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The National Guard is being tasked with a growing number of missions, and critics argue that heavy deployments are straining the force.

California incarcerates nearly 7,000 military veterans scattered throughout 34 different prisons. Now, the state is planning to house them together on what would be the nation's largest veterans prison yard.

In Kansas City, the Moral Injury Association of America sponsors a writing group that’s worked with thousands of veterans and family members since 2014.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott continues to ramp up his controversial border security initiative. The state has sent troopers and National Guard members to the U.S./Mexico border to arrest migrants.

Congress dropped a controversial measure that would require women to register for the Selective Service. Men are required to register once they turn 18.

Around the country, groups are teaching wounded troops and veterans to fly fish. While there's not much research on the therapeutic benefits, some say the experience helps them heal.

In a sign of how desperate some states are for health care workers during the pandemic, New York has begun teaching EMT skills to National Guard members.

Veterans suffering from certain medical conditions became eligible for "presumptive" VA disability benefits last year. But the claims they're filing have added to the agency's huge backlog.

Under an order from President Biden, the Pentagon is deploying a thousand troops to help hospitals that are experiencing a surge in patients and have a lot of employees out sick.

Strict restrictions aboard Navy ships - put in place after a major COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 - have been eased, as the Navy tries to balance safety with fulfilling its mission.