Hundreds of satellites to give military faster tactical comms and data
The program will add more satellites and capabilities every two years.
By Todd South
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Wearable device helps predict heat illness during intense training
Researchers have measured more than 14,000 soldiers and Marines in recent years.
By Todd South
Seeking the Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 3: Dr. Matt Miller
Dr. Matt Miller is the head of the VA's Veterans Crisis Line, the world’s largest crisis call center.
Seeking the Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 2: Dr. Craig J. Bryan
Dr. Craig J. Bryan deployed to Balad, Iraq, in 2009, where he served as the Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic at the Air Force Theater Hospital. Today, Dr. Bryan researches suicidal behaviors and suicide prevention strategies and also serves as the Executive Director of the National Center for Veterans Studies at The University of Utah.
2 Arkansas men charged in scheme to defraud $12 million from Tricare
An Arkansas doctor and a medical sales representative have been accused of taking part in a scheme which defrauded the U.S. military’s health insurer of more than $12 million.
How the stress of military transition leads to regrettable career and relationship decisions
We indoctrinate young men and women into the norms of military culture, but we currently lack a commensurate program to help them reconnect with their deeper identity when they leave, say the authors of this commentary.
By Shauna Springer, Ph.D., and Jason Roncoroni
Here’s how veterans stack up financially, compared to their non-veteran peers
Black veterans fare better financially than white veterans, researchers find.
By Karen Jowers
Parade marking 70 years of Communist Party rule in China offers a glimpse into country’s military ambitions
A parade Tuesday by China’s secretive military will offer a rare look at its rapidly developing arsenal, including possibly a nuclear-capable missile that could reach the United States in 30 minutes, as Beijing gets closer to matching Washington and other powers in weapons technology.
Insomnia in the military is up 650 percent since 2003 — here’s how DoD is hoping to curb that trend
Solutions to the alarming trend have proved elusive.
By J.D. Simkins
Rising young Afghan pianist wants world to see a different side of his country
Elham Fanous, a gifted young Afghan pianist, will graduate soon with a bachelor of music degree from the City University of New York’s Hunter College.
By Kent Miller
The case for keeping military draft registration
An assistant secretary of defense under President Reagan says recruitment and retention problems in the nearly 20 years of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan could have been addressed by activating Selective Service.
By Larry Korb
How 3D printers are cutting down surgery times and helping vets get mobility back at VA hospitals
Some doctors are using the printers to replicate human organs and develop prosthetics.
By Natalie Gross