Bill Would Allow Past Airmen with Space Experience to Become 'Legacy Guardians' The legislation allows the Department of the Air Force to acknowledge Air Force space operations veterans as honorary...
Hundreds of Thousands of Vets Have Filed Claims as PACT Act Celebrates 1st Year Veterans have filed nearly 843,448 PACT Act-related claims, with a roughly 78% approval rating. VA officials and veterans say...
What Survivors of Veterans Need to Know About the PACT Act The PACT Act linked medical conditions with certain toxins common during some eras or circumstances of military service. Here...
Stolen Valor Among Small Businesses Lying About Being Veteran-Owned Targeted by Iowa Senator Sen. Joni Ernst's bill has received support from some veterans groups, including the American Legion.
Showdown Looming: Senate Takes Moderate Route, House Pushes Culture Wars in Annual Defense Bill The two chambers will now have to find common ground on the starkly different versions of the National Defense Authorization...
Fertility Testing, Artificial Insemination Would Be Available to Troops Under Proposed Bill With the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization bill, Congress is taking steps to broaden assisted reproductive...
Pentagon Defends Abortion Policy Ahead of Senate Fight over Defense Bill Republicans are pushing for a vote on an amendment from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, that would reverse the Pentagon's abortion...
VA Spars with Republicans over Gun Rights for Veterans Deemed Mentally Incompetent Republicans argue the legislation is a matter of ensuring veterans receive due process before their rights to own a gun are...
Recruits Wouldn't Be Tested for Marijuana Under Proposed Defense Bill Amendment Rep. Matt Gaetz has filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would bar the military services from...
Lawmakers Look to Make Military Housing More Livable with Annual Defense Bill The requirement is one of several provisions included in the Senate committee's National Defense Authorization Act aimed at...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
![Veterans and family fill the pews in a church.](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-07/military%20VA%20Tennessee%20Valley%20VetFest%20chapel%201800%20x%201200.jpeg.jpg?itok=sLHWS79C "The VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System held a "Summer VetFest" event at Walnut Street Church of Christ in Dickson, Tenn., Aug. 20, 2023, to provide information about PACT Act toxic exposure benefits to veterans and the survivors of deceased veterans. (VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System via Facebook)")
