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  1. Dr. H. Theodore Harcke, forensic radiologist with the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System at Dover Air Force Base, examines CT scans. All U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraq have undergone a complete autopsy. Suchat Pederson / The News Journal

    Inside the Dover facility where casualties are studied to boost survival rates

    Combat medics were perplexed. They'd been applying the standard treatment to U.S. troops in Iraq who'd suffered a collapsed lung — piercing the chest with a special needle-thin catheter to release trapped air and relieve pressure.

    • Aug. 7, 2013
  2. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is interviewed Aug. 7 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. Mike Morones / Staff

    DoD looks for ways to scale back BAH

    The Pentagon is hammering out details for potential cutbacks to Basic Allowance for Housing, a change that could force nearly a million troops to pay more out-of-pocket cash for their own living expenses.

    • Aug. 7, 2013
  3. Tricare Help: Will boyfriend's illness be covered after marriage?

    Q. My boyfriend and I plan to wed. What's holding us back is that I'm on active duty and he's a civilian with a major illness. He's on dialysis and on the waiting list for a kidney transplant.

    • Aug. 7, 2013
  4. Study: DMAA didn't kill soldiers, but still poses risk

    A two-year Defense Department review of body-building supplements containing 1,3-dimethlyamylamine, or DMAA, has concluded that there is insufficient evidence to prove the ingredient caused the deaths of three soldiers in 2011 and 2012.

    • Aug. 6, 2013
  5. Lawmakers reject cuts in personnel funding

    The House of Representatives is continuing to ignore Obama administration pleas to cut military personnel spending.

    • Aug. 6, 2013
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    A military spouse receives coaching for her resume at the Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Military-friendly employers have reached the goal of hiring 50,000 military spouses two years early, officials said. Lance Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera / Marine Corp

    Pentagon reports major progress in spouse-employment effort

    Military-friendly employers have reached the goal of hiring 50,000 military spouses two years early, said Jessica Wright, acting under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness.

    • Aug. 5, 2013
  6. Obama to address disabled veterans

    President Obama, who has addressed VFW and American Legion conventions over the years, will speak this week to disabled veterans.

    • Aug. 5, 2013
  7. Treatment center for military women needs men to up numbers

    An in-patient hospital program for female active military or veterans with emotional disorders or addiction has been expanded to include men.

    • Aug. 5, 2013
  8. Suicides drop in '13, but advocates won't declare victory yet

    A drop in the pace of military suicides in the first half of 2013 is welcome news for the Defense Department, but officials are not ready to call the decline a trend, given that 2012 saw the worst year for suicide since the military began closely tracking

    • Aug. 5, 2013
  9. DoD silent on major changes to Tricare Prime

    More than 170,000 retired military personnel and their family members face significant changes to their medical care on Oct.

    • Aug. 2, 2013
  10. Congress approves expedited airport screening for wounded warriors

    A bill that requires the Transportation Security Administration to provide expedited security screening for injured or disabled troops and veterans is heading to President Obama's desk for his signature.

    • Aug. 2, 2013
  11. Extra disability pay promised for vets who submit more complete claims

    The Veterans Affairs Department has launched a unique incentive program for disabled veterans that will potentially provide up to one year of extra disability compensation if a benefits claim is submitted with almost all of the information required for pr

    • Aug. 2, 2013
  12. Single parents may now enlist in the Air Force or be commissioned as officers. Air Force

    Air Force opens doors to single parents

    Nurse punished for pregnancy seeks re-instatement under new rule

    • Jul. 31, 2013
  13. Bill would strip VA of vet-owned business verification

    A new bill unveiled in Congress would strip the Veterans Affairs Department of responsibility for verifying veteran-owned small businesses, a change in federal contracting procedures aimed at simplifying the process and saving money, according to the bill

    • Jul. 31, 2013
  14. 2 sentenced to prison for defrauding VA

    Two former Seattle Veteran Affairs employees who skimmed money from inflated travel reimbursement claims were sentenced to prison Tuesday, prosecutors said.

    • Jul. 30, 2013
  15. FDA puts black box warning on mefloquine

    The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it is requiring the antimalarial drug mefloquine, once marketed as Lariam in the U.S., to carry the agency's strongest warning on the drug's potential neurological and psychiatric side effects.

    • Jul. 29, 2013
  16. Mountain Home AFB housing privatized

    Military officials say the London-based firm Balfour Beatty Communities will take over housing management at the Mountain Home Air Force base.

    • Jul. 29, 2013
  17. Army Col. David Rabb, left, speaks June 21 to a group of current and former military personnel about the stresses of combat during a presentation at the Pathway Home in Yountville, Calif. The Pathway Home is a nonprofit organization about 50 miles north of San Francisco in the Yountville Veterans Home. When about 22 veterans are killing themselves every day, according to estimates, Pathway has found uncommon success in improving the lives of some of the military's veterans most afflicted by PTSD and other stress factors. Mihir Zaveri / AP

    Army officials learn therapy methods at Calif. center

    Tucked away in Northern California wine country, a small mental health organization has found success working with struggling U.S. service members, reducing suicide rates with unconventional treatment methods that include backrubs and cookouts.

    • Jul. 29, 2013
  18. Judge: VA adequate in treating vets harmed by Cold War experiments

    A federal judge in Oakland has ruled that Cold War military veterans who say they were harmed by government-backed chemical and biological experiments aren't entitled to medical treatment outside the Department of Veterans Affairs medical system.

    • Jul. 26, 2013
  19. VA looks for help in fight to end homelessness

    The number of homeless veterans in the U.S. has decreased by 17 percent since 2009 — but many of these men and women are put in apartments without furniture, paid utilities or even toilet paper, according to advocates.

    • Jul. 26, 2013
  20. Senate panel votes for sweeping improvements to vets' benefits

    An omnibus veterans' bill approved July 24 by the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee is chock full of improvements in health and benefits programs, according to a summary released by the panel.

    • Jul. 25, 2013
  21. Tricare Help: How can we make sure newborn is covered?

    A. You don't need to do anything this second; newborn babies of active-duty troops are automatically covered from the moment of birth under Tricare Prime for 60 days.

    • Jul. 25, 2013
  22. Obese vets might get free gym memberships

    A Senate committee proposes a multi-year plan to cut the weight of some veterans, including the possibility of buying fitness club memberships for some obese patients.

    • Jul. 25, 2013
  23. Changes coming to Tricare Retiree Dental Program

    Starting Oct. 1, military retirees enrolled in the Tricare Retiree Dental Program will need to pay their monthly premiums either by electronic funds transfer or allotment.

    • Jul. 25, 2013
  24. Senate panel passes vets bills, but won't release details

    The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee passed eight bills Wednesday, but given the panel's secretive approach, it is hard to judge the potential impact.

    • Jul. 24, 2013

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