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VA reverses plan to ban iconic WWII kiss photo from medical sites
Employees had been instructed to remove the photo because of its portrayal of a nonconsensual sexual act.
VA outlines rules for staff to opt out of abortion-related work
The policy allows employees to opt-out of providing any abortion services, bit the department still insists the offerings are critical to veterans' health.
Close combat ‘mixed reality’ goggle fielding in 2023
Two versions roll out in 2023 with an advanced version coming in 2025.
By Todd South
Congress needs to do better by troops deployed during holidays
Deployment during the holidays takes a toll on American service members.
By Jason Beardsley
Sibling rivalries, family legacies continue at Army-Navy game
But for identical twins, Cadet Josh Lowe and Midshipman Jacob Lowe, the Army Navy game holds an additional level of competition.
New mental health scholarships designed to counter VA staff shortfalls
VA will provide two years of graduate level tuition in exchange for a promise to work at a Vet Center for six years.
DoD wants to hear from 110K military families with special needs
Watch your email for the first-ever comprehensive DoD survey of special needs families.
By Karen Jowers
Navy, Marine Corps offer gun locks to prevent suicide
The thought behind the program is erect a barrier between a person’s suicidal impulse and taking action on that impulse.
DoD still working to complete protections for military tenants
DoD is working to get the full tenant protections for the remaining 10,056 military family tenants at five bases.
By Karen Jowers
‘Extraordinary circumstances’ facing hungry military families
Congress and the Defense Department can take action to help bring relief to struggling military families and service members experiencing food insecurity.
By Abby J. Leibman and Retired Maj. Gen. John Ferrari