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Tucker Salls, a member of the Connecticut National Guard, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, Jan. 2, 2021.

10% of National Guardsmen are unvaccinated. Some states say they should be allowed to serve anyway.

The Pentagon said unvaccinated guardsmen won't get paid and can't participate in federally-funded deployments, but some states are concerned that will affect the Guard's ability to do its job.

VA Acknowledges 'Breach of Trust' Over West LA Campus

The VA apologizes for misusing real estate in West Los Angeles. Instead of using all the land to serve veterans, the VA leases some of it to a television…

VA Fails to Meet LA Housing Promise

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs failed to meet a promise to house 650 homeless vets in Los Angeles in April.

Marine Corps veteran Judi Robinson 'loves' VA care, but had an unpleasant experience waiting for a referral to the Choice program last year.

The VA Is Again Expanding Its Private Healthcare Options, But Many Veterans Remain Skeptical

The VA Mission Act hopes to improve upon the Choice program, which ran over budget and didn't do much to reduce wait times for many veterans.As often as…

98-year-old Normandy survivor Ray Lambert (left) accepts a plaque at a June 2018 ceremony. Fort Bragg paratroopers splashed down in his Moore County neighborhood as part of a salute to his service.

At 98, This D-Day Survivor Has Written A Book And Is Making One Last Trip To Normandy

As he takes part in the 75th anniversary commemoration of the Normandy invasion, Ray Lambert of Moore County, N.C. worries that his generation's values...

A view inside the Washington National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in February. As Congress cuts $500 billion from the Defense Department budget, the National Guard and active Army are competing for the same dollars.

Looming Budget Cuts Pit National Guard Against The Army

In Washington state, a friendly family rivalry is taking place at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord as the National Guard and active Army lobby to protect their interests against deep budget cuts.

Looking For Future Leaders In Technology

Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base put on an impressive show of skill and threw in a bit of fun for some 1200 school students who visited the base this...

Retired Army Sgt. Rigoberto Rosario from Long Island, N.Y. says he takes three medications to treat severe asthma. He developed the condition after breathing toxic fumes while he was deployed overseas.

Veterans Are Demanding Benefits For Burn Pit Exposure. The VA Is Urging Patience.

More than three million service members were exposed to toxic smoke from burn pits. Some are now sick, and they're fighting for VA health and disability benefits.

Corpsman Yesenia Ocenasek, right, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Aviation Ordnanceman Gunner Collado in Newport News, Va. on Sept. 8.

As deadlines near for service members to get COVID-19 vaccines, the vast majority have complied

The Pentagon says fewer than 10 percent of active duty troops remain totally unvaccinated. Some have requested exemptions; other face punishment.

Staff Sgt. Eric Proctor of the 50th Security Forces Squadron is responsible for the security and protection of Air Force Space Command assets on Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado.

While Trump's 'Space Force' Sits On The Launchpad, The Military Seeks A Home For Space Command

While President Trump pushes Congress to create a new military branch called the Space Force, the Pentagon is about to choose a permanent home for its…

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