Sexual Assault Survivors Would Get Retroactive Benefits Under House Bill A proposed bill would allow veterans claiming disability benefits because of military sexual trauma to collect back benefits...
Can't Get into Crowded National Parks? Lawmakers Want Spots Saved for Troops and Vets Last year, Congress passed a law that gives veterans and Gold Star families free lifetime passes to National Parks and free...
Bill to Keep Government from Shutting Down Leaves Out Afghan Refugees Despite Vet Protest The Afghan Adjustment Act would have provided a streamlined way for Afghans who were evacuated after the fall of Kabul to...
Veterans Hold Another Round-the-Clock Protest Outside Capitol for Afghan Refugee Bill The protest is emulating veterans' tactics in pushing for passage of the PACT Act, the veterans toxic exposure legislation...
Lawmakers Want to Increase Military Training for Taiwan as Tensions with China Intensify The Taiwan Policy Act would be a far-reaching deepening of U.S.-Taiwan relations and seeks to escalate U.S. military...
Veterans Can Start Filing New Claims Now for 23 Illnesses Covered Under New Law The bill expands health care and disability compensation for veterans affected by burn pits and other toxic exposures.
After 3 Tries, Veterans Toxic Exposure Bill -- the PACT Act -- Finally Passes US Senate Intense negotiations over amendments and a final vote followed days of veterans protesting outside the U.S. Capitol building.
Fate of Historic Toxic Exposure Bill Unclear After Shocking Senate Defeat Supporters of a plan to expand benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances are furious after a surprising defeat in a...
Veterans Protest at US Capitol as Pressure Mounts on Senate Republicans over Toxic Exposures Bill Veterans, their families and advocates were stunned when the bill failed to garner sufficient votes to proceed.
House Panel Approves Expansion of GI Bill Eligibility After Sparring over COVID Vaccine The House Veterans Affairs Committee advanced the bill along largely party lines after lawmakers sparred over the military's...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
!["Ruck a Mile in Their Shoes" event for suicide prevention.](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-10/mil-suicide-prevention-event-walk-1800.jpg?itok=BjwJybVW "70th ISRW members partake in, "Ruck a Mile in Their Shoes," an event hosted by the 70 ISR Wing SAPR Office at Fort George G. Meade, MD, April 20, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)")
