In reversal, DOD says troops can wear uniforms at Veterans Day events
The Pentagon has clarified that troops will not be barred from wearing their uniforms at Veterans Day events during the government shutdown, despite an email screenshot circulating online that says otherwise. Reports about uniforms not being allowed at Veterans Day events started spreading online Wednesday...
Military medical facilities aim to woo back Medicare-eligible patients
Defense Health Agency officials have launched an effort to bring back Medicare-eligible Tricare for Life military patients to their treatment facilities, the Pentagon’s top doctor said this week. They are prioritizing bringing back these retirees and their dependents back to 21 military treatment facilities, Dr....
GOP senator proposes commission to study VA disability ratings system
In the wake of a Washington Post investigation into fraud within the Veterans Affairs disability system and watchdog recommendations that the VA modernize its ratings schedule, a Republican senator has suggested creating a commission to review the VA’s disability compensation program. At a Senate Veterans...
Hegseth does PT with troops in Malaysia, pushes ‘fit, not fat’ mandate
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The War Department showed off photos of War Secretary Pete Hegseth working out with U.S. troops stationed in Malaysia, vowing America’s soldiers will be “fit, not fat.” “Secretary Hegseth joined our warriors for morning PT in Kuala...
This nurse jerry-rigged a trach tube to keep a wounded Marine alive
Before the Second World War, there was little need nor interest in evacuating wounded military personnel to rear areas via aircraft. As the war turned global, however, the pressing need for the creation of medical air evacuation squadrons within the U.S. Army Air Forces became...
US will share tech to let South Korea build nuclear submarine: Trump
GYEONGJU, South Korea — The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday after meeting with the country’s president. President Lee Jae Myung stressed to Trump in their Wednesday...
VA furloughs or has 37,000 employees work without pay as Shutdown Disrupts Services
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Veterans Affairs said the federal government shutdown has forced nearly 37,000 employees to be furloughed or work without pay. The department’s medical centers, outpatient clinics and Vet Centers remain open and are operating...
