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Members of the Georgia National Guard stand in formation as gas is used to dispurse crowds in downtown Atlanta on May 31, 2020.

Some National Guard Members Are Likely To Face Discipline After Refusing To Deploy To Protests

Some members of the National Guard are facing consequences because they refused orders to deploy to major cities during this month's protests.In…

Army recruits take their Oaths of Enlistment at Fort Lee, Va. June 22.

COVID-19 Has Forced The Army To Rethink And Step Up Its Virtual Recruiting Efforts

The Army is holding its first nationwide virtual recruiting campaign, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to scale back face-to-face interactions and…

Makayla Montz and Marc Jules Ocampo of the California National Guard medical support team prepare to work at a skilled nursing facility in Los Angeles County, Cal.

In California, The National Guard Is Helping Fill Staff Shortages At Long-Term Care Facilities

As overwhelmed health departments call for help, National Guard members have been deployed to help run COVID19 testing sites and assist nursing…

Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey (left) speaks with Ensign Dimitri Foster aboard the USS Lake Champlain in 2018. Holsey - one of the Navy's few Black admirals - heads the One Navy Task Force

Why Are There So Few Black Admirals In The Navy? Some Blame A Culture Of Discrimination

The One Navy Task Force is looking at why only a handful of African Americans reach top jobs. It's also examining discrimination in all aspects of Navy…

In a training exercise at Joint Base Cape Cod, Army ROTC cadets practice ambushing opposing forces.

ROTC Cadets Are Gradually Resuming Some In-Person Training

Like many college classes, ROTC training is mostly online because of the pandemic. But some cadets have resumed limited in-person training.Cadet Isabella…

At General Clarence Tinker K-8 School on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., about four in five students are attending classes in person.

For Military Children, Changing Schools In A Pandemic Presents New Challenges

Most military children are used to moving and changing schools. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be especially hard to make friends and feel…

President Donald Trump speaks at a 2019 American Veterans Convention in Louisville, Ky. Former Vice President Joe Biden salutes a veteran at a 2019 Iowa town hall event.

Veterans Usually Vote Strongly Republican, But Polls Suggest That May Change This Year

Veterans traditionally are more likely to vote for Republican candidates. But polls suggest their support for President Trump has eroded.In a poll…

Retired Army Colonel Herminio Blas-Irizarry volunteered for a VA COVID-19 vaccine trial. "It's something I want to do for my country," he said.

Veterans Find A New Way To Serve: They're Volunteering for COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

More than 50 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers are involved in trials to test vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, and the agency is calling…

Curley Bonds, the Chief Medical Officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, joins other state and county officials at a 2019 Suicide Prevention Month event.

A Lack Of Timely And Accurate Data Is Hampering Efforts To Prevent Veteran Suicide

Some states and cities are trying to improve the quality of data on veteran suicide, which is often incomplete and years old.

At a drive-through vaccination site in Elizabeth City, N.C., Tech Sgt. Steven Simpson of the North Carolina National Guard administers a COVID-19 vaccination as Maj. Hollis Guenther gives the next recipient instructions about the vaccine.

To Speed Up COVID-19 Vaccinations, Leaders Are Turning To The National Guard

More than a dozen states have called up the National Guard to help at vaccination sites, and Joe Biden may mobilize Guard units nationally.

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