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VA expects 30K voluntary job cuts by October, erasing need for layoffs
More than 17,000 Veterans Affairs jobs have been eliminated or vacated since the start of the year.
Army Alaska wants to recruit cold-weather lovers and have them train with Norwegians, Indians in Himalayas
Army Alaska wants to source more volunteers from soldiers still in training, rather than rely solely on picking soldiers at random to head to its northern outposts.
By Kyle Rempfer
More Idaho National Guard soldiers tapped for COVID-19 help
The 250 soldiers help with mobile testing support, facility decontamination and COVID-19 screenings.
More than half of NASA’s moon-bound astronauts are active-duty military
NASA's Artemis program plans to return to the moon by 2024. Among the crew will be the first woman to walk on the moon.
By Harm Venhuizen
Pandemic prompts Wounded Warrior Project and Fortune 500 company to jointly address veterans’ mental health
The authors of this commentary urge organizations and communities to be proactive with providing veterans mental health resources and connection opportunities during the pandemic.
By Dr. Melanie Mousseau and Bryan Tucker
Recognize the signs of anxiety in yourself and others
In this commentary, a Navy senior chief petty officer says leaders can't help their sailors if they can't recognize their own mental health needs.
By Pete Tripp
Vets living abroad left to navigate pandemic problems without VA help
The department's Foreign Medical Program covers medical costs for veterans living outside the United States, but only for service-connected issues.
Pentagon chief announces delivery of anti-bomb, snipers’ equipment during visit to Philippines
Talks between Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and the Philippine defense and foreign secretaries centered on "deepening our alliance and supporting a free and open South China Sea and Indo-Pacific region."
Virus outbreak at Fort Bliss alarms New Mexico leaders
Seventy infantry soldiers had tested positive for the coronavirus as of Dec. 7, a jump from just 10 on Dec. 4.
By Cedar Attanasio, The Associate Press
Defense bill would pause Army Combat Fitness Test roll-out pending an independent study
The legislation requires that the ACFT be halted until the secretary of the Army receives the results of an independent study.
By Kyle Rempfer
Dozens of AFRICOM-bound troops in limbo since mid-October
Nearly 40 Army troops have been stuck in quarantine limbo awaiting deployment to east Africa since October.
By Davis Winkie