Study: Risk of Child Abuse, Neglect Increases after Deployment Army toddlers are at an increased risk of abuse and neglect during the six months after a parent’s first deployment...
Pentagon Sets Maternity Leave at 12 Weeks for All Services Navy and Marine Corps maternity leave policies drastically expanded last year will be now slashed by six week from 18 to 12...
CHAMPS Nonprofit Shutters after Battle over Military Brat Name A nonprofit is shutting down amidst a controversy over the proper term for military children.
New Mom Separation Policy Among Changes to Diversify Air Force Female airmen now have up to 12 months after having a baby to request separation from the Air Force.
40 House Lawmakers Ask DoD to Delay Autism Therapy Rate Changes A group of 40 lawmakers has asked the DoD to delay plans to cut Tricare autism therapy payments by up to 15 percent.
Proposal Extends IVF, Adoption Help for Injured Veterans Vets with reproductive injuries will be able to access fertility help if a funding proposal goes forward.
School Lunch Prices to Increase for Overseas Military Kids: Pentagon School lunch prices will go up for military kids stationed overseas who attend DoD schools, officials announced Wednesday.
House Approves, But Doesn't Fund, IVF Services at VA The House passed legislation approving the VA to cover IVF treatments, but stopped short of providing funding for the...
Navy to Offer Free Child Care to Overcharged Parents The Navy is giving free child care during November and December to customers who were billed in duplicate charges last month.
Child Abuse in Army Families Likely Under-Reported: Study Child abuse and neglect in Army families likely goes widely unreported by military officials, according to a new study.
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-Forty-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...