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Military suicide rates mostly steady over past decade
The Pentagon is implementing a wide range of recommendations from an independent review finished earlier this year.
A Fort Lee instructor is the 15th service member, 2nd active-duty soldier, to die from COVID-19
A 38-year-old solider died Jan. 2 of complications.
A reserve Navy Seabee, 33, is the 13th service member to die from COVID-19 complications
Builder 2nd Class Nathan Huff Bishop died Dec. 1.
Veterans unemployment up in November as national jobless rate falls
About 552,000 veterans looking for work last month were unable to find jobs.
Colorado veteran suicide rate higher than national average
Colorado recorded 43 deaths by suicide of male and female veterans per 100,000 in 2019, compared with 32 deaths nationally per 100,000 in 2018.
A Hawaii Guardsman is the 11th military, and second Air Force COVID-19 death
A 52-year-old Hawaii Air National Guardsman died of COVID-19 on Nov. 15.
An Army reservist is the military’s 10th coronavirus death
A Florida-based Army reservist died Thursday.
We have a responsibility to do more
The author of this commentary offers advice on how personal acts and long-term actions can reduce the strain members of the military can feel in this time of pandemic.
By Col. Chris Karns
Veterans employment rates improve again in October
BLS estimated that 5.5 percent of vets nationwide were looking for work last month.
Service member suicide prevention: Why the military must end the stigma on mental health
Mental health services must be normalized in the military for our service members to properly utilize them, say the authors of this commentary.
By Katrina Games and Aliyah Theargood
Understanding the economic impacts of COVID-19 on veterans and military families
Recent legislation signals meaningful change, but more needs to be done to address the challenges facing the veteran and military community, says the author of this commentary.
By Nick Armstrong