Tricare Telehealth Benefit First added to Tricare benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tricare telehealth appointments are here to stay for most...
'Complex' Veterans Crisis Line Calls Passed Off to Undertrained Responders, Watchdog Report Finds In response to the GAO findings, the VA promised to assess the outcomes of calls to the complex unit compared to the main...
Veterans in Minneapolis VA Study Used Mindfulness to Combat Chronic Pain VA researchers have been providing mindfulness training to veterans, alone and in groups, and finding it accelerates pain...
This Soldier Was Born into a Life of Crime. Somehow, He Became a Medal of Honor Recipient. Charles Barger and his assistant automatic rifle gunner, Jesse Funk, received the Medal of Honor for their actions during the...
Tricking Veterans: Using Suicide and Mental Health Struggles as a Guise for Privatizing the VA While attention remains focused on the looming crisis of Department of Veterans Affairs employees facing termination, an even...
Navy Unit Commanders Fall Short in Suicide Crisis Planning, Watchdog Finds The service meets standards for collecting data on suicide prevention and response, but nearly 30% of commanders didn't have...
Music as Meditation: Guitars for Vets Provides Outlet for Those Who Served Guitars for Vets is a national organization that provides free guitars and music lessons to veterans.
Veterans with Mental Health Conditions Face Challenges Getting Care Outside VA, Study Finds New research says that veterans with mental health conditions report worse overall experiences with community care than vets...
Grief Is Never Easy, but Military Families Can Bear Added Burdens The death of a loved one is never easy, but survivors who've lost someone in the armed services experience it in ways others...
How Prolonged Sitting Undermines Your Health and What You Can Do About It Research indicates that doing nothing will reduce blood flow and oxygen levels to the brain, negatively impacting cognitive...
Army Disbanding Most Ceremonial Horse Units The Army will begin phasing out five horse-mounted ceremonial units stationed at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Huachuca...
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Navy SEAL Veteran Compares Himself to Trump as He Launches His Bid for Wisconsin Governor A suburban Milwaukee businessman, former Navy SEAL and political newcomer entered Wisconsin's race for governor Wednesday...
Marine Recruiters Promoted an Immigration Benefit Until the Corps Told Them to Stop The military often highlights paths to citizenship as a recruiting tactic, though fulfillment of policies such as PIP has...
Army Policy Severely Limiting Shaving Waivers Goes into Effect Troops will be granted short-term shaving exemptions if they require it, but will be removed from the service if they are on...
