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Lt. Cmdr. Valerie Greenaway conducts a Navy training session in December 2016, when an Obama-era policy allowed transgender service members to serve openly. Now, President Trump has ordered a ban on transgender recruits.

Transgender Troops Face Uncertainty As Pentagon Decides Their Fate

President Trump's directive prohibits transgender people from joining the military and bans the military from paying for gender reassignment surgery. But…

PONCE, PUERTO RICO - North Carolina National Guard SSG Joe Rodriguez carries donated water and MRE's for Nani Soto in a distribution center in a sports arena in the Southern town of Ponce, the 2nd largest city in Puerto Rico, on October 20, 2017.

Q&A With Military Reporter Jay Price On Hurricane Recovery In Puerto Rico

Last week marked one month since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, and conditions remain primitive on much of the island. About one million people...

The crew of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle waits on Red Beach in California during an October exercise.

Decades After Inchon and Iwo Jima, Marines Try New Methods to Storm Beaches

During a San Diego training exercise, the Marine Corps tried out some new tools to enhance its amphibious landings.The Marines are formulating a new plan…

Actor Stephan Wolfert directs a program called DE-CRUIT that welcomes veterans to the stage to perform Shakespeare.

An Unusual Treatment For Veterans' PTSD: Performing Shakespeare

A workshop in New York uses creative writing and Shakespearean monologues to help veterans heal. On a rainy night in Ballston Spa, New York, not far from…

The Trump Administration Wants A Bigger Army, Putting Pressure on Military Recruiters

The Trump Administration wants to grow the Army substantially, even as potential recruits get harder to find. That's putting more pressure on recruiters…

Army veteran Phillip Faustman sifts through his belongings at a San Diego homeless shelter. Faustman says he attempted suicide three times in two and a half years.

VA Faces Challenges As It Tries to Expand Mental Health Care

The Veterans Health Administration is planning to make mental health care more available to help reduce veteran suicide. But veterans advocates worry…

Veterans sign the movie poster for "Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story" at an October screening at Fort Drum.

In A New Movie About 'Black Hawk Down,' Troops Tell The Story Hollywood Missed

The 2001 Hollywood blockbuster movie "Black Hawk Down" portrayed the story of the Battle of Mogadishu. Now, a new documentary hopes to change the…

Andrew Heaton runs the medical marijuana dispensary WTJ MMJ Supply in Colorado Springs. He said he believes legal recreational marijuana in the city could deter active duty soldiers from using pot.

The Army Has A Message For Soldiers: Even Where Marijuana Is Legal, Don't Use It

Recreational marijuana use is now legal in ten states, but it remains off-limits to service members ... and some military communities don't want it to be…

Air Force veteran Thom O'Shaughnessy opposes the renaming of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. 'You don't see the name of a corporation in front of Valley Forge or Gettysburg,' he said.

LA's Coliseum, Built As A War Memorial, Is Getting A Corporate Sponsor. Some Veterans Are Protesting

Similar debates have played out elsewhere, as sports stadiums that were originally built as memorials to veterans take on new corporate names. To help…

Observers watch an explosion during Operation Hardtack in 1958. 35 nuclear tests were conducted in the Pacific, exposing troops to radiation.

Instead of Medals, The Pentagon Is Offering Certificates To Vets Who Were Exposed To Radiation

The new certificate recognizes as many as 550,000 veterans who were exposed to nuclear weapons tests between 1945 and 1992. But the certificates leave a…

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