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Kristin Backlund, whose husband is an Air Force ROTC instructor, holds her Alaska absentee ballot. She says obtaining and completing it was a complicated process.

Frequent Moves and Confusing Laws Often Keep Military Spouses From Voting

A new study suggests military spouses vote much less than servicemembers, and they may not be getting the help they need to cast their votes.Kristin…

Chef Ellen Adams (right), an Air Force veteran, helps fellow veteran Linda Costello coat apples in chocolate.

Leaving MREs Behind, Veterans Build Community Through Learning To Cook

A cooking program in upstate New York helps veterans find camaraderie in the kitchen.Military service can change the way you eat. You have to scarf down…

Marines string concertina wire at the San Ysidro pedestrian crossing.

Marines Lay Miles Of Concertina Wire Along Southern Border In San Diego

More than 5000 troops have been deployed to the border, mainly to build barriers to harden points of entry. Most troops are scheduled to leave the border…

At a medical foster home near San Antonio, caregiver Tiffany Graves (left) sets out art supplies for Rose Witherspoon, a World War II veteran.

Medical Foster Homes Can Be An Option For Elderly Veterans, But The VA Won't Pay For Them

For thousands of elderly veterans, long term care means living in a nursing home or institutional care setting. But some have found a much homier…

High school educators take part in a virtual firing range exercise as they tour Fort Carson, Col. Army leaders hope these tours will result in educators steering more students toward military service.

To Reach Potential Recruits, The Army Is Working To Win Over High School Teachers

To increase interest in military service among teenagers, the Army is reaching out to some of the people who know them best: high school teachers and…

Dave McLenachen, the director of the VA's Appeals Management Office, testifies at a December Congressional hearing on wait times for veterans' benefit appeals.

A New Law Aims To Speed Up Veterans' Benefits Appeals, Which Now Can Take Years

The VA fully implemented the new law in February, hoping to clear up a backlog of appeals claims that numbers in the hundreds of thousands.The Department…

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…

Trucks line up to pass through a checkpoint at the U.S./Mexico border in Pharr, Tex. Truckers say the immigration crackdown has led to waitimes as long as six hours to cross the border.

The National Guard Is Heading To The U.S./Mexico Border To Help Move Trucks Through Faster

A thousand National Guard troops from Texas will try to address one of the unintended results of President Trump’s immigration crackdown -- traffic jams…

Black and white Marines served side by side during the Vietnam War, as seen in this 1966 photo of a firefight with the Viet Cong. But racial tension was not uncommon throughout the armed services.

In 1969, The Military Thought It Had Eliminated Racism In Its Ranks. Then Troops Began Rioting

Camp Lejeune, N.C. was the first of several bases to experience racial violence during the Vietnam War. It led to major reforms in military racial…

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