US and Israeli Defense Chiefs Meet to Discuss Plans for Gaza as Tensions Between the Allies Spike U.S. defense leaders are meeting with Israel’s minister of defense as the United States warns against a ground invasion of...
Pentagon Policy Paying Travel Costs for Abortions, Other Health Care Was Used Only 12 Times from June to December Paying for transportation, lodging and meals for those 12 round trips from a service member's home station to the location of...
All Military Services Get Failing Grade in First-Ever Audit of Pentagon SecDef Jim Mattis said the audit identified "multiple material weaknesses" but few savings opportunities.
Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Funding Package After Senate's Early-Morning Passage Ended Shutdown Threat It took lawmakers six months into the current budget year to get near the finish line on government funding.
Medical Care Shortfalls for US Personnel in Japan Trigger Push from Lawmakers for Improvements A bipartisan group of senators and a representative said that issues with access to care continue despite efforts to improve...
Pentagon Panel Says Women Should Be Integrated into Marine Platoons as Part of Recruit Training The Marine Corps is the only service that is not gender-integrated at the lowest recruit training level, according to the...
How Female Service Members Paved the Way for the Modern Women’s Rights Movement The contributions that servicewomen have made to the broader fight for women’s equality in the workplace has largely been...
New Pentagon Policy Expands In Vitro Fertilization Options for Severely Ill or Injured Troops Active-duty service members whose infertility was caused by a significant military-related injury or illness no longer have...
Electronic Health Record System Unveiled at VA and Pentagon's Largest Shared Health Care Facility The rollout marks the first since the VA paused its adoption of the Oracle Cerner system after issues arose with...
The Next Frontier for Warfighters Might Be Implants in Their Brains. Is the Pentagon Ready for the Consequences? The potential medical applications of access to the brain for treating ailments are far-ranging, but pressure to compete with...
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
Air Force Colonel Heading Maintenance Group at New Mexico Base Is Relieved of Command Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership...
The Mental Burden of Using Military Benefits For those who have to line up specialty or mental health care, the back and forth can become a full-time job. But is the...
The Standoff at Gate 36: Texas Sends in the Troops to Block Migrants from Seeking Asylum Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when...
1,100 Army Corps of Engineers Personnel to Help Clear Debris in Baltimore Bridge Collapse The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal...