A Pandemic Prescription Exception Was Set to Expire Thursday, but the DEA Will Extend the Program The allowance was set to expire on May 11, a restriction that would have affected veterans who use telehealth and are...
Pentagon Approving New Rules for Mental Health Access More Than a Year After Passage of Law Requiring Changes The Pentagon is moving forward with a series of changes to mental health care access required by a 2021 law that was passed...
The Top 10 Reasons Why People Fail at Special Ops There are many ways to fail out or quit any of the many special-ops programs, but the biggest reason someone fails is usually...
Lawmakers Push for Review of How the Pentagon Grapples with Mental Health The group would conduct a deep dive into the Defense Department's mental health programs, support and treatment, according to...
Tactical Professions Can Benefit from Stress-Coping Skills. Others Can, Too. Finding useful tools to help build stress-coping skills will continue to be in great demand as those needing mental health...
Caregivers for Severely Disabled Vets Getting Expanded Mental Health Services as Part of Biden Order An executive order signed at the White House recommends that VA widen services for veterans who rely on home health aides for...
Man Shot Dead in Front of Space Force Station Was a Veteran with a History of Mental Health Issues A new report offers the first in-depth details and account of what happened 11 months ago at the Space Force installation...
Why a Small Motto Change Could Have a Big Impact on Female Veterans' Health The step, updating the VA's mission statement to remove male pronouns, "him" and "his," is a small move toward inclusivity...
VA Rolls Out New Mental Health Scholarship as Need Increases The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a scholarship program aimed at recruiting mental health and counseling...
DoD's Top Doc Calls on Congress to Overturn Law Limiting Discussions on Guns with Service Members The Defense Department's assistant secretary for health affairs said a decade-old provision hinders the physician-patient...
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...
![Aircrew Aviation Electrician's Mate Striker Brandon Caserta, 21, died by suicide on June 25, 2018. An investigation found that leadership at Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 in Norfolk, Virginia, "contributed" to his decision to take his own life. (Photo courtesy of the Caserta family](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2019-06/brandon-caserta-2400.jpg?itok=G3KKbaqh "Aircrew Aviation Electrician's Mate Striker Brandon Caserta, 21 died by suicide on June 25, 2018. An investigation found that leadership at Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 in Norfolk, Virginia, "contributed" to his decision to take his own life. (Photo courtesy of the Caserta family)")
