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Nangialy Nang spends time with his youngest daughter in their San Antonio apartment. Nang worked as an interpreter for U.S. forces starting in 2007. He was ultimately evacuated from the country in 2021 along with his family. He worries he could lose everything because of his immigration status.

They helped American troops in Afghanistan. Now, they want to stay in the U.S.

A temporary program that allowed tens of thousands of Afghans to live in the U.S. is scheduled to expire this summer. The Biden Administration's plan to extend it is generating mixed reactions.

The Navy opened the Embedded Mental Health Clinic at Naval Base San Diego in October. Twenty providers work at the clinic, which serves thousands of sailors.

The Navy has beefed up mental health care for sailors dealing with 'rude awakening' of military life

After two deadly collisions and a cluster of suicides, the Navy is providing more mental health counseling to sailors where they work.

Crews change the lettering on a sign at Fort Hood, Texas in preparation for the May 9 renaming of the base to Fort Cavazos.

Latino leaders hope Fort Hood's new name also helps reform the base's culture

Fort Hood, the sprawling Army base in Central Texas, will be redesignated Fort Cavazos May 9. The new name honors the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general.

An electric vehicle owned by the Army recharges at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. The base plans to eventually have hundreds of electric vehicles to comply with a Pentagon mandate that all military branches convert their fleets of non-combat vehicles from gas powered to electric by 2035.

The military is converting to electric vehicles on bases, but charging them remains a challenge

In order to comply with a Pentagon mandate to electrify its non-tactical vehicles, one base in Missouri is outsourcing the charging stations to the local utility co-op.

Soldiers at Fort Stewart, Georgia undergo training on mold Sep. 12, 2022. Hundreds of non-commissioned officers participated in the program, which is part of an Army-wide initiative to encourage prompt reporting and cleaning of mold outbreaks.

After finding mold in thousands of places, the Army is training soldiers to recognize and report it

70,000 inspections yielded more than 2,100 findings of mold. Now, the Army has begun a service-wide initiative to detect and clean it up sooner.

Federal immigration agents stand on a street in South Minneapolis January 24, 2026.

When immigration agents wear military-style gear, it may be more about looks than function

The agents' body armor, helmets, and camouflage mimic military special forces, but may not be the most effective gear for enforcing immigration law.

Children aboard this World Airways DC-8 jet were evacuated from Vietnam on April 2, 1975, shortly before the fall of Saigon and two days before the first official Operation Babylift flight. One child was Thanh Jeff Ghar (center, lying by a window), 12.

Flight Attendant On Saigon Evacuation: You Wanted 'To Help Every Child'

It was April 2, 1975, and flight attendant Jan Wollett was at a bar in Saigon. Her flight crew had been told they wouldn’t board passengers that day –...

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…

Marine veterans of Ramadi deflated by city's fall to ISIS

U.S. Marines who fought long and bloody battles to drive insurgents out of the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah watched with disappointment as the cities…

Pentagon Reviewing Valor Award Standards Across the Services

Only four Iraq veterans have received the Medal of Honor, and some service members say the Pentagon has become stingy in recognizing valor.Defense…

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