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Amid COVID surge, VA hospitals not requiring masks for all patients
Individual hospitals may consider mask mandates if they see a surge in COVID-19 cases locally.
Mother of soldier who died in Fort Liberty barracks demands oversight
The mother of a paratrooper whose decomposing body was found in his barracks room three years ago is demanding that Congress look into non-combat deaths.
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer
Veterans Affairs medical sites drop mandatory mask requirements
Visitors and patients will no longer be required to wear masks at all times at the health care sites.
Support services for homeless veterans set to expire
Aid programs for homeless vets will end unless Congress speeds through new legislation.
Veterans Affairs drops mask requirement for all agency medical offices
Masks will still be mandated for some high-risk areas or facilities with rising virus numbers.
Fentanyl deaths among troops more than doubled from 2017 to 2021
Overall overdose deaths also doubled in the Navy and Marine Corps.
VA needs COVID accommodations extended before emergency status ends
Officials say telehealth prescription services that benefit nearly 50,000 veterans will end if lawmakers don't extend special authorities.
New ‘black box’ pilot program aims to reduce military rollover deaths
Data recorders will be sufficiently installed on at least six kinds of commonly operated tactical vehicles.
The heroic military veterans we lost in 2022
The long list of heroes who died in 2022 includes a legendary Army Ranger, a Code Talker, a Tuskegee Airman and more.
By Staff