In reversal, Pentagon keeps women’s advisory group, adds four more
A 75-year-old committee advocating for women in the military will be revived as part of a phased return of 39 DOD groups put on pause earlier this year.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Church leaders charged with swindling millions in military benefits
Authorities say church leaders exploited troops by enrolling them in seminary programs that drained their G.I. Bill education benefits.
For women, battlefield airmen jobs remain a distant target five years after integration
More than five years after the Jan. 1, 2016, deadline to let women into all-male special warfare fields, they are still a rarity in parts of Air Force Special Operations Command.
Supreme Court asked to review men-only draft registration law
The registration requirement in the Selective Service System is one of the few remaining places where federal law treats men and women differently.
Veterans unemployment saw another big drop in May
The 4.1 percent unemployment rate for veterans is the lowest since May 2020.
This veteran-run company is streamlining the way vets access care
Two vets co-founded a software company to bridge the gap of coordinated care and provide access points to community, healthcare, and other veteran services.
VA oversight lapses allowed pathologist’s serious medical errors to accumulate: watchdog report
A former physician was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the deadly mistakes.
‘Wicked Tuna’ honors wounded veterans
An episode of 'Wicked Tuna' featured veterans fishing for bluefin.
By Caitlin O'Brien
VA wants more money to expand popular tech training program for job-seeking vets
Officials estimate the VET TEC program will run out of money in July because of its popularity.
Connecticut town honors veterans exposed to Agent Orange
The U.S. military halted the use of Agent Orange in 1971. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has since recognized more than a dozen diseases it presumes to be connected with exposure to the chemical.
We must say the names of the heroes who gave all in defense of freedom
We can’t lose sight of what Memorial Day means for our nation and families who continue to grieve the loss of a service member, says the Denis McDonough in this commentary.
By VA Secretary Denis McDonough