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A Veterans Roundtable with U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist held April 21, 2017 at American Legion Post 273 in Madeira Beach.

Bay Pines Chief Resolves VA Billing Snafu

A new administrator at the Bay Pines Healthcare System is being credited by veterans for resolving a paperwork snafu that had some low income VA clients...

Mario Martinez, 54, an Army veteran, is facing deportation after serving four years in California state prison. While serving in the Army in the 1980s, he was deployed to Germany as part of U.S. forces sent to guard the Berlin Wall.

Serving In the U.S. Military Won't Protect These Veterans From Being Deported

Non-citizens are eligible to serve in the U.S. military. But even as veterans, they can still be deported if they commit crimes after they leave the…

Surrounded by veterans, family members, and others at an August 2022 ceremony, President Joe Biden signs legislation designed to compensate people who were exposed to toxic substances during their military service, including people who lived on Camp Lejeune, N.C. from 1953 to 1987.

Lawyers are seeking clients for Camp Lejeune water claims, but veterans may be better off waiting

Lawyers are aggressively advertising potential windfalls for people exposed to contaminated water at the base. But it's too soon to know how the claim process will play out.

3M has agreed to pay 1 $6 billion settlement to troops and veterans whose hearing was damaged from the company's dual-ended "Combat Arms" earplugs.

3M has agreed to pay $6 billion over faulty earplugs. Now, plaintiffs must decide whether to accept.

About a quarter million troops and veterans have signed on as plaintiffs in litigation claiming the "Combat Arms" earplugs - manufactured by a 3M subsidiary - damaged their hearing.

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...

The Tomahawk Ground Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile -- now displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona - was an important part of the U.S. arsenal during the Cold War.

Trump Administration Plan Would Reverse Trend, Add More Nuclear Weapons

As part of a recently released plan, the Trump Administration is proposing an increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The Trump Administration wants to add…

Veteran Gloria Hoeppner holds her Choice card.

Message to Veterans: 'We Can't Help You'

A $15 billion federal program intended to improve veterans' health care is off to a rocky start, and some members of Congress are calling for significant…

Lisa Koroma and her family moved to this Colorado Springs subdivision after her husband was transferred to Fort Carson. She said their rental home here costs more than the monthly housing allowance her husband receives from the Army.

An ‘insane’ housing market is hitting military families hard when they have to move

A recent study found military families are spending more time and money to find places to live when they change duty stations.

Freedom Home and Electronics closed all its stores after being the target of state and federal investigations. It once had more than a dozen stores near military bases, including this one in Norfolk, Va.

Young Service Members With Steady Paychecks: Frequent Targets of Consumer Scams

Since 2011, more than 30,000 service members have filed federal complaints about consumer scams. Regulators say troops are frequent targets of predatory…

Retired Navy senior chief Leah Stiles leads a group of incoming officers on the final night of induction season September 15, 2011.

Responding to sailors' pleas, the Navy is working on a program to prevent and treat eating disorders

Some service members and health experts say the Pentagon isn't doing enough to address eating disorders, which are sometimes linked to the military's strict weight limits.

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