-
The military is trying to learn more about long COVID. Troops who have it worry about their careers.Little is known about COVID-19 cases in which symptoms persist for months. Affected service members may have trouble performing their duties or getting treatment.
-
The military is taking a hard line on troops seeking religious exemptions to the COVID vaccine mandate. Lawyers say that could have consequences for others who seek different kinds of religious accommodations.
-
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.
-
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.
-
At the VA - the nation's largest health care system - dozens of hospitals have had to implement "contingency standards" since the omicron wave began.
-
The Pentagon says fewer than 10 percent of active duty troops remain totally unvaccinated. Some have requested exemptions; other face punishment.
-
The Department of Veterans Affairs said its frontline health workers must get vaccinated by mid-September or they'll lose their jobs.
-
More than 12,000 American Legion posts closed for at least part of the pandemic. Those closures left some posts in financial trouble.
-
Days before Memorial Day, the Department of Veterans Affairs is easing restrictions at the cemeteries it manages.