'Forever Chemicals' in Thousands of Private Wells Near Military Sites, Study Finds Water tests show nearly 3,000 private wells located near 63 active and former U.S. military bases are contaminated with...
Emergency Declared After Fire at Historic Military Blimp Hangar Spews Asbestos, Heavy Metals into the Air Orange County, California, officials declared a local state of emergency Thursday night due to the danger posed by the air...
The Air Force Is Investigating Cases of Rare Pediatric Brain Cancers. This Isn’t the First Time. The service last month announced an update to an investigation into rare brain cancers at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico...
Tricare Should Cover Newly Approved Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill, Lawmakers Tell Pentagon A group of 34 lawmakers sent a letter to the Pentagon and Defense Health Agency asking them to expand Tricare access to a new...
Military Obesity Rates Soar, Compounding Recruitment Challenges Military obesity rates across the active duty jumped from 10.4% in 2012 to 21.6% in 2022, according to the study.
Red Hill Task Force Says It Removed 3.5 Million Gallons of Fuel in First Day of Drainage The military fuel contaminated local drinking water when it spilled in 2021, forcing families from their homes, angering the...
Pentagon Investigates 6 Minnesota Sites for Contamination of Water by PFAS The two locations on the list that are suspected to have leached PFAS into nearby drinking water wells are Camp Ripley and...
Army Plans Boost in Barracks Spending as Military Grapples with Squalid Living Conditions The Army is crafting a new plan to improve barracks following mold and health issues, as well as a damning report from a...
How Open Enrollment Affects You You may have heard the term “open enrollment” at work or when people talk about buying insurance through health-care...
Not Just Troops: Military Health Care Sets Course to Improve Health Care for All Patients, Director Says The previous message didn't reflect where the military health system is moving following years of reform, said Army Lt. Gen...
Dozens of Troops Suspected of Advocating Overthrow of US Government, New Pentagon Extremism Report Says The report released by the Defense Department inspector general revealed that in fiscal 2023 there were 183 allegations of...
VA to Open 3 New Vet Centers, Expand 6 Satellite Centers in Various States Early Next Year The centers provide nonmedical counseling and therapy, referrals and more to veterans who may not necessarily be eligible for...
Lawmakers Want $26 Billion for Programs the Pentagon Didn’t Seek It is the equivalent of running another Cabinet department each year.
Family of Marine Killed in Afghanistan Fails to Win Lawsuit Against Alec Baldwin A lawsuit against Alec Baldwin filed by relatives of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan has been resolved in the actor's...
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...
