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Disability payouts help some vets earn more than healthy peers
Veterans with low disability ratings see higher income than non-disabled peers, but individuals with significant health issues lag far behind.
Two minor injuries in latest rocket attack on Iraqi al-Asad airbase housing US personnel
The incident is the latest in a series of attacks in Iraq and Syria against facilities housing U.S. personnel.
By Howard Altman
US soldiers unharmed after car bomb explodes inside Colombia military base injuring dozens: Embassy
The U.S. Embassy in Bogota wrote on its Twitter account that a small group of American military personnel were at the base when the explosion occurred but were not harmed.
By Manuel Rueda
Lawmakers eye cutting restrictions, expanding infertility help for veterans
Current VA rules limit in vitro fertilization services to married, opposite-sex couples only.
US contractor told Lebanese port official of chemicals risk
A U.S. Army contractor advising the Lebanese navy told port officials of the unsafe storage of ammonium nitrate in 2015 or 2016.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Democrats press Pompeo over Trump’s ‘failure’ of an Iran policy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo got an earful on the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran
By Joe Gould
This WWI helmet may outperform modern ones against shock waves
Any helmet is still better than no helmet, but at least one World War I-era brain bucket designed by France is better than your modern design in protecting against overhead blasts.
By Kyle Rempfer
Navy SEAL’s family pushes for recognition of brain injuries
As a decorated Navy SEAL operator and explosives breacher, Ryan Larkin was regularly exposed to high-impact blast waves throughout his 10 years of service.
By Lilly Price, The (Annapolis, Md.) Capital-Gazette via the AP
Debate over brain injuries in US military: A teachable moment
Having some of our leaders label TBIs as less serious than other injuries runs the risk of deterring service members from seeking the treatment they need, says the author of this commentary.
By Sandra L. Shullman, Ph.D.