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Babysitter faces trial 6 years after baby’s death in military housing

Dixie Denise Villa, a Navy wife, is set to go to trial on manslaughter after nearly six years after a 7-month-old baby was found dead in her home.

Fort Leonard Wood soldier faces murder charges in sergeant’s death

Spc. Wooster Rancy is being held in pretrial confinement as he awaits a preliminary hearing on charges of murder and obstruction of justice.

Opinion

Why troops in combat jobs should get higher danger pay than others

In this op-ed, the authors argue the Pentagon should change its current danger pay structure to pay more money to troops exposed to greater combat risk.

Pentagon drops 51 disqualifying conditions as part of recruiting push

Potential recruits with a history of childhood asthma or ADHD will now have an easier route toward enlisting.

Recruiting vets to work polls boosts election trust, study finds

When veterans and military families work the polls, voters feel more confident that elections are fair, safe and accurate, the study found.

Army dog handler reunites with bomb-sniffing buddy after years apart

Army Sgt. Michael Fletcher remembers tasting Dasty's slobber in a shared water bowl, describing the experience as a "bonding moment."

VA sees record rise in benefits delivery, but promises even more

VA Secretary Denis McDonough promises he'll continue the recent push to get more veterans enrolled in health care, benefits programs.

‘Made for this’ — Marine Corps drops new ad, motivation intensifies

The service’s marketing team once again answered the call of a clamoring public: just keep it simple.

UK D-Day vet who escorted US troops to Normandy beaches dies at 99

George Chandler was one of the dwindling cohort of D-Day survivors who gathered last summer to commemorate its 80th anniversary.

Marines continue to make female infantry officers, with little fanfare

Women are now making it through the course with a success rate of better than 50%, though the number of volunteers opting to attend remains low.