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Members of the California Army National Guard assemble emergency food kits at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.

Amid Long Domestic Deployments, Guardsmen And Reservists Push For Equity In Benefits

Even as members of the Guard and Reserve are seeing longer and more frequent deployments, they don't always receive the same retirement, education, and…

Soldiers gather for a 2019 awards ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C. The base is one of 10 that Pentagon leaders say they are open to renaming.

If The Military Renames Southern Bases, Whose Names Should Replace The Confederate Generals?

With the call for changing the names of 10 Southern military bases gaining momentum in Washington, the question is starting to arise in Washington - and…

Service members receive thanks from the hospital staff at Jacobi Medical Center in New York, where they helped treat COVID-19 patients.

After Treating COVID-19 Patients In New York, Reservists Return Home To Rising Cases At Home

Some doctors and nurses with the Air Force Reserves are warning the public not to underestimate the continued threat posed by the coronavirus. They were…

Protesters opposed to the Trump Administration's military transgender ban march in Washington, D.C. in a July 2107 demonstration.

Advocates Hope The Supreme Court's LGBTQ Ruling Will Help Them Overturn The Military Transgender Ban

The recent Supreme Court decision on LGBTQ job discrimination doesn't directly affect the military's transgender service ban, but people opposed to the…

Risha Grant, an inclusion and bias expert, holds a closed-door discussion with leaders at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. June 30. Throughout the summer, the Air Force has been holding town halls and trainings about racial injustice.

The Air Force Is Under Pressure To Explain A Longstanding Racial Disparity In Punishment

Advocates are calling attention to statistics that show Black airmen are brought up for punishment more often than their white counterparts. The Air Force…

Hillsborough, Fla. County Circuit Judge Michael Scionti presides over a virtual Veterans Treatment Court session on Zoom.

The Pandemic Is Affecting Veterans Courts, Making It Harder For Vulnerable Vets To Get Treatment

The pandemic is posing challenges for the more than 460 veterans treatment courts across the country. The courts seek to rehabilitate veterans charged…

The Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Louis is one of seeveral VA locations that have held small group sessions to help veterans deal with race and mental health.

In A Little-Discussed Program, The VA Is Helping Veterans Deal With Race-Based Stress

A group of VA psychologists across the country have formed race-based stress and trauma support groups for veterans of color.Jared McBride served in the…

San Diego County Registrar of Voters Michael Vu stands in a warehouse filled with supplies for the 2020 election.

Mail-In Voting Is Underway For Service Members, And Their Votes May Be More In Play This Year

Military personnel have been voting by mail since the Civil War. This year, some polls suggest that troops' political preferences may be changing.In a…

The USS America (LHA 6) in the South Pacific.

Lessons from Overseas Military Voters

Voting by mail is nothing new for military service members. Deployed worldwide at any of the nearly 800 foreign bases, military personnel are offered...

Comedian Fernando Sanchez warms up attendees of American Legion Post 397's comedy night Oct. 10. The Monterey Park, Cal. post has turned to events like this to raise money during the pandemic.

COVID-19 Has Upended The Business Model Of American Legion Posts, But Legionnaires Are Innovating

American Legion posts across the country serve as a community hub for veterans and their families. But the pandemic has put the future of many posts in…

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