Judges reject VA secretary’s request to pause veterans’ claims appeals
Secretary Collins asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to stop its work during the government shutdown. Judges called the request "extreme."
By Patricia Kime
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Angel’s Glow: The glowing bacteria that saved soldier lives at Shiloh
Dubbed the "Angel's Glow" by Civil War soldiers doctors reported that those with glowing wounds had lower infection rates and healed much faster.
Support for full withdrawal from Afghanistan grows: Poll
Nearly three-fourths of veterans surveyed said the time to end operations in Afghanistan is now.
Military applies to extend, expand testing range in Arizona
The federal Bureau of Land Management is working with the military to allow for the continuation of testing, training and national defense at the Barry M. Goldwater Range in southern Arizona.
Frameworks for dissent and principled resignation in the US military: A primer
The military should commission internal reviews to determine how senior officers understand obedience, dissent and principled resignation when faced with civilian orders of questionable morality, says the author of this commentary.
By Steven Katz
COVID closed Mexican factories that supply US defense industry. The Pentagon wants them opened.
Factory closures in Mexico due to the coronavirus pandemic are hurting U.S. defense firms, and the Pentagon is urging America’s neighbor to the south to reopen vital suppliers.
By Joe Gould
Initiative opens medical records from tens of thousands of outside clinics to DOD, VA physicians
The two departments can now access records from an array of more than 54,000 outside clinics, pharmacies and other health care facilities.
The military continues to diagnose more than 100 new COVID-19 cases a day
Cases have been rising steadily since late March.
Cadets graduate in scaled-down ceremony after trying semester at Air Force Academy
Nearly 1,000 cadets graduated Saturday from the Air Force Academy in a scaled-down ceremony that capped a trying semester of virtual classes and solitary dorm-room meals due to the coronavirus pandemic.
DoD travel ban amid coronavirus pandemic extended to June 30
The decisions will be reviewed every 15 days and could even result in the travel ban being lifted earlier. But they could also be extended beyond June 30 as well.
Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins has died of coronavirus
Medal of Honor recipient Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins has passed away after a weeks-long fight against the novel coronavirus.
By Kyle Rempfer
With COVID-19-induced online recruiting lagging, Army to resume face-to-face prospecting
Maj. Gen. Frank Muth told more than 4,400 people listening online that recruiting mission contracts have lagged by 5,500 during the last month as a result of the pandemic, and that Military Entrance Processing Stations will begin shipping recruits April 27.
By George Wright