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More than sixty percent of the students at Indian River Central School in Philadelphia, New York, are from military families.

For Military Kids, Switching Schools Can Land Them In The Wrong Classes

Kids in military families average six to nine moves before they graduate high school. That means navigating new schools, finding new friends, and catching…

Vietnam-era veteran Diane Fike selects vegetables at the Austin, Tex. VA food pantry. Studies have found a growing number of veterans are food insecure, including many who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.

VA Partners With Food Banks As More Veterans Struggle To Afford Food

More than 1.4 million veterans of all ages rely on government food assistance, but food insecurity is disproportionately common among post 9/11 veterans.…

A bugler plays Taps at Bay Pines National Cemetery as veterans stand at attention for their fellow former service members who died without close relatives.

When Veterans Die Without Loved Ones, These Volunteers Make Sure They Have A Send Off

Memorial Day is set aside to remember those who died in military service. But a group of military veterans in Florida works all year to commemorate their…

Army veteran Adam John Halvorsen and his girlfriend, Angela Del Castillo, were the first participants in a Safe Parking Program on the West Los Angeles VA campus.

In L.A., Homeless Vets Now Can Sleep In Their Cars At The VA

In the first program of its kind in the nation, the West Los Angeles VA has opened its campus to veterans who sleep in their cars. Officials say it's a…

Navy Ad Campaign Hopes To Attract New Generation Of Young, Tech-Savvy Recruits

All the armed services are confronting a challenging environment for adding numbers to their ranks. The U.S. is near full employment and fewer young people physically qualify.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with acting Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie after announcing he will nominate him to lead the department during an event on prison reform in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 18, 2018.

Three Months After Shulkin's Departure, Senate Considers New VA Secretary

As the Senate considers Robert Wilkie's nomination for VA secretary, veterans groups worry that the agency's leadership gap has slowed its work. President…

Angelina Gabriel's family surrounds her as she's promoted to the rank of Navy Chief Petty Officer in a September ceremony. Gabriel's husband also is a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy.

Troops Are Marrying Each Other More Often, Creating New Challenges for the Pentagon

About 84,000 service members are married to another member of the military, and some find it hard to balance their marriages with their careers. In their…

The first Navy sailors to participate in the MAVNI program take their oath of citizenship in this 2010 file photo. MAVNI has been controversial since it began in 2008.

They Were Recruited Into the Military, But Non-Citizen Troops Now Face An Uncertain Future

From 2009 to 2016, the Defense Department recruited more than 10,000 non-citizens into the armed forces. Now some say they're being discharged without…

Aleta Nims has lived in Potsdam, N.Y. for a year. She's still working to get re-licensed as a mental health counselor.

For Military Spouses With Professional Licenses, Each Move Can Mean A Bureaucratic Fight

When military families move, the careers of service members' spouses may grind to a halt because they lack a professional license in their new state.…

U.S. Defense Department forensic anthropologists in Wonsan, North Korea examine the contents of boxes containing the possible remains of U.S. MIAs July 27, 2018.

After Generations Of Grief And Frustration, Families Of Korean War MIAs Are More Optimistic

Families hope advances in DNA technology and thawing U.S./North Korean relations will help the government recover and identify long-missing remains of…

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