Navy Needs More Mental Health Specialists, Top Civilian Says Sailors would get easier access to mental health providers in their own units under a new plan from Acting Navy Secretary...
Free Health Care for All Troops Is Key Priority, National Guard General Tells Congress Lack of easy access to mental health services may be compounding the suicide issue in the National Guard, its top officer...
Bill Would Expand Paid Parental Leave for All New Military Parents Under newly proposed legislation, both primary and secondary caregivers would be eligible for up to 12 weeks of leave.
Where Veterans and Military Members Can Get Freebies After Their COVID Vaccines From national to local, many retailers are offering discounts and free stuff to those who have gotten the COVID vaccine.
Pentagon Shipping More Moderna Doses Overseas to Cover Loss of J&J Vaccine The Defense Department's COVID task force has decided to reallocate 30,000 doses of the two-shot Moderna vaccine to overseas...
National Guard Therapy Dog Dies Weeks After Earning Alaska Commendation Medal Sweetface "Nyx" Shelton, a well-loved brindle-furred American Mastiff who served with the Alaska National Guard, died April 9...
Pentagon Halts Use of Vaccine Variant Needed to Immunize Deployed Troops The government's surprise decision could deal a blow to the military's efforts to vaccinate troops in remote locations...
For Decades, Women Were Discharged from the Military for Pregnancy. Now a Lawmaker Wants to Restore Their Benefits A new bill that would require the GAO to investigate why pregnant women were involuntarily discharged from military service...
Army Begins Clinical Trials on Vaccine That May Be Effective Against All Coronaviruses The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is preparing for a clinical trial, seeking volunteers for a small safety study.
Military Deaths by Suicide Jumped 25% at End of 2020 The number of deaths by suicide among military service members increased alarmingly in the fourth quarter of 2020, according...
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
![Sweetface "Nyx" Shelton, a therapy dog.](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-04/mil-sweetface-shelton-therapy-dog-1200.jpg?itok=zWOqkS_b "Sweetface "Nyx" Shelton, a therapy dog, attends an Alaska National Guard meeting after being awarded the Alaska Commendation Medal, Mar. 18, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Army/Petty Officer 2nd Class Victoria Granado)")
