The House version of the defense policy bill would create a “basic needs allowance” to supplement troops with a household income of less than 130 percent of the federal poverty line.
Military officials say remote medical appointments and expanded online support services will only work if all troops have reliable access to the internet.
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a 33-year-old former Marine accused of massacring a Florida family under the delusion that they were child sex traffickers.
Tory wanted to be an aerospace engineer in the U.S. Navy. He is an honors student, eight-time Carson Scholar, Eagle Scout and a public speaker. He was also diagnosed with autism at the age of four.
Brian Alvarado, the first same-sex military spouse to receive the Navy Spouse of the Year Award, shares how the military’s transformation since the “don’t ask, don’t tell” era has shaped his family’s service.