Latest ""
Pentagon begins outreach to reenlist troops booted for COVID vaccine
The Defense Department is offering back pay to service members who were involuntarily separated after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.
Vets walk across US to draw attention to mental health fight
Six American and British veterans who walked across the U.S. to raise awareness about mental health problems related to combat service finished their trip Thursday in New York City, where they were met by former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill.
Navy orders mandatory muster after murders in Jacksonville
Patrol boats from the U.S. Coast Guard in Jacksonville have established a perimeter around the landing where the Sunday massacre occurred.
By Mark D. Faram and Carl Prine
Many enlisted women suffer adverse mental health effects after combat injury, study finds
About 40 percent of the 1,012 women with combat-related injuries were diagnosed with a mental health condition within a year.
By Karen Jowers
2 detained after shots are fired at US Embassy in Turkey
Shots were fired from a moving car at the U.S. Embassy in Turkey before dawn Monday, an attack that came during heightened tensions between the two NATO allies. Officials said two people with criminal records were detained.
VA backs off suicide study that indicated thousands of unreported military deaths
The report showed thousands more troops taking their own lives than official military records had previously reported.
Crisis in counseling: How VA leadership is driving combat veteran counselors to burnout
Dozens of counselors say that new metric-driven expectations are driving counselors to quit their jobs, retire early and that is hurting care for veterans.
By Todd South
Senators back even bigger boost for next year’s VA budget
Appropriators want more funding for the department than the president's budget request earlier this year.
White House finalizes plan to stem suicides among recently separated troops
President Donald Trump ordered the plan in January in an effort to ensure more mental health support for transitioning troops.
House panel backs plans for another big VA funding boost
The plan to give VA a $194.5 billion budget next year still must pass the full House and Senate before it becomes reality.
Embedded mental health providers making a difference for troops, officials say
Top medical officers praised the program at a Senate hearing.
By Karen Jowers