Reversing 'Alarming Erosion' in Military Quality of Life Requires Biden Funding Request, Top Lawmakers Say In a letter dated Feb. 16 and released publicly Tuesday, the chairmen and ranking members of the full House Armed Services...
Risk of Brain Cancer Higher in Troops with Moderate to Severe Brain Injuries, Large Study Shows But the retrospective study of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans found no association between brain cancer and mild traumatic...
VA Plans to Expand Agent Orange Disability Benefits to Cover Exposure in a Dozen New States In a proposed rule in the Federal Register, the VA said it will now grant presumptive status to veterans with Agent Orange...
Why Flexibility, Mobility and Stability Are So Important to a Successful Fitness Routine If we regularly stretch, move, balance and strengthen our muscles and joints, we will improve our flexibility, mobility and...
New Tricare Contracts to Kick Off in 2025, Promising Improved Quality and Service for Beneficiaries With a legal battle settled over contract decisions, the transition has begun for the companies responsible for managing...
3 Fitness Activities We Need to Keep Doing (or Add to Our Routine) As We Age Risks can be mitigated through the three key activities to longevity: cardiovascular training (activities such as walking...
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Tied to a Range of Cancers, CDC Study Says Federal health officials called the research one the largest ever done in the United States to assess cancer risk by...
Meet the Soldiers Who Have Created a Lifesaving Network of Bone Marrow Donations in the Army Spc. Christian Sutton and his team of nearly two dozen other young soldiers have signed up nearly 6,000 troops as potential...
In Reversal, Defense Department Now Wants to Bring Tricare Beneficiaries Back to Military Health System After seven years of reforms that included sending non-active-duty patients to civilian Tricare networks, the Pentagon wants...
Defense Department to Again Target 'Forever Chemicals' Contamination near Michigan Military Base Environmentalists say the systems will help prevent PFAS from spreading into the Clarks Marsh area and the Au Sable River...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
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...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
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...