Overall Military Suicide Rate Dropped, But Active-Duty Deaths Increased Slightly, Pentagon Reports Suicide rates throughout the military decreased slightly last year, according to the latest annual data released by the...
Veterans Who Are Younger, Female and LGBTQ Are Reporting More Mental Health Issues, Study Finds. The findings come at a time when both the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department are trying to expand...
How Trauma Before Service is Shaping a Generation of Troops Acknowledging the prevalence of pre-service trauma -- and how it affects adult service members -- can be helpful for many...
Surface Warfare Officer Attempts to Break World Record, Running from Los Angeles to New York in 40 Days Navy Lt. Paul Johnson, an active-duty surface warfare officer, will begin his 3,000-mile run from Los Angeles to New York...
PBS' 'After Action' Takes a Personal Look at the Lives of Veterans Forever Changed by Military Service Stacy Pearsall is one of the most decorated military combat photographers in history, a recipient of the Bronze Star, an Air...
How Did Caseworker Help Homeless Veteran Get Housed After 12 Years? 'Just Coming Back' Marine Corps veteran Brian Brewer said his experience with homelessness started when his daughter, Kimie, got sick from a...
'The Keeper': Why an Army Vet Hiked the Appalachian Trail with 363 Name Tapes In the upcoming movie "The Keeper," Angus Benfield ("The Post") plays George Eshleman, an Army veteran who hikes the entire...
Georgia Veterans Are Healing Through Therapeutic Writing Published last year and in 2018, a pair of studies concluded written exposure therapy for U.S. military veterans with PTSD is...
VA Surge Operations Resulted in Increased Appointments and Reduced Wait Times, Department Says The efforts, known as "Access Sprints," also opened up VA appointments for those waiting for care in the community.
An Introduction to 'Intuitive Eating' and a Better Relationship with Food Maybe instead of thinking about our food options as "good" or "bad" and feeling the guilt associated with "cheating on the...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...