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

Navy Lt. Jacob Balesi, a flight officer with Patrol Squadron Thirty, and his family visit Naval Hospital Jacksonville's pediatrics clinic. (U.S. Navy/Jacob Sippel)

Tricare Enrollment for 2020 Is Now Open

Nov. 11 is the beginning of Tricare's open enrollment season for nearly 9.5 million service members, vets and their families.

The Whole Country is Grappling with Suicide Epidemic, VA Secretary Says

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Commissaries Adding New Gift Card Feature as They Celebrate Millionth Sale

DeCA is also unveiling a new "open value" feature that lets buyers put any amount on a card.

How Will Veterans Get On Base for Their New Commissary Access? No One Can Say

How will veterans and caregivers get access to base to shop? No one can say.

"It isn't easy to talk about being scammed, but what I am doing today is an extension of my service," said veteran LaVerne Foreman, who fell victim to donating money to a phony veterans charity five years ago. (Dorothy Mills-Gregg)

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While they are not alone in falling victim to scams, veterans have lost money to scammers at double the rate of the non...

A veteran renders a salute on Veterans Day 2018. Department of Veterans Affairs photo by James Lucas

VA Plans to Resolve all 'Legacy Appeals' by the End of 2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to resolve all veterans' appeals made before February 2019 in about three years.

A member of the Fort Drum Residential Communities Initiative/Housing Division inspection team checks out a house on Sept. 17, 2019. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

The Army Wants Families to Share Their Honest Opinions About Military Housing

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U.S. Marines run a patrol exercise in Malaysia.

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Workers at Fort Knox prepare to perform repairs and renovation work on an historic home at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Local historic preservation officials say agreements with Knox Hills and state cultural specialists allow them latitude to preserve the historical integrity of the homes while finishing projects much quicker. (Photo courtesy of Fort Knox Cultural Resources Office)

Army Proposes Plan for Renovating, Repairing Interwar-Era Base Houses

The service wants to address housing built between 1919 and 1940 as a group instead of individually.

FILE - This March 23, 2018, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident as part of the nation's only test run of the 2020 Census. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith, File)

2020 Census Temp Jobs Are Perfect for MilSpouses and Veterans, Official Says

The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting 2.7 million job applicants and the positions are a perfect fit for vets and spouses.

A firefighter from the Albuquerque (N.M.) Fire Department’s Wildland Task Force trains.

California Tricare Users Can Get Emergency Prescription Refills Due to Wildfires

Tricare is loosening prescription refill requirements for all beneficiaries living anywhere in California.

Jane Horton stands in Arlington National Cemetery.

Gold Star Family Members Can Now Become Congressional Fellows

To give members of families of the fallen first-hand experience in Congress, lawmakers approved a yearlong fellowship for...

House Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., speaks about veteran suicide prevention, Monday April 29, 2019, at the House Triangle on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Lawmakers Slam VA Whistleblower Protection Office's Progress

House lawmakers expressed frustration after hearing how the VA is addressing failures to protect whistleblowers' identities.

Scathing IG Report Details VA's Whistleblower Protection Office Failures

The VA OAWP office was created in 2017 to improve protections for whistleblowers while holding VA employees accountable.

Firefighters hose down flames as a home burns in the Getty fire area along Tigertail Road, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Veterans Face 'Life Threatening' Risk During California Blackouts: VA Secretary

VA facilities have back-up power, but the department cannot ensure electricity for veterans, Wilkie said.

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