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Army Captain Kellam Carmody discusses a recruit's aptitiude test with Army recruiter Kevin Mitchell at the Army Career Center in Tukwila, Washington.

The Precise Science Behind Military Recruiting Centers

The first thing a new recruit will encounter at the Army Career Center in Tukwila, Washington, is a locked door. It’s one of the changes at recruiting...

Photographs from a September 2023 Government Accountability Office report show substandard conditions in military barracks. GAO inspectors visited ten bases representing all of the service branches. They found mold, broken windows, sewage overflow, inoperable fire systems, and other problems.

Amid complaints about living conditions, the Navy may let private contractors take over its barracks

The Navy's drive to privatize barracks concerns some observers, who note problems with the military's earlier effort to privatize on-base family housing.

Sharon Dail with the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore loads food into a car at an Oct. 17 pop-up food distribution event in Norfolk, Virginia. The region is home to about 80,000 military personnel and another roughly 60,000 federal employees.

Troops haven't missed a paycheck yet, but the government shutdown is causing 'a lot of angst'

Groups that provide food aid and financial help to military families have seen a surge in demand this month.

Army Captain Charley Falletta conducts radio checks while executing a platoon attack exercise in Belgium in 2023. Falletta served in the first gender-integrated group of women allowed into the Army’s armor branch and led a mortar platoon in Afghanistan.

As the Pentagon reexamines women in combat, female veterans consider it a settled issue

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of combat physical standards. Women who've served in combat jobs say ten years of experience has proven they're up to the task.

Advocates worry military vaccine challenges could jeopardize other religious freedom cases

The military is taking a hard line on troops seeking religious exemptions to the COVID vaccine mandate. Lawyers say that could have consequences for others who seek different kinds of religious accommodations.

A screenshot from a July 23 Facebook post shows mold on a mattress at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Other photos posted by airmen showed moldy shoes, walls, and uniforms.

The Air Force Says Social Media Helped Prompt Action To Clean Up Mold In The Dorms

Mold has long been a problem at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. But when airmen started posting photos on Facebook, the Air Force stepped up its…

Veteran Marc Session points to some of his Navy mementos on display in his Chula Vista, California home.

A Report Finds Thousands Of Veterans Had VA Claims Improperly Denied During The Pandemic

A VA Inspector General's report has found that the agency improperly denied benefits to thousands of veterans who couldn't see a doctor during the pandemic.

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…

The concert band of the 42nd division of the New York Army National Guard performs holiday music at Warrior Ranch in Calverton, N.Y. Dec. 3, 2022.

After a slow recruiting year, states are trying new ways to attract people to the National Guard

The National Guard fell about 9,000 troops short of its goal in 2022. Some states are improving their outreach and incentive plans to try to counter that trend.

Military troops and border patrol agents lead a group of detained people onto a military aircraft for a deportation flight from Fort Bliss, Texas Jan. 23, 2025. President Trump ordered the flights to Latin America for people in the United States without legal status.

As more federal troops deploy to the border, the fate of Texas' state military mission is unclear

The Trump Administration has suggested the expanded federal military effort at the border may be modeled on "Operation Lone Star," a Texas National Guard mission that's been underway for four years.

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