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Pastor Javier Leyva (right) leads a prayer vigil at the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas. The participants memorialized migrants and the members of the Texas National Guard who have died on the border.

At least 17 Texas National Guardsman have died patrolling the southern border, including several suicides

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has mobilized thousands of National Guard troops to the southern border over the past three years to deter illegal migration. The mobilization has taken a toll on some soldiers.

Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel James Kimbrough has been teaching eight years in the Hampton City Schools in Virginia. He had help finding the job through the Pentagon's Troops to Teachers program.

After 30 years, a Pentagon program that helped veterans become teachers is in its final days

A Pentagon program that helped thousands of veterans become classroom teachers is winding down. Advocates say the program should be saved.

Families gather on shore to say goodbye to the sailors aboard the USS Harry S. Truman in Norfolk. The carrier was preparing to deploy for its current mission bolstering U.S. forces in the Middle East.

A new report says the Navy doesn’t have enough people or parts to keep all of its ships afloat

The September report from the Government Accountability Office said the shortages are part of a long-standing maintenance problem for the Navy.

In a November ceremony, the San Diego LGBT Center added seven veterans to its Wall of Honor, which commemorates San Diego LGBTQ veterans in hopes their "courage, bravery and sacrifices" will inspire future generations.

LGBTQ vets celebrate their progress, but also worry Trump may reverse it

Many LGBTQ veterans served secretly at a time when they could have been kicked out of the military because of their sexual orientation. Some worry those days could return.

Clinical Manager Danielle Floyd looks through a journal at A Woman’s Choice in Danville, Virginia. The clinic provides the book for patients to write messages to other who will come after them.

In states with fewer abortion restrictions, providers are seeing a growing number of service members

A longstanding federal ban prevents military doctors from performing abortions in most cases, leaving troops to seek the procedure at private clinics.

Specialist Douglas Reece conducts anti-extremism training aboard the destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur in the East China Sea on March 22, 2021. The training was part of a worldwide Defense Department stand down ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after several service members and veterans were among the crowd at the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The military is likely to end its anti-extremism efforts after four years of uncertain results

Republicans have dismissed the Biden Administration's anti-extremism efforts as an unnecessary distraction for the military.

Robyne (left) and her son Zander, 17, talk about new challenges to military families with trans kids. The family, who lives near San Diego, will lose access to insurance coverage for Zander's gender-affirming healthcare because of legislation passed by Congress.

Military families scramble as Congress ends coverage of gender-affirming care for minors

A provision in the Pentagon budget bill cuts off TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming health care for military dependents under 18.

Crews erect a new Fort Liberty sign outside one of the base's gates in June 2023, as the Fort Bragg name was officially replaced. The military spent more than $6 million on the change, which is now being undone.

In reinstating the name of Fort Bragg, the Army hopes to skirt a ban on Confederate namesakes

The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now will be named for a World War II private, Roland Bragg.

The USS Gettysburg pulls into Souda Bay, Greece, Dec. 8. The cruiser returned to sea in December as the first ship to emerge from a controversial years-long modernization process.

Details remain murky on why a Navy cruiser launched a missile at a U.S. aircraft in the Red Sea

The Dec. 22 missile attack from the USS Gettysburg is the first friendly fire incident in decades. The crew members of the F/A-18 ejected safely before the missile struck.

Demonstrators gather in San Antonio in July, shortly after Vanessa Guillen's body was found near Fort Hood.

Four years after Vanessa Guillen's death, advocates are cautiously optimistic about military reforms

The military has a new system to investigate sexual harassment complaints, after Guillen's family said her complaints weren't taken seriously.

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