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Master Sgt. Blayne Ralston, right, speaks with installation voting program manager Tracey Hall and Airman and Family Readiness Center representative Michael Glove during an Armed Forces Voting Week event at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., June 29.

Under pressure from Congress, some states are making it easier for overseas troops to vote

States are mailing absentee ballots sooner and - in a few places - letting troops cast ballots online. Still, voter turnout among military personnel lags the general population.

Lara and Trey Garey stand at the bedside of Tom Garey, an Air Force veteran with advanced ALS. 19-year-old Trey has spent much of his teenage years caring for his father at their home in Cedar Park, Texas.

Growing up too soon: When kids and teenagers are caregivers for disabled veteran parents

More than two million American children and teenagers live with a wounded or ill veteran. Many help with the veteran's care and face challenges like stress, anxiety, and social isolation.

Navy corpsman Maria Potts-Szoke performs a COVID-19 test on Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan Jan. 24. The test was part of a Marine Corps study that's monitoring the long term health of service members who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19.

The military is trying to learn more about long COVID. Troops who have it worry about their careers.

Little is known about COVID-19 cases in which symptoms persist for months. Affected service members may have trouble performing their duties or getting treatment.

Madeline Warrington ultimately found a job as a car saleswoman after leaving the military. It wasn't what she envisioned after eight years in the Army.

How To Brag About Military Experience To Land A Job

In the Army you don’t get a job, you get an MOS – a military occupational specialty. Sergeant Madeline Warrington was a 35M human intelligence collector...

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt (second from left) meets with service members May 20, after announcing two new university programs to serve current and former military personnel.

As Veterans Head To College, Schools Hire Specialists To Serve Them

UNC-Chapel Hill becomes the 11th public university in North Carolina to open a campus veterans center.

Lt. Col. Carol Barkalow, now retired, was in the first class at West Point that included women.

West Point Women: Photo Scandal Shouldn't Overshadow Women's Military Progress

The Marine Corps photo scandal has disappointed some veterans who helped break down barriers for women in the military, but they say it shouldn't…

Navy Petty Officer First Class Mike Spittler already has a nautical scene tattooed on his right arm. Now, he's getting a new tattoo on his left.

To Help Recruit Millennials, Navy Will Allow More Tattoos

Beginning this month, tattoo enthusiasts who serve in the U.S. Navy can ink a lot more of their bodies. The new policy is designed to help recruit…

95-year-old World War II veteran Luther Hendricks poses with some of his military honors. He was a member of the Montford Point Marines, a group of African-American troops who trained at a segregated camp in North Carolina.

A 95-year-old Veteran Remembers Fighting WWII in the Pacific - And Racism At Home

President Roosevelt opened all branches of the military to Black troops in 1941, but for African-American service members like Luther Hendricks, racism…

Marine Corps veteran Bernie Lodico straightens one of the fence posts in the Veterans Garden.

Veterans Find Careers, Health Benefits on the Farm

Researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs say that raising food or animals has therapeutic value for former service members.At a sustainable…

Former servicemember Stephen Kennedy, pictured with his wife Catherine and four children, sued after he received an other-than-honorable discharge from the Army.

A Proposed Legal Settlement Could Upgrade The Discharges Of Thousands of Ex-Soldiers

If approved by a federal court, the legal settlement will force the Army to review the discharges of recent veterans with mental health issues.

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