Abortions are rarely performed by military clinics, data shows
Military treatment facilities have completed fewer than 100 abortions in the past five calendar years, all of which were permitted by federal law…
DoD looks to protect troops, civilian employees from prosecution over new abortion laws
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and remove federal protection of abortion access will affect troops and their families in…
Marine Corps, Army have disproportionate amounts of military substance abuse, mental health issues
Substance abuse and mental health challenges are disproportionately common in the Marine Corps and Army when compared to the other military services, according…
Pentagon committee on women in the military is back in business
After taking in a break in 2021 while the Defense Department did a review of dozens of advisory boards, the Defense Advisory Committee…
The Army’s search for gender-neutral fitness standards continues
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect a new Senate defense authorization bill amendment, passed June 15, that would require the…
Army equipment stored in Europe being looked at by inspector general
The Army keeps battalions’ worth of armored equipment stored in countries like Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, as it has since the Cold…
How the Army can work around states cracking down on abortion, trans rights
As states like Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama pass legislation that prohibits transgender children from seeking gender-affirming care, and women from terminating their pregnancies,…
Veteran status will be considered in deportation cases, new ICE directive says
When non-citizen veterans are detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, policy dictates that service records are considered when deciding whether to force deportation.…
New policy keeps HIV-positive troops deployable, bars involuntary separation in some cases
A new Defense Department policy allows HIV-positive service members with an undetectable viral load to not only stay in uniform, but remain deployable.…
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