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Kevin Ziober testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs in 2016 about his firing from a California real estate firm.

Fired After Military Deployment, Reservist Seeks His Day In Court

Kevin Ziober says he was illegally fired because he served in Afghanistan. His employer is forcing him to take his complaint to binding arbitration,…

Anthony Muhlstadt participates in an exercise aboard the USS Bataan March 7, 2020. Muhlstadt was a 23-year-old Marine Corps sergeant when he died by suicide in 2021 at Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms in California.

A Pentagon-appointed committee says easy access to guns on military bases leads to more suicides

The independent committee is calling on the Defense Department to make personal firearms harder to buy and access on base.

Army Captain Charley Falletta conducts radio checks while executing a platoon attack exercise in Belgium in 2023. Falletta served in the first gender-integrated group of women allowed into the Army’s armor branch and led a mortar platoon in Afghanistan.

As the Pentagon reexamines women in combat, female veterans consider it a settled issue

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of combat physical standards. Women who've served in combat jobs say ten years of experience has proven they're up to the task.

Debbie Fultz Martin (left) and Karen Swindler display photos of their husbands outside the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2026. Both men died of cancer after serving at Camp Lejeune.

Frustration grows as thousands of Camp Lejeune water plaintiffs continue to wait for settlements

Judges handling the thousands of lawsuits from sick veterans and family members have ordered lawyers to hammer out a mass settlement plan by the end of October.

Army veteran Pete Bernal advocating for veterans issues in April.

Veterans are split over a bill in Congress that would make the largest benefit changes in years

Legislation in the U.S. House would increase benefits for many retired veterans with disabilities. But it could also jeopardize payments for future veterans with sleep apnea or tinnitus.

According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, at least 91 veterans participated in the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Policymakers say addressing extremism among veterans is a 'delicate' challenge

While still a small percentage of the total veteran population, the number of veterans committing extremist violence has risen sharply, according to a Congressional report.

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Tenorio tutoring a recruit in math between formal classes.

With its recruiting pool shrinking, the U.S. Army tries something new: pre-boot camp tutoring

The Future Soldier Preparatory Course hopes to give potential recruits who are just short of meeting U.S. Army physical or academic standards the small boost they need.

A New Campus For The Joint Special Operations University

A specialized institution of higher learning has opened a new, permanent home at Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base. The Joint Special Operations University...

Dawn Barrett works with a veteran inquiring about housing at the Seattle Stand Down.

Results Mixed As Veteran Homelessness Deadline Approaches

Shortly after Barack Obama became President in 2009, he announced an ambitious goal -- to end homelessness among military veterans by the end of 2015.…

Artwork in the office of Dr. Greg Serpa at the West Los Angeles VA includes toy army men in yoga poses.

Teaching Veterans Kindness: VA Embraces Mindfulness, Whole Health

The VA hopes to roll out a national "whole health" program for veterans, offering them acupuncture, tai chi, yoga,and other alternative mental health…

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