Fort Leonard Wood soldier faces court-martial in soldier’s death
A Fort Leonard Wood soldier faces a court-martial in the death of a fellow soldier whose body was found in a dumpster on the installation last year. Spc. Wooster Rancy, 22, faces charges of murder and obstruction of justice in the death of Sgt. Sarah...
Ibogaine battle: Veterans seek psychedelic treatment illegal in the US
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As desperate veterans crossed into Mexico to try a promising psychedelic drug, a battle over the same substance raged on in Texas. Ibogaine – a plant-based extract that originates from the African iboga shrub – is a...
VA’s #2 leader downplays political strife between Congress, department
“The public perception, I don’t think, is exactly accurate,” he said in an exclusive interview with Military Times this week. “Veterans issues are bipartisan. Even when I met with Democratic senators through my confirmation process, it was, ‘Let’s talk about what we can do to...
US Army deploys robot coyotes to keep wildlife off military airfields
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Why settle for a regular robot when you can have a robot coyote? That’s the innovative question the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is answering as it rolls out robot coyotes for airfield wildlife...
Navy pledges almost $300 million for new barracks on Guam
The U.S. Navy will construct new barracks at a Guam Air Force base, the Navy announced Wednesday, several months after an independent government watchdog reported on subpar living conditions. The Navy awarded a $297 million contract to Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific to design...
Navy responds to congressional inquiry into sailor’s death
The U.S. Navy responded to a letter from congressional leaders that voiced serious concerns about the service’s handling of and investigation into a Naval Station Norfolk sailor’s disappearance and death. Members of Congress sent a letter July 10 to Secretary of the Navy John Phelan...
Senate panel backs plans for $456 billion VA budget next year
Unlike the House draft adopted last month, however, the Senate VA appropriations plan advanced out of committee with broad bipartisan support and without a bevy of controversial social issue amendments. “It helps to fund the VA Health Care System, makes investments to improve mental health...