers Warn The Department of Veterans Affairs should do more to clarify legal protections for employees providing abortion care in...
Women Veterans Health Care Women Veterans can access primary care, specialty care, mental health care, reproductive health care services, and more.
VA Stepping Up Security as It Begins Providing Abortions While McDonough stressed he has no specific indications of protests or threats that could disrupt VA services, he framed the...
What This Female Veteran Wants Military Spouses to Know Is there a way military spouses and females in the military can start to listen to the other side?
Amid Abortion Fight, House Democrats Want to Hear from Veterans on Reproductive Health Care House Democrats are gathering feedback from veterans on reproductive health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs in the...
Vernice Armour: First Black Female Combat Pilot Vernice Armour earned her wings in 2001 -- the first Black female aviator in the Corps.
Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds The report is just the latest in a long series of government reports and media coverage that shows the Pentagon has been...
Trump's Dangerous Words Demand Action Recent calls by political leaders for the deployment of military forces to manage Election Day unrest should deeply concern...
Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in...
National Guard on Standby in Many States as America Faces Tense Election Day Many of those deployed are "cyber specialists" and civil support teams, an official said, detailing that there are no...
VA Backtracks on Budget Shortfall Warning, Angering Lawmakers Who Vow an Investigation In a memo to lawmakers, VA officials said costs have been lower than expected, but that some of the things the department has...
