Senators Urge 'Immediate and Decisive Action' by Pentagon on Child Abuse Policies Following Report A group of senators is demanding answers from the Pentagon on how its branches handle allegations of child abuse and...
Better Access to Child Care for Military Families Is Aim of New Senate Proposal Military families struggling to access child care because of staffing shortages at base day cares or because of frequent...
Jill Biden Says Agreement to Let Federal Employee Military Spouses Work from Overseas Is Overdue First lady Jill Biden spoke at a White House ceremony she hosted with Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Deputy...
Air Force Identifies Seemingly Higher Rate of Rare Brain Cancer Among Children at New Mexico Base A new Air Force study has found what appears to be a higher rate of a rare brain and spinal cord cancer among children of...
Report on Child Abuse at Military Day Cares Sparks Tough Questions for Navy, Army Leaders on Capitol Hill Top Navy and Army officials faced tough questions Tuesday from lawmakers on what steps they are taking to prevent child abuse...
Air Force Chief of Staff Highlights Quality-of-Life Updates for Airmen in Latest Memo to the Force Gen. David Allvin, the Air Force chief of staff, told airmen in an emailed memo that as he nears the six-month mark in his...
Privatizing PCS Moves: What You Need to Know As HomeSafe Alliance Takes Over Here's what's happening with the rollout of the Defense Department's Global Household Goods Contract now and looking ahead.
Expanding VA's Fertility Treatment Coverage to Vets Without Service Injuries Too Costly, Secretary Says VA Secretary Denis McDonough was asked by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., why the VA does not cover in vitro fertilization for...
Pentagon Asks Watchdog to Investigate Abuse Issues in Base Day Care Centers After Military.com Report The inspector general's office told Military.com in an email that it was reviewing the request "to determine the appropriate...
Only One-Third of Military Families Would Still Recommend Service, Blue Star Families Survey Finds The likelihood of active-duty families recommending military service dropped from 55% in 2016 to just 32% in 2023, according...
Fuel Tank Plummets from F-16 Jet and Lands in Neighborhood Near Eglin Air Force Base A fuel tank fell off an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet from Eglin Air Force Base, landing in a residential neighborhood...
The Army's Fitness Standards May Shift in 2025. But How Much Tougher Will They Be? The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025...
Army Doctor Files Guilty Plea in 41 Cases of Sexual Contact, Indecent Behavior with Patients The physician, an anesthesiologist, was accused of fondling patients at a Washington state military hospital between 2019 and...
Lawsuit Alleges Racial and Gender Discrimination Led to an Air Force Contractor's Death The family of a Air Force contractor who was killed when she walked into a rotating drone propeller has filed a lawsuit...
Troubled Caisson Unit Makes Appearance at Carter Funeral as Horse-Drawn Services Remain Suspended The unit came under public scrutiny in 2022 when CNN reported that two horses had died within days of each other...