Military bases teem with PFAS — there’s still no firm plan for cleanupExcessive levels of toxic PFAS chemicals have been detected at 80% of active and decommissioned military bases.By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, Grist3 weeks ago
VA may fast-track disability benefits for Air Force missile communityThe Department of Veterans Affairs is considering offering easier access to disability benefits to airmen in the nuclear missile community.By Courtney Mabeus-Brown4 weeks ago
Documentary chronicles efforts to repatriate American service members missing since WWII Project Recover has completed more than 60 missions in over 20 countries and located more than 180 Americans once missing in action.By Jon Simkins3 years ago
Military ends active-duty COVID vaccination support, but Guard effort enduresActive-duty troops might be done, but more than 12,000 Guardsmen are still helping vaccinate the public.By Davis Winkie3 years ago
Troops heading home as COVID-19 mass vaccination sites close up shopBy the end of Tuesday, the FEMA mass vaccination sites will be down to five.By Meghann Myers3 years ago
Military personnel to assist at Detroit vaccination siteMore than 220 Defense Department military and support personnel are expected at Ford Field in Detroit to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts.3 years ago
Pentagon to help stand up 10 more COVID mass vaccination sites, mission could last much of 2021A total of 35 FEMA-backed sites are either up and running or in the works.By Meghann Myers3 years ago
This is what it’s like for troops serving at a mass vaccination siteHundreds of active-duty troops and National Guardsmen are doing up to 6,000 vaccinations a day.By Meghann Myers3 years ago
Troops will be giving vaccines in Philadelphia, Florida in coming weeksThousands of troops have been deployed across the country to vaccinate in cities hardest-hit by COVID-19.By Meghann Myers3 years ago
Active-duty troops to administer vaccines in Texas, New York and Virgin IslandsTwo California sites are currently up and running in Oakland and Los Angeles.By Meghann Myers3 years ago
Veteran pleads guilty after FEMA, VA contracts for masks go unfilledProsecutors say the government lost no money on the contracts because he was to be paid on delivery, but the government was cheated out of more than $330,000 in two other schemes.3 years ago
Pearl Harbor ceremony marking 79th anniversary of attack closed to public amid virusThe health risks to the aging survivors of the attack and other World War II veterans mean none of them will gather at Pearl Harbor this year.3 years ago