Defense Department Restarts Massive Military Health System Overhaul The process had been paused for months during the coronavirus pandemic.
Active-Duty Air Force Teams Deploy to Texas as Fort Bliss Declares Public Health Emergency Three Air Force medical teams are deploying to El Paso, Texas, where area hospitals are overflowing with COVID-19 patients...
She Was the Most Influential Nurse in US Military History She was the first woman to be a commissioned officer in the U.S. military and she ensured other women would be too.
More Than 25,000 Former Soldiers Have Now Volunteered to Return to Duty Now, the service is working to process the horde of volunteers, ensuring those it takes are properly qualified and certified.
Military’s Plan to Cut 18,000 Medical Billets Is on Hold During Pandemic Critics are calling for the Military Health System's overhaul to be reconsidered in the wake of the pandemic.
Security Lapses at US Military Hospitals Put Staff, Patients at Risk, IG Finds Investigation into physical controls at eight military hospitals and clinics found disparities that leave them vulnerable.
Army Researchers Begin Animal Testing of Coronavirus Vaccine The military is also testing a number of drug mixtures that could dampen the severity of the coronavirus' symptoms.
Military Reverses Course, Will Open Field Hospitals to Coronavirus Patients The centers were originally expected to take patients with non-COVID-19 conditions to relieve pressure from hospitals.
Army Asks 10,000 Recently Separated Soldiers to Come Back for Virus Fight The Army's Human Resources Command sent messages to nearly 10,000 soldiers in the IRR asking for volunteers.
Military Medical School to Graduate Students Early, Rush to COVID-19 Response The plans mark a first for the Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Says It Can't Change New Urn, Plaque Benefit that Precludes Future Burials in National Veteran Cemeteries Both the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and the National Funeral Directors Association lodged...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Army Ranger Sentenced for Murdering Security Guard in Washington State A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a...