Tricare Should Cover Newly Approved Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill, Lawmakers Tell Pentagon A group of 34 lawmakers sent a letter to the Pentagon and Defense Health Agency asking them to expand Tricare access to a new...
Red Hill Task Force Says It Removed 3.5 Million Gallons of Fuel in First Day of Drainage The military fuel contaminated local drinking water when it spilled in 2021, forcing families from their homes, angering the...
Army Plans Boost in Barracks Spending as Military Grapples with Squalid Living Conditions The Army is crafting a new plan to improve barracks following mold and health issues, as well as a damning report from a...
Not Just Troops: Military Health Care Sets Course to Improve Health Care for All Patients, Director Says The previous message didn't reflect where the military health system is moving following years of reform, said Army Lt. Gen...
Racial Inequities in Military Health System Less Than General Population, But Gaps Exist, Study Finds A review of existing studies found lower rates for Blacks for maternal monitoring and reproductive care but higher rates of...
Camp Lejeune Water Victims Offered Quicker Payout Option by Navy and Justice Department Under the so-called "elective option" claimants can get between $100,000 and $550,000, depending on their diagnosis and how...
Airmen on HIV Drug Can Return to Flight Sooner After Change Championed by LGBTQ+ Advisory Group Under old policies, pilots who wanted to use HIV PrEP could not fly for 30 days when starting the medication. That has...
The 3 Most Widely Abused Substances in Military Life (and How to Regulate Your Intake) Smoking and other tobacco use and binge drinking are higher than the national average in military members, and these habits...
Commissaries Bringing Healthier, Fresh Food Closer to Home for Army Soldiers The Defense Commissary Agency is hoping to expand the new program to the other U.S. military services, officials said last...
Carcinogen Test Results at 2 More Nuclear Missile Bases Expected in 2 Months The Air Force began a study focusing on Malmstrom and expanded it in February to include a wide assortment of jobs at the...
The Email Chain Heard 'Round the Corps: Top Enlisted Leader Makes Surprise Visit to Corporal's Graduation Cpl. Andrew Hundley never expected fame, but after becoming a Marine Corps sensation overnight, he wields it with humility...
Retired Rear Admiral Who Served Under Trump Warns of Plans to Politicize Military Justice System Retired Rear Adm. Jim McPherson warned that the Trump administration and leaders in the Pentagon have politicized the...
Pentagon Proposes Ending 14 Advisory Panels, Including Historic Committee Focused on Women in the Services As part of a review to determine whether the boards provide value and contribute to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's vision...
Army Faces Backlash over Plan to Divert Barracks Funds to Border Mission The decision, reported last week by Military.com, would gut a key portion of the Army's Facilities Sustainment, Restoration...
US Soldier Gets 23 Years for Killing His Pregnant Wife with a Machete And Dumping Her in the Trash Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II pleaded guilty earlier in the week to voluntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and providing...
