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Universal pre-K launches for 4-year-olds at 80 DOD schools
Officials credit teachers at Defense Department schools for pushing the growth of pre-K programs.
Opportunities for veterans are abundant in skilled trades
America has a trade career problem — and veterans can help solve it.
By Dave Lubach
DOD reveals strengths, problems in special needs family member program
A first-ever survey of troops enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program has sparked criticism in some circles.
By Karen Jowers
Air Force, Space Force recruits to carry practice rifles at boot camp
Service leaders believe restarting the weapons-handling initiative earlier on will better prepare recruits for the real-world operational environment.
US soldier pleads guilty to selling sensitive military information
An Army sergeant was accused of providing documents on U.S. rocket systems, Chinese military tactics and other information to a foreign national.
By Jonathan Mattise
Medic in the Mekong: A soldier’s valor under fire in Vietnam
Medal of Honor recipient Spc. Clarence Sasser saw nothing 'above and beyond' in what he did during a Vietnam firefight. His comrades thought otherwise.
By Jon Guttman
Army fires command sergeant major of DC military task force
Command Sgt. Maj. Veronica Knapp previously served as the 101st Airborne Division's first female senior enlisted leader.
By Todd South
Marine who died in Osprey rescue effort awarded top non-combat medal
A Marine who escaped a fiery Osprey crash but died trying to rescue the trapped pilots will receive the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroism.
By Tara Copp
Mustard gas, no mask: This WWI corpsman somehow survived Belleau Wood
Wounds and mustard gas could not stop Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Orlando Petty in 1918, but they may have caught up with him in 1932.
By Jon Guttman
Military families finally have a database for housing complaints
After years of waiting, military tenants can submit and search for feedback about privatized housing in a new database.
By Karen Jowers
Fort Sill and Fort Leonard Wood to add 4 basic training companies
The four new companies will train 3,840 soldiers for the service annually.
By Todd South