VA's Top Doctor Nominee Lists Mental Health as Leading Priority Senators on Tuesday met with Dr. David Shulkin, President Obama's nominee to be the next Under Secretary of Health at the VA.
Lawmakers Visit Parris Island After Recruit's Death Highlights Hazing Two lawmakers say they are reassured the Marine Corps is working to enact policies to root out hazing after a recruit's...
Senator's Hold Threatens Clay Hunt Veteran Suicide Legislation Veterans groups are criticizing Coburn's move to derail passage of legislation to speed up vets' access to mental health care...
White House to Let Researchers Study Medical Marijuana for PTSD The White House has lifted an obstacle long standing in the way of studies into the use of pot to treat PTSD and other...
National Guard Leaders Announce Health of the Force Campaign The National Guard's top officer recently called upon leadership throughout the Guard, asking that Soldiers and airmen check...
Navy Launches Suicide Prevention Program Modeled After Marines' Effort A Navy program rolling out next year aims to keep care providers in contact with sailors who have expressed suicidal ideas.
Pentagon: More Vets Can Apply for Review of 'Bad Paper' Discharges The U.S. DoD has taken steps to allow more veterans with so-called "bad paper" discharges to apply to have their status...
Clay Hunt Veteran Suicide Bill Blocked in Senate by Coburn Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, senator has successfully blocked a vote on a veterans’ suicide bill.
Corps Was Warned About Hazing Day Before Muslim Recruit's Death The officer probing reports of drill instructor hazing at Parris Island received an interview corroborated several...
School District Pulls Out of Funeral Processions for Fallen Sailors A California school district and the Navy agreed on the move, out of concern for children with parents serving overseas.
Caregivers Sue VA over Denial of Benefits Survivors of veterans who died from service-connected conditions have filed a class action seeking changes to a VA practice...
Marine Corps Ranks: A Complete Guide to Enlisted and Officer Ranks Explore U.S. Marine Corps ranks from private to general. Learn rank structure, pay grades, insignia and promotion paths in...
Homeowners Say the Army Corps and its Contractors Mishandled LA Fire Debris Cleanup More than 800 complaints were submitted to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hotline dedicated to the agency's debris removal...
Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded...
Flights Restricted over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit North American Aerospace Defense Command issued a statement saying it would be enforcing Federal Aviation Administration...