Risk of Brain Cancer Higher in Troops with Moderate to Severe Brain Injuries, Large Study Shows But the retrospective study of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans found no association between brain cancer and mild traumatic...
VA Plans to Expand Agent Orange Disability Benefits to Cover Exposure in a Dozen New States In a proposed rule in the Federal Register, the VA said it will now grant presumptive status to veterans with Agent Orange...
Why Flexibility, Mobility and Stability Are So Important to a Successful Fitness Routine If we regularly stretch, move, balance and strengthen our muscles and joints, we will improve our flexibility, mobility and...
New Tricare Contracts to Kick Off in 2025, Promising Improved Quality and Service for Beneficiaries With a legal battle settled over contract decisions, the transition has begun for the companies responsible for managing...
3 Fitness Activities We Need to Keep Doing (or Add to Our Routine) As We Age Risks can be mitigated through the three key activities to longevity: cardiovascular training (activities such as walking...
Meet the Soldiers Who Have Created a Lifesaving Network of Bone Marrow Donations in the Army Spc. Christian Sutton and his team of nearly two dozen other young soldiers have signed up nearly 6,000 troops as potential...
In Reversal, Defense Department Now Wants to Bring Tricare Beneficiaries Back to Military Health System After seven years of reforms that included sending non-active-duty patients to civilian Tricare networks, the Pentagon wants...
Marine Corps Plans Resident Advisers in Barracks and Other Fixes as Gross Facility Photos Surface Online As new images of dismal conditions at a Marine Corps facility appeared online in recent days the service has approved several...
3 Tips to Maintain Your Energy Levels Throughout the Day Here is a list of rituals to add to your day to help “postprandial narcolepsy” from ruining your productivity.
Red Hill Registry Being Planned to Study Long-Term Health Effects of Tainted Water on Hawaii Military Community The Defense Department expects to award a grant to an academic institution this year to establish the database, an official...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...
Camp Pendleton Officer, Wife Sue Military Housing Company over Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Son A Marine Corps family whose 8-year-old son died last year after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle on Camp...
Coast Guard to Launch Service-Wide Physical Fitness Test for All Members Next Year Coast Guard men and women must take a preliminary assessment by the end of this year and a mandatory PFT starting in 2026.
How the Men on a Navy Submarine Survived After Sinking 240 Feet in the Atlantic Trapped 240 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Lt. Oliver Naquin could not ensure the crew of the USS Squalus...
Rubio Says US Is Designating 2 More Gangs as Foreign Terrorist Groups The two new designees, Los Lobos and Los Choneros, are Ecuadorian gangs blamed for much of the violence that began since the...
