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Services ask defense secretary for exceptions to lax flu vaccine policy

The services sent a "robust set of exception" requests to a new Pentagon policy allowing personnel to decide whether to get the flu shot.

By Patricia Kime

5 days ago

Hegseth mulls benefits fix for veterans exposed to radiation at A-bomb test site

Civilians have received benefits for work at the Nevada test site, but Cold War-era regulations still do not allow veterans to prove they were there, too.

By Richard Sisk

7 days ago

Hiroshima survivor who spent decades investigating American POW deaths dies at 88

Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor, spent decades researching the forgotten American prisoners of war killed in the Hiroshima attack.

By Claire Barrett

2 months ago

‘My God what have we done’: Enola Gay pilot’s combat notebook is for sale

Capt. Robert A Lewis wrote the account during and in the immediate aftermath of dropping the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

By Claire Barrett

2 months ago

Devil Dogs to follow slimmer waist-to-height standard than other branches

The U.S. Marine Corps has gone further in its waist-to-height ratio than the Department of Defense’s standards, making the new criteria 0.52 or less.

By Cristina Stassis

3 months ago

Military dogs are facing substandard conditions, leading to deaths, report finds

An Office of the Inspector General report found that poor kennel conditions and a lack of enough caretakers can result in health issues, death.

By Cristina Stassis

3 months ago