Pentagon restores honor to more than 800 LGBTQ+ veterans after ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ discharge review

More than 800 LGBTQ+ veterans kicked out of the military for their sexuality under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy will have their honor restored, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.

MIA accounting agency sees slight uptick in number of remains identified over past year

The Defense Department agency tasked with accounting for the missing in action from America’s wars identified 172 service members in the just-ended fiscal year, a slight uptick from previous years but still short of the effort’s annual goal.

Popular kiosks returned to VA clinics, hospitals after veterans complained about new online system

In November 2020, the VA began phasing out the kiosks as it introduced the online program called the Beneficiary Travel Self Service System. But veterans and lawmakers said the new online portal’s complex log-in and navigation system discouraged use.

Military moves aircraft, ships and closes bases as Hurricane Milton nears Florida

The Air Force and Navy moved aircraft and ships out of the path of Hurricane Milton on Tuesday as the storm churned toward Florida’s west coast.

VA shutters hospitals, clinics along Florida’s Gulf Coast as Hurricane Milton nears landfall

Dozens of hospitals and outpatient clinics run by the Department of Veterans Affairs in cities along Florida’s Gulf Coast are shuttering buildings, canceling appointments and moving in-person visits to virtual exams as Hurricane Milton is forecast to strike the Tampa Bay area by late Wednesday.

‘SEAL Team’ actor immerses himself in the military community with USO tour to Marine Corps Museum

Actor David Boreanaz participated in a USO mission immersion tour in the Washington, D.C. area, where he visited the National Museum of the Marine Corps and met military service members to get an exclusive look into their daily lives.

Veterans, troops targeted in Iran-backed disinformation campaign ahead of US election

The nonprofit Foundation for Defense of Democracies issued a report warning of attempts by Tehran to present false content for American audiences that is critical of the U.S. election process and U.S. foreign policy.

Number of active-duty soldiers deployed to help Helene recovery reaches 1,500 as Hurricane Milton nears Florida

Soldiers deployed into the North Carolina mountains in recent days came from the 82nd Airborne Division and the 20th Engineer Brigade at Fort Liberty, N.C., and the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Marine Corps’ unmanned ‘narco-boat’ heads to Okinawa for Indo-Pacific trial

The Marine Corps will soon deploy an unmanned, semisubmersible watercraft designed to move supplies and weapons across large ocean distances in waters surrounding Okinawa.

Remains of Merrill’s Marauder killed and missing from World War II identified

The remains of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Herman J. Sundstad, who fought in Burma during World War II as a member of the famed Merrill’s Marauders outfit, have been identified and returned to family members in Minnesota after 80 years.