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Advocates hold an outreach event near Camp Lejeune, N.C. in April 2022, a few months before President Biden signed legislation allowing veterans, family members, and others to file claims for exposure to toxic water on the Marine Corps base.

Facing a deadline, more than 300,000 claims have been filed in the Camp Lejeune toxic water case

A variety of health problems have been linked to contaminated water on the North Carolina Marine Corps base between 1953 and 1987.

Specialist Isaac Marshall, an analyst with the North Carolina National Guard Cyber Security Response Force, builds a simulated computer network for a training event to help state and local government IT workers learn to recognize and respond to cyber attacks.

Some in Congress want to create a new military branch to specialize in cyber warfare

Supporters say cyber threats from China and other rivals require a dedicated force. But opponents argue that's unnecessary and risky.

At his office on Long Island, New York, Dr. Anthony Szema models the smart ring that tracks health data for veterans who were exposed to fumes from toxic burn pits overseas.

Doctors turn to AI and wearable monitors to measure the effects of burn pits on veterans' health

A long-term study hopes to shed light on an array of vague symptoms that can affect veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Commander Robert Molinaro, Executive Officer of the USS Ramage, inspects the ship's sleeping quarters March 22, 2023. Though the Ramage is back in port in Norfolk, Virginia, some sailors have to live on the ship because of a shortage of barracks space on base.

A lack of base housing is forcing Navy sailors to live on ships, even when they're home in the U.S.

A lack of barracks space - as well as poor living conditions in some barracks buildings - are contributing to complaints about sailors' quality of life.

The parents of Joseph Bushling - Kevin Bushling and Lisa Bushling - take a break during a 2012 search for their son near Dugway, Utah. The search, conducted mainly by volunteers, was one of several unsuccessful attempts to find Kevin, who disappeared in 2011 and was classified by the Army as a deserter.

Despite policy changes, critics say the Army doesn't do enough to find soldiers who go missing

After a string of high-profile deaths and disappearances, the Army is trying harder to find soldiers who fail to report for duty.

Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate Ryan Cuppernall leads SafeTALK suicide training in Norfolk, Va. on Aug. 9, 2023. SafeTALK is a three-hour course that trains sailors and civilians how to prevent suicide.

A Pentagon report finds that troops' suicides are often preceded by legal or administrative troubles

About a quarter of all suicide deaths occur among troops caught up in legal or administrative battles - sometimes for minor infractions.

A campaign sign for New York Republican Congressman Nick LaLota references his eight years of service in the Navy. LaLota is facing Democrat John Avlon in the race for New York's first congressional district.

Some candidates are campaigning on an increasingly rare credential: military experience

Only about a third of the members of Congress are veterans, a sharp decrease from the World War II and Vietnam eras.

Army veteran David Vieira, President of the Afghanistan Iraq Veterans War Memorial Fund, attends a dedication ceremony for Connecticut's new monument to Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans. Viera's non-profit raised money to build the memorial in Danbury.

A federal monument to Iraq and Afghanistan vets is years away, but states are erecting their own

While the national memorial goes through a lengthy planning and fundraising process, veterans are working with state and local governments to build smaller monuments around the country.

Following a funeral ceremony in New Bern, N.C., Patriot Guard Riders member John Conner kneels to pay his respects to Barbara Weiss, the niece of Staff Sgt. Robert J. Ferris Jr. He died in 1942 in World War II, before Weiss was born. She was the next of kin when his remains were identified last year.

When troops' remains are identified from long-ago wars, it's getting harder to find family members

Scientific advances have allowed the Army to identify about 200 sets of remains each year - dating back to World War II. But the passage of time has complicated the process of finding families to accept the remains.

Navy veterans Andy Camp, left, and Matt Semple stand in the San Diego Central Library IDEA Lab, where they worked to develop their water-saving razor. They've launched the product on Kickstarter, raising almost $70,000 from more than 1300 backers.

With skills they've honed in the military, troops and veterans hope to become entrepreneurs

Since 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been hosting entrepreneurship fairs at military bases to encourage troops to start businesses.

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