A Massachusetts man wants the government to pay $9.5 million after being badly injured in a crash with a Black Hawk helicopter. The Major Richard Star Act has wide support among lawmakers but has been stalled in Congress for nearly a year. The Department of the Navy is now examining whether changes to its beard accommodation policies would be “operationally supportable and prudent." Lawmakers kicked FY24 defense funding further down the road, raising fears at the Pentagon that congressional inaction may soon result in a 1% sequester. A now-18-year-old woman argued the Marine Corps was negligent in letting Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne interact with teenage recruits. Soldiers at Fort Cavazos say that officials won't grant any religious exceptions to rules requiring deductions from their Basic Allowance for Subsistence. The move follows several years of expanded benefits for veterans who suffered toxic exposure injuries while in the military. Nearly 250 former U.S. interpreters and allies in Afghanistan have been reported killed by the Taliban in retribution for their service. The long-sought assistance for Afghan refugees still faces a difficult fight in Congress. Officials will speed up portions of the PACT Act to allow enrollment of thousands of veterans into VA health care next month. Load More