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Two U.S. sailors charged with sharing military info with China
The Feds announced separate indictments against two San Diego-based sailors on Thursday.
VA, DoD recommended PTSD therapies don’t help many military patients, review finds
Cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure therapy fail to help up to two-thirds of patients with service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.
By Patricia Kime
More evacuees from China expected to arrive for quarantine at US military bases
Facilities are preparing to host evacuees and teams from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By Patricia Kime
New list of Agent Orange test and storage sites omits more than 40 previously identified locations
A new Pentagon list of Agent Orange test and storage sites adds new locales and facilities while deleting others.
By Patricia Kime
210 US evacuees fleeing China’s coronavirus outbreak land at California air reserve base
U.S. military personnel will not come into contact with passengers, a Defense Department spokeswoman said.
By Patricia Kime
Coronavirus update: Illness spreads, US troops in Southeast Asia advised to take precautions
With the virus having infected more than 4,000 people worldwide, health organizations are stepping up to contain it.
By Patricia Kime
VA disputes science panel’s findings on proposed Agent Orange diseases; decision not expected until late 2020
VA maintains it will wait for the outcome of two studies before rendering a decision on new Agent Orange benefits
By Patricia Kime
Loophole closed, service members’ medical images no longer accessible online
Some troops' sensitive medical information can no longer be found online, according to Virginia Sen. Mark Warner.
By Patricia Kime
Air Force issues public health alert for ‘Wuhan virus’ following case in Japan
A case of the novel coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China, was detected in Kanawaga prefecture, a region that is home thousands of U.S. military personnel and families.
By Patricia Kime
Army secretary wants to slow transfer of military hospitals to DHA, retain medical research
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy has taken issue with the planned transformation of the military health system.
By Patricia Kime
Pentagon agrees to republish discharge and records corrections decisions
The decisions of several influential boards considering appeals from U.S. military personnel were removed last year from a public Defense Department website.
By Patricia Kime