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Navy Lt. Commander Jeff Raunig, a physician, weighs his options under the new military retirement system. 'Med school doesn't teach you that much about economics,' he said.

Service Members Face New Retirement Options, But Some Feel Unprepared To Choose

About 1.7 million troops are eligible to switch from a traditional pension plan to a blended plan that works more like a 401(k). But some lack the…

A charity called 'Homes for Our Troops' is building an accessible home for veteran Ryan Wilcox in upstate New York.

Making Life Accessible Again: Disabled Veterans Struggle With Mobility At Home

When veterans with war injuries need accessible housing, they often have few options. Army veteran Ryan Wilcox is 29, easy going with a big sandy beard.…

Maj. Jason Moncuse, back to camera on left, meets with actors portraying Afghan village officials. The training exercise at Fort Polk, La., is preparing the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade for a spring deployment to Afghanistan.

Soldiers, With Empathy: U.S. Army Creates Dedicated Adviser Brigades

The Army has deployed advisers to foreign military forces for decades. But it has been an ad hoc assignment with mixed success. Now the Army is forming brigades specifically trained to be advisers.

Marine Corps Master Sgt. David Lopez is a car enthusiast with 23 years in the military. He's learning to work on BMW engines as part of the inaugural class of the Military Service Technician Education Program at Camp Pendleton.

A New Kind of Military Training: Corporations Prepare Troops For Civilian Jobs

BMW, Microsoft, and CVS are among the companies that conduct on-base job training for service members who will soon leave the military.Leaning under the…

In this 1971 Army photo, a service member is vaccinated with a jet injection gun. The Army at the time called the gun "a fast, safe method for giving mass inoculations to troops."

Hepatitis C Is More Common In Vietnam Vets, But Nobody Is Sure Why

Some veterans say they contracted hepatitis from the "jet gun" that was used to immunize them in the Vietnam era, but researchers haven't proven that…

With a camera attached to his helmet, Navy Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Lewis participates in a training exercise. Combat Camera photographers are trained to shoot both cameras and weapons to photograph military operations.

Navy To Shut Down 'Combat Camera,' Which Photographed Decades of Warfare

The Navy blames cost-cutting for the elimination of its two Combat Camera units, which take photos and videos of naval operations. Kurt Kinnamon spent…

Sailors at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. raise a flag to recognize the station's success at retaining personnel. The Navy recognizes units that do a good job keeping sailors in the service.

Struggling To Meet Recruiting Goals, The Navy Will Allow Sailors To Take A Break And Return

As the Navy plans to increase the number of ships, it's looking for new ways to keep sailors in the service, even allowing them to leave for a year and…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (left) and Manuel Padilla, chief of the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector, meet National Guard troops in Weslaco, Tex.

National Guard Deployments Start Slowly At U.S./Mexico Border

Hundreds of troops have arrived to assist Border Patrol agents. But National Guard operations are not yet fully underway.Maria Reyes lives in Mercedes,…

Diane Garrison Langston, a board-certified music therapist at the Gainesville, Fla. VA, is teaching Joshua Lawhorn guitar to help with his post traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury.

New VA Telehealth Program Brings Art Therapy To Vets At Home

The VA in Florida has begun offering telehealth programs in dance, visual art, and music. The programs link therapists with veterans in their homes.…

Airman 1st Class Jack Pepper (with goggles) attempts a maneuver on a simulator while Lt. Col. Paul Vicars looks on. Pepper is among the first participants in Pilot Training Next, which uses off-the-shelf virtual reality technology.

These Air Force Trainees Spend Less Time In the Cockpit, More Time In Flight Simulators

Facing a shortage of pilots, the Air Force is experimenting with ways to make training programs faster and less expensive.In a makeshift classroom in…

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