VA adds 9 respiratory cancers to list of illnesses caused by burn pits

The cancers were added to the department’s presumptive list, which lowers the amount of evidence that veterans must provide to receive VA benefits.

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Body of missing Texas National Guard soldier recovered

The body of Spc. Bishop E. Evans was found Monday, three days after the Texas National Guard soldier jumped into the Rio Grande to rescue two migrants trying to cross from Mexico into the Texas city of Eagle Pass, the state’s military department reported.

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DOD agrees to give reporter public records through FOIA but not day in court

The Defense Department has agreed to fulfill 15 Freedom of Information Act requests it previously denied to a journalist because he worked for a military publication.

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Retired general faulted by Marines IG for racial slur during European commander posting

A report by the Inspector General of the Marine Corps details the July 2020 incident, which ultimately led to Maj. Gen. Stephen Neary’s dismissal as head of U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa.

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Military Space-A travel is back in business following 2-year pandemic pause

Space-available flights for military-affiliated travelers are available again, the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command announced.

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Japanese troops disarm unexploded WWII bomb at Nagoya construction site

An unexploded bomb from World War II was defused over the weekend by members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

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Tricare’s autism awareness Facebook post draws ire from parents of autistic kids

An Autism Acceptance Month post drew criticism related to last year’s changes in the care that Tricare provides for the autistic children of military families.

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Accuser speaks at court-martial sentencing of Air Force Maj. Gen. William Cooley

The first instance of an Air Force general officer being convicted in a court-martial moved to its sentencing phase Monday, with the sister-in-law of Air Force Maj. Gen. William Cooley telling the court how the two-star general’s misconduct upended her life.

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Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine

In meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday, the American secretaries of state and defense said Washington had approved a $165 million sale of ammunition for Ukraine's war effort, along with more than $300 million in foreign military financing.

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White House seeks more power to counter use of drones in US

The federal-government-wide focus comes as the Federal Aviation Administration projects that more than 2 million drones will be in circulation in the U.S. by 2024 and as availability of detection and mitigation technologies — including jamming systems — are limited under current law.

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Westover Air Reserve Base completes $32M reconstruction of main runway

For the first time in more than 70 years, Westover Air Reserve Base has completely rebuilt its main runway, which is used by the Air Force’s largest jets.

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