Marijuana Dependence Is Increasing Among VA Patients, Particularly Those with Psychiatric Conditions The research found that those with more severe psychiatric diagnoses, such as bipolar disorder and psychosis, are most at...
Cavalry Soldiers at Fort Carson Can't See Doctors in the Early Morning Under New Rules An armor officer at Fort Carson, Colorado, this week issued a new set of policies to his formation effectively banning...
Space Force Reports 2 Suicides This Year, Marking the First in the Service's Short History Until this year, the relatively tiny and new Space Force had been an outlier among the other services as they have struggled...
3 Airman Deaths at Minot Air Force Base in October Have Left the Community Reeling Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota is dealing with the deaths of three airmen last month, causing an outcry from community...
Veteran Suicides Ticked Upward in 2021 Following 2 Years of Decline, Latest VA Statistics Show Nearly 6,400 veterans died by suicide in 2021, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs annual report.
VA Defends Crisis Line's Special Unit After Whistleblowers Allege It's Failing Veterans "Our top priority with the VCL is to make sure that veterans get the support they need, whenever and wherever they need it --...
Veteran Psychedelic Therapy Gets Cautious Support at First House Hearing of Its Kind Since 1960s The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health heard from expert witnesses at the VA and veterans groups on potential...
Marine Corps Had Highest Active-Duty Suicide Rate of Any Service in 2022, Latest Data Shows The Marine Corps appeared to be struggling with suicide more than any other service branch over the past year, according to...
Overall Military Suicide Rate Dropped, But Active-Duty Deaths Increased Slightly, Pentagon Reports Suicide rates throughout the military decreased slightly last year, according to the latest annual data released by the...
Bill Giving Veterans Deemed 'Mentally Incompetent' Easier Access to Guns Gains Steam with Senate Approval The Senate has approved a measure that would ease some veterans' access to guns, brushing aside objections from most...
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
Air Force Colonel Heading Maintenance Group at New Mexico Base Is Relieved of Command Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership...
The Mental Burden of Using Military Benefits For those who have to line up specialty or mental health care, the back and forth can become a full-time job. But is the...
The Standoff at Gate 36: Texas Sends in the Troops to Block Migrants from Seeking Asylum Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when...
1,100 Army Corps of Engineers Personnel to Help Clear Debris in Baltimore Bridge Collapse The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal...