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Jesus Guzmán (right) and fellow Higher Ground veterans participate in a team-building exercise during a hike in Big Bear, Cal.

In An Outdoor Recreation Program, Veterans Find Healing and Friendship

At "recreational therapy" camps, outdoor activities and mindfulness help veterans with PTSD, sexual trauma, and other issues.7,000 feet above sea level,…

An encampment that served as a hub for Army and Border Patrol activity now sits vacant near the Donna Rio Bravo International Bridge. It was cleared out in late December.

Most Troops Have Left The Texas Border, And Opinions Are Mixed On What They Accomplished

Thousands of troops who were deployed to the border in the fall have left, but the Trump Administration may call for a second deployment of thousands…

Staff Sgt. Logan Ireland and his wife, Laila, speak about transgender issues at the U.S. Air Force Academy in February 2018.

Supreme Court Order Leads To More Uncertainty For Transgender Troops And Recruits

President Trump's restrictions on transgender troops moved a step closer to taking effect, even as several lawsuits challenging the policy remain…

Charlotte Blackwell with a photo of her son, Air Force veteran Jermaine Petit. Petit was helped by a new program in Long Beach, Cal. that pairs law enforcement officers with VA counselors to help veterans in crisis.

To Help Veterans In Crisis, VA Counselors Are Riding Along With Police

In a first of its kind program, the VA in Long Beach, Cal. is partnering with law enforcement to proactively reach military veterans with mental health…

Mike Bernicchi (left), who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria, records his oral history with interviewer Martin Medart at the Military Heritage Museum in Punta Gorda, Fla.

An Oral History Boom: Hundreds of Groups Are Recording Veterans' Stories

Encouraged by a Library of Congress initiative, volunteers and non-profit groups around the country are recording and preserving veterans' voices.At the…

Wildlife biologist Kory McLellan shoots off pyrotechnics to scare birds away from the airfield at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

The Air Force Is Trying New Strategies To Battle A Constant Problem: Birds On Airfields

Fireworks, drones, and habitat relocation projects are among the ways that Air Force biologists are fighting the expensive and potentially deadly problem…

Concertina wire installed by U.S. Marines remains on the beach near the U.S.-Mexico border fence in San Diego.

Troops Have Installed Miles Of Concertina Wire At The U.S./Mexico Border, And More May Be Coming

President Trump is considering sending a new round of troops to the southern border. The military withdrew some service members from the border in…

52 years after he died in a Vietnam plane crash, Raul Guerra's memorial service was held at Risher Mortuary in Montebello, Cal.

A Fallen Vietnam Veteran Has Returned Home. The Water He Drank Helped Identify His Remains

Raul Guerra was adopted, so his DNA couldn't be matched to blood relatives. Scientists instead turned to an emerging technique that linked his bones to…

Veterans and their families demolish a wooden foot bridge in Biscayne National Park.

Scientists Are Trying To Measure The Value Of Outdoor Service Work For Transitioning Veterans

Congress is considering legislation to encourage "outdoor therapy" for veterans with injuries or post-traumatic stress. Volunteer groups are already…

Army Brig. Gen. Walter Duzzny speaks to border patrol agents in Sunland Park, N.M. during a June media event at the U.S. Mexico border.

The Life Of Troops Posted At The Border

Thousands of military personnel were deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border in the fall of last year. At the time President Donald Trump said their purpose...

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