Warren presses Hegseth about fluoridation’s impact on readiness
Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to know if the DOD has considered the effects on troops' dental health if communities don't add fluoride to drinking water.
By Karen Jowers
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Pentagon jobs cuts delay plans to expand assault, suicide prevention
Defense Department personnel cuts will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians for prevention work within the military, officials said.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
BROKEN TRACK: How Army Times discovered high tank unit suicide rates
Army Times built its own database of military death records to investigate suicide in armor units.
By Davis Winkie
Man charged for posing as doctor to steal vet suicide prevention funds
A federal grand jury indicted a Massachusetts man for posing as a doctor to steal $50,000 in suicide prevention funds designed to help vets.
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
Troops are still waiting weeks for off-base mental health appointments
A new government watchdog report found troops waited more than two weeks for an urgent appointment off base.
No more late-night alcohol sales at AAFES stores, starting Jan. 1
The move aims to help curb the number of suicides among service members.
By Karen Jowers
Vets calling crisis line get lost in system, whistleblowers warn
A government watchdog group has promised to investigate the claims.
How families want to address guns and veteran suicide prevention
For decades, discussions of suicide prevention skirted questions about firearms. But some families who’ve lost a loved one to suicide want to talk openly.
By Claire Galofaro
Military suicide rates mostly steady over past decade
The Pentagon is implementing a wide range of recommendations from an independent review finished earlier this year.
VA urging veterans, staff to get latest COVID-19 vaccine booster
Virus infection cases within the VA health care system are up more than 200% in the last two months.
Military could lower suicide rate with focus on quality of life
Eliminating daily stresses such as delayed paychecks could help make service members more resilient to whatever active duty throws at them, experts said.
By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, The War Horse