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USS Stout helps injured cargo ship crew member
The hurt crew member had suffered injuries from a hot fuel oil spill.
By Diana Stancy
Military quality of life a key focus of Congress in 2024
A special House panel has been examining the issue for the last year.
Coming soon: Better Wi-Fi for sailors
A pilot program will inform how the Navy goes about expanding Wi-Fi access to the entire fleet.
By Diana Stancy
Judge issues order keeping Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery
The Army had planned to remove the memorial this week.
Black women’s group defends affirmative action at military academies
Lawsuits filed against West Point and the Naval Academy seek to end the use of race as a factor in admissions there.
Navy stands up sailor quality-of-life reforms in Newport News shipyard
Included in the changes are expanding health-care and Wi-Fi access for sailors, guaranteed off-ship and off-shipyard housing, and better parking.
By Diana Stancy
Will DoD’s plan to improve quality of life be different this time?
No more 'end-stating,' said the general in charge of quality-of-life programs in the Army.
By Karen Jowers
Vets tap businesses for VA disability claims help, but there’s a cost
Thousands of veterans work with for-profit firms to apply for disability benefits. Veterans advocates call the practice predatory and possibly illegal.
Stuck in shoddy barracks? Soldiers made an app to review them
Soon, generals won’t be the only ones with star rankings.
What will it take to fix so many lousy barracks? lawmakers ask
"It will take years to address the chronic neglect and underfunding we uncovered" in barracks, GAO says.
By Karen Jowers