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Expanding birth control access for veterans and military families
Congress has the opportunity to advance no-cost sharing for birth control for the members and families of our military.
By Allison Jaslow and Sophia Heimowitz
This bill proposes giving veterans a year of birth control at once
The proposed law would allow VA patients to request up to a year of birth control pills at a time.
National Guard soldier helps deliver baby on the side of the road, finds an adoptive family
While on the phone with emergency medical services, Sgt. Leann Roggensack used her iPhone charger to tie off the baby's umbilical cord.
By Hannah Graf
The list of military sites with suspected ‘forever chemicals’ contamination has grown
But the Pentagon did not say where the sites are or the extent of the contamination, if any.
By Patricia Kime
Yearlong birth control supply for female vets could cut costs and unplanned pregnancies
The Department of Veterans Affairs could save about $2 million a year in prenatal, birth and newborn care costs by offering female veterans a year’s supply of birth control pills, researchers say.
By Ariana Puzzo
New Pentagon transgender policy sets limits for treatment, new recruits after April 12
The Defense Department has approved a new policy that will largely bar transgender troops and military recruits from transitioning to another sex, and require most individuals to serve in their birth gender.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
That airman charged with spying? Here’s how she earned an Air Medal
Former Tech. Sgt. Monica Elfriede Witt, who was charged with espionage Wednesday, earned an Air Medal for her contributions during the early days of the Iraq War.
By Kent Miller
Former Air Force tech sergeant who defected to Iran charged with spying
A former Air Force counterintelligence specialist, a technical sergeant, who defected to Iran about five years after leaving the Air Force, has been charged with espionage.
By Kent Miller
Some fear groundwater near Georgia military bases is toxic
Groundwater near Georgia military bases remains contaminated from a toxic firefighting foam used for decades by the U.S. Air Force, prompting fears among residents about their exposure to the chemicals.
Do military women have higher rates of infertility than civilians?
Group calls for more data and more research on infertility in military women and men.
By Karen Jowers
Contaminated basewater database
The searchable database shows military families if their base is at risk.
By Tara Copp, AP