US Military to Screen All New Recruits for Heart Conditions Under Must-Pass Annual Defense Bill The requirement, included in the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, follows a series of deaths among military...
Air Force Issues Smartwatches and Rings to 1,000 First Sergeants to Manage Their Health The Air Force's use of the smart devices comes as the Space Force continues its research into the equipment to possibly...
'Forever Chemicals' in Thousands of Private Wells Near Military Sites, Study Finds Water tests show nearly 3,000 private wells located near 63 active and former U.S. military bases are contaminated with...
The Air Force Is Investigating Cases of Rare Pediatric Brain Cancers. This Isn’t the First Time. The service last month announced an update to an investigation into rare brain cancers at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico...
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...
Trump Reportedly Weighs Immediate Discharge of All Transgender Troops. Here's What That Would Mean. The proposed plan, as first reported by the Times of London, would entail signing an order within days of Trump taking office...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
