53+ min ago   (848+ words) VICENZA, Italy — Hours after arriving in Italy to take command of an Army veterinary mission here, Lt. Col. Mariama Massaquoi-Gartmann wasn’t thinking about inprocessing or ceremonies. She was trying to save her own family dog. Jasmine, a nearly 11-year-old poodle-Doberman…...

9+ hour, 38+ min ago   (458+ words) After six months apart, Lance Cpl. Michael Casillas finally welcomed his dog, Margaery, to Okinawa last month with help from a nonprofit that assists military families with the often costly and complicated process of moving pets overseas. Casillas arrived at…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (418+ words) A 13-year-old Pentagon policy governing mental health evaluations for service members was updated to incorporate safeguards in legislation named for a Navy sailor who took his own life. The guidance, published earlier this week, incorporates the Brandon Act into the…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (931+ words) With an Army directive ordering the closure Thursday of hundreds of social media accounts, families fear they are losing out on one of the most vital resources that connect them with their community. “The majority of the events we’ve attended,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (657+ words) Army ROTC cadets compete in the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition in West Point, N.Y., May 1, 2026. Forty-eight teams participated in Sandhurst, including U.S. service academies, Army ROTC programs and international teams. (Sarah Windmueller/U.S. Army) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Heather Tenney is a partner in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1154+ words) Troops participate in Operation Desert Rock I, a nuclear weapons exercise conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1951. The Radiation Exposure Reauthorization Act of 2026 was introduced this week, on Atomic Veterans Day, to compensate veterans and other individuals with diseases…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (557+ words) After decades of relying on standardized testing to vet recruits and assign them their duties, the Marine Corps could begin using a personality test to track what qualities make the best Marines, then recruit people who match the profile. Before…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (548+ words) Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from sexual trauma experienced in the military are more likely to have VA disability claims denied than their counterparts who submitted combat-related PTSD claims, according to a study by Yale University researchers. (Laurie Pearson…...

4+ week, 1+ min ago   (616+ words) A soldier looks at a computer screen in Virginia Beach, Va., on June 5, 2025. A new Army exit survey launched in October has revealed that quality of life considerations are top of mind for soldiers who choose to separate. (Jasmine McCarthy…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (607+ words) Unidentified flying objects, time travel and microchipped super soldiers are some of the provocative ideas that spring from the mind of a former American soldier and published author who works with fellow veterans in South Korea. Ron Roman was a…...