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Two Years After Congress Required It, The VA Now Is Offering Veterans An ID Card

The new veterans ID cards were mandated by a 2015 law. But some veterans groups are raising questions about the possibility that the cards will include…

Customers line up outside Urban Leaf, a marijuana dispensary in San Diego.

States Are Legalizing Marijuana, But It's Still Off-Limits For Troops

California has become the eighth state to legalize recreational marijuana. But using the drug can still end a military career.Since California legalized…

The Army has recently increased recruitment efforts in person and via social media

Facing Biggest Mission Yet, U.S. Army Struggles To Recruit

Last spring, the Army told recruiters it expected them to enlist 6,000 new soldiers – the largest mid-year increase in its history. It recently also...

Bob Krafty was just out of his teens when he was offered temporary duty at Edgewood Arsenal in 1965.

Decades After Secret Chemical Tests, Veterans Await Notification and Medical Care

Top secret Army experiments exposed thousands of veterans to potential chemical and biological weapons. Some are still waiting for follow up medical…

Rhode Island resident Tom Peters regularly vacations at the MacDill Air Force Base RV park.

Camping, Golf, Tiki Bars: Military Bases Are Vacation Spots For Some Retirees

Military retirees can camp, golf, and fish at hundreds of military bases. It costs less than civilian resorts, making the bases popular vacation spots for…

Sage Decker, an Army veteran with 16 years of experience fighting wildfires, leads a training session put on by Team Rubicon and the Bureau of Land Management.

After Leaving the Service, Veterans Find a New Mission Fighting Wildfires

The Bureau of Land Management has partnered with Team Rubicon - a veterans group - to train former service members to fight wildfires.Sand and gravel…

Deana Martorella Orellana's mother, Laurel Martorella (left), and Orellana's sister, Robin Jewell, hold her Marine Corps photo. Orellana killed herself a year after leaving the Marines. She had agreed to undergo counseling the day she died.

Facing Unique Mental Health Challenges, Female Veterans Are Killing Themselves More Often

Female veterans are nearly 2 1/2 times more likely than their civilian counterparts to kill themselves. Advocates say women's mental health challenges are…

Lt. Col. Khallid Shabazz leads Friday prayer for the Muslim community of Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Shabazz is the Army's first division-level Muslim chaplain.

As The Army Grows More Diverse, It Faces A Shortage of Chaplains

The military has made progress diversifying its chaplain corps. But it faces a shortage of chaplains of all faiths.On a Sunday morning at Fort Drum, N.Y.,…

Members of the Cal. National Guard stand silently as the backdrop for a news conference in El Centro, Cal. by the local head of Customs and Border Protection, Gloria Chavez.

The Cal. National Guard Is Working At the Mexican Border, But Mostly Behind The Scenes

In California - a state with strong differences with the White House on immigration policy - about 400 troops are on border duty. But they're keeping a…

A nuclear bomb and its parachute rest in a field near Goldsboro, N.C. after falling from a B-52 bomber in 1961. If it had detonated, it could have instantly killed thousands of people.

Remembering A Near Disaster: U.S. Accidentally Drops Nuclear Bombs On Itself And Its Allies

During the Cold War, U.S. planes accidentally dropped nuclear bombs on the east coast, in Europe, and elsewhere. "Dumb luck" prevented a historic…

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