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VA may fast-track disability benefits for Air Force missile community
The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering offering easier access to disability benefits to airmen in the nuclear missile community.
Senators demand DOD answers on troops’ self-inflicted brain injuries
The move follows reports of troops suffering significant injuries from the concussive blasts from their own weapons.
Pressure mounts on Biden to leverage human rights laws on Israel aid
As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza mounts, a growing group of Democrats pushes Biden to apply human rights laws to Israel security assistance.
Pentagon to install rooftop solar panels as part of clean energy plan
The Pentagon is one of 31 government sites receiving grants as part of a Biden administration plan to promote energy conservation and clean energy.
US military academies focus on oaths and loyalty to Constitution
The service academies are trying to update how they teach future officers to navigate the country’s political polarization.
By Gary Fields, AP
White House to review Cabinet protocols after Austin’s hospitalization
The White House chief of staff is also ordering Cabinet heads to notify his office if they ever can’t perform their duties.
By Seung Min Kim and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
White House to review defense secretary’s hospitalization notification
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on Jan. 1, which the Pentagon did not disclose to the public until Friday.
By Seung Min Kim and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized Sunday
A senior defense official said Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks was not notified until Thursday that Austin had been hospitalized since Jan. 1.
By Tara Copp
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy issues plea for support during Washington visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke at the National Defense University on Monday.
By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Lawyer picked as Army’s first top sexual assault prosecutor fired
Brig. Gen. Warren Wells was removed from the job because of an email he sent 10 years ago appearing to belittle victims’ assault allegations.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Air Force expanding review of cancers in nuclear missile community
The expanded Air Force study will consider a broader range of career fields as well as an additional base.
By Tara Copp, AP