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A military vehicle enters an encampment in Donna, Texas, just inside the U.S. border with Mexico.

Some Local Residents Welcome Troops At The U.S./Mexican Border; Others Are Afraid

Active-duty troops are now at the U.S. border with Mexico, two weeks after President Trump ordered the deployment in response to a large group of migrants…

A citrus worker in Plymouth, Fla. grades oranges in this 1942 photo.

A Frantic Effort To Nourish WWII Troops Led To This Common Breakfast Staple

An effort to prevent scurvy in U.S. troops led to the growth of the orange juice industry, popularizing what had been a relatively obscure…

76 year old Army veteran Robert Neilson writes notes of encouragement to fellow veterans who have contemplated suicide. He's struggled with mental health issues since he left the Army in the 1960s.

Most Veterans Who Kill Themselves Are 55 Or Older. The VA Is Trying to Learn Why.

Veterans are about twice as likely as non-veterans to die by suicide. But the majority of those suicides are among veterans aged 55 or older -- whose…

Tony Sholar of the Marine Corps stands in the abandoned headquarters of a Marine unit at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The building was damaged in Hurricane Florence, and rainwater still pours through damaged roof.

Hurricane Florence Repairs At Camp Lejeune Will Cost Billions, And More Big Storms Are Likely

The Marine Corps says Camp Lejeune, N.C. needs $3.6 billion in repairs, as scientists warn climate change will lead to more big storms and affect military…

The 'Pendleton 14' were a group of African-American Marines who attacked what they thought was a meeting of the KKK in 1976.

Podcast Shines New Light On The History Of White Supremacy In The Military

In 1976, 13 Marines were jailed after they burst into a room at Camp Pendleton and attacked the men inside. The attackers thought they were confronting Ku…

A VA cemetery crew lifts a steel casket from the ground containing remains of an unknown U.S. service member, more than six decades after it was buried.

No Longer 'Unknowns': The Military Is Exhuming and Identifying Bodies of Korean War Victims

Using DNA and other new technology, scientists hope to identify the remains of more than 600 U.S. service members buried in a Hawaii veterans cemetery.At…

Gen. William J. Gothard (right) receives a spent shell casing as part of his 2014 retirement ceremony at Fort Jackson, S.C. Gothard says his 36 years of service left him with hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Pentagon Has Settled A Lawsuit Over Allegedly Defective Earplugs. Now Veterans Are Suing, Too.

The settlement with earplug manufacturer 3M has focused attention on service-related hearing loss, one of the most common health problems among veterans.A…

Therapist Keith Smith demonstrates virtual reality equipment at the University of Central Florida. Smith uses virtual reality to help treat veterans' post traumatic stress disorder.

After Success in Florida, The Use Of Virtual Reality To Treat PTSD Is Expanding

The University of Central Florida is using virtual reality to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. It's worked well enough that the Pentagon will fund…

Protesters opposed to the Trump Administration's military transgender ban march in Washington, D.C. in a July 2107 demonstration.

Some Troops Rushed To See Doctors Before The Military's New Transgender Policy Took Effect

The policy bans transgender recruits and prevents current troops from transitioning to another sex unless they were diagnosed with gender dysphoria before…

A Ukrainian and American soldier talk through a potential battlefield scenario with the help of an interpreter at the Combat Training Center in Yavoriv, Ukraine. The Wisconsin National Guard is helping train Ukraine's military.

Far Away From Washington, Impeachment Means Little To U.S. Troops Providing Military Aid To Ukraine

While the impeachment case centers on President Trump's handling of military aid to Ukraine, U.S. troops deployed in Ukraine say their mission hasn't…

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