How the War in Iraq Changed the Military for Women Some 2,200 active-duty women out of roughly 40,000 are serving in infantry, cavalry, armor and field artillery roles.
IAVA Names New CEO, First Woman to Lead the Post-9/11 Veterans Organization Army veteran Allison Jaslow also is the first LGBTQ leader of a major veterans service organization.
VA Sets Rules for Employees to Opt Out of Providing Abortions over Religious Objections The department specified that employees can ask their supervisor or a "reasonable accommodation coordinator" for a religious...
VA Abortion Policy Faces Congressional, Legal Challenges Challenges are mounting to the VA's recently enacted abortion policy, intended to provide access to abortion services at VA...
VA Staff Providing Abortions May Not Be Protected in Some States, Democratic Lawmakers Warn The Department of Veterans Affairs should do more to clarify legal protections for employees providing abortion care in...
Women Veterans Health Care Women Veterans can access primary care, specialty care, mental health care, reproductive health care services, and more.
VA Stepping Up Security as It Begins Providing Abortions While McDonough stressed he has no specific indications of protests or threats that could disrupt VA services, he framed the...
What This Female Veteran Wants Military Spouses to Know Is there a way military spouses and females in the military can start to listen to the other side?
Amid Abortion Fight, House Democrats Want to Hear from Veterans on Reproductive Health Care House Democrats are gathering feedback from veterans on reproductive health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs in the...
Vernice Armour: First Black Female Combat Pilot Vernice Armour earned her wings in 2001 -- the first Black female aviator in the Corps.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
