Dorothy Mills-Gregg

Dorothy Mills-Gregg reports on all aspects relating to veterans and military health care. Before reporting for Military.com and becoming obsessed with the Defense Health Agency transition, she was a city government reporter for a daily newspaper in Bakersfield, California. She has worked as a freelancer around Sacramento covering a range of issues and briefly wrote bill analyses for the Assembly Speaker's office. She is an award-winning photographer with a degree specializing in politics and national security from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.

Email: Dorothy.Mills-Gregg@Monster.com

Latest Articles

Sox the puppy was rescued from concertina wire last year in a forward operating base in Afghanistan. (Guardians of Rescue)

One Marine's Christmas Wish: Bring His Pup Home from Afghanistan

It's going to take $7,400 for one Marine to return home with the puppy he rescued from concertina wire in Afghanistan.

K9s For Warriors is the nation’s largest nonprofit connecting veterans to service dogs. Its program trains rescue dogs to be service dogs for post-9/11 veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and/or military sexual trauma. (K9s for Warriors)

Bill Would Cover Cost of Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD

The PAWS Act would require the VA to offer $25,000 vouchers to veterans suffering with PTSD for use at qualifying nonprofits.

(Defense Commissary Agency/Jessica Rouse)

Here's the Guest Policy for Newly Eligible Commissary and Exchange Shoppers

A group photo shows USS Blue Ridge Sailors who participated in a naturalization ceremony at the Chapel of Hope in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Timothy D. Hale)

Navy Tells Sailors to Plan Ahead as Overseas Immigration Offices Close

The Navy is instructing its officers to offer the "maximum support practicable" to meet immigration appointments.

'Millions' Stolen in Decade-Long Buying Fraud at Florida VA Hospitals, Officials Say

Suspects allegedly defrauded the VA by letting vendors charge inflated prices for products.

Former Secretary of Defense under Obama and Vietnam War veteran Chuck Hagel at a HillVets event said the Pentagon papers "conditioned" him to be skeptical of information the military disseminates during times of conflict. (Military.com photo/Dorothy Mills-Gregg)

Trump on 'Right Side' of Afghanistan War Debate, Former Obama Defense Secretary Says

The Afghanistan papers showed Americans were lied to about how the country was doing in the Afghanistan war.

Soldiers hold folded American flags that will be presented to family members. (Elizabeth Fraser/Arlington National Cemetery)

'Widow's Tax' to Be Eliminated by 2023 in Proposed Defense Budget

The final version of the fiscal 2020 defense budget would phase out the so-called "widow's tax" over three years if passed.

A scene from the movie “Homemade,” which chronicles the story of U.S. Marine veteran Adam Sorensen. (Courtesy Photo)

Documentary Follows Force Recon Marine's Raw Struggles After War

For a Marine featured in a new documentary, returning from deployments was only the start of his fight for survival.

Actor Mark Ruffalo gestures during a promotional event for the movie "Avengers: Infinity War", outside the Walt Disney Grand Theater at the Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai, China, Thursday, April 19, 2018. (AP Photo)

'Avengers' Actor Asks Congress to Oppose Defense Budget

Actor Mark Ruffalo is encouraging lawmakers to block the NDAA unless the budget keeps a toxic chemical out of drinking water.

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

VA and Congress Struggle to Reach Compromise on Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill

Lawmakers are at odds with the Department of Veterans Affairs over a bill meant to tackle the high veteran suicide rate.

Capt. Joeseph Sarcone, Doctor of Optometry, demonstrates how to use the various equipment used in optometry with a technician at Naval Air Station II (NAS) Sigonella on May 13, 2019. Sarcone worked with many patients performing eye exams. (Katelyn Sprott/Air Force)

Surgeons General Lay Out How Many Health Care Jobs Each Service May Lose in Merger

Lawmakers are expressing concern.

Researcher Dr. Matthew Peterson and nurse Trina Dickert measure bedsores, or pressure ulcers, a common problem for veterans with spinal cord injury, as well as other patient populations. (Photo by Dan Henry via VA.org)

New Technology Can Help Wounded and Ill Veterans Regrow Skin

Two new skin regeneration products may help wounded veterans heal faster and prevent limb-threatening diabetic ulcers.

Veterans with Base Access Still Face Delays on New Commissary Benefit

Millions more veterans are about to get access to base commissaries and exchanges.

Letters received from Health Net by Amy Bushatz (Military.com)

Thousands of Tricare Beneficiaries Lost Coverage During Contractor Changes: GAO

At least 15,000 people lost their health care insurance after delays and fights over data caused problems for contractors.

Sailors and students from the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center feast on turkey and all the trimmings during a Thanksgiving dinner at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Fla., Nov.14, 2019. (U.S. Navy)

Here's How Much Turkey and Pie Is Being Sent to Deployed Troops Around the World

More than 131 tons of food will ensure members serving abroad will still have all the fixings for Thanksgiving dinner.

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