Medal of Honor Recipients Could Get $100,000 Annual Pensions Under Bill Proposed in Congress Under the Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends, or MEDAL, Act, the monthly pension for Medal of Honor...
Defense Spending Bills See Unusually Large Surge in Unrequested Adds by Congress About half the weapons-related projects are in the Senate Defense appropriations bill and half in the House bill, according...
Lawmakers Renew Push to Give Bataan, Corregidor WWII Veterans Congressional Medal Several members of New Mexico's congressional delegation plan to renew a push to confer a collective Congressional Gold Medal...
Years After Fall of Kabul, US Congress Has Still Not Acted to Secure Future of More Than 70,000 Afghan Evacuees in US The act’s failure comes despite bipartisan and wide-ranging popular support to assist Afghans – including among members of...
2 Years Since the PACT Act Was Signed, Vets Are Getting More Support but Hurdles Remain "Unfortunately, we have learned from generations of veterans the creeping, silent danger of toxic exposures."
Tricare Patients Would See Lower Mental Health Care Costs Under Bill Introduced in Congress Out-of-pocket costs for mental health care appointments for patients in the military health care system would be capped under...
It's Actually Surprisingly Easy for a Reservist Not to Get Their Job Back at Homecoming When Navy Reserve Lt. Kevin Ziober found out he was being activated for a deployment to Afghanistan for a year, his bosses...
The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know Those vets or family members who hadn’t yet filed a PACT Act claim but instead declared their “intent to file” a claim ahead...
Burn Pit Victims with Rare Lung Disease Struggle to Get VA Care and Benefits Although constrictive bronchiolitis was one of the first diseases associated with exposure to burn pits, the pathway for...
MDMA Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Gets Backing from Lawmakers, Advocates as FDA Raises Questions An effort to get FDA approval for the treatment, which has been studied for nearly a decade in the U.S., is growing after a...
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...
Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
Naval Academy Graduate Charged with Hate Crime After Pride Flag Ripped from Annapolis Shop A Naval Academy graduate was charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop in Annapolis reported its LGBTQ Pride flag had...
Who Is Doug Collins? A Look at Trump's Pick to Head the VA The former Georgia congressman is a Southern Baptist minister and Air Force colonel.
![President Joe Biden holds the "PACT Act of 2022"](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-08/ApNewsroom_Biden_Veterans_65112.jpg?itok=acTT4And "President Joe Biden holds the "PACT Act of 2022" after signing it during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)")
