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The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer.

The Pentagon policy reimburses service members for travel expenses and offers up to 21 days of leave for abortions and fertility treatment.

Nine officers who had worked as missileers at Montana’s Malmstrom Air Force Base were diagnosed with with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer,

A new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated.

The new guidance is for birthing and non-birthing parents, including parents who recently adopted a child and parents who used a surrogate.

The mandate helped ensure the vast majority of troops were vaccinated for COVID, but also raised concerns that it harmed recruitment and retention.

Though military suicide has been a problem for decades, critics say the Pentagon hasn’t come to terms with the fact that anyone can potentially be at risk.

If the measure passes, it will end a policy that helped ensure the vast majority of troops were vaccinated but also raised concerns that it harmed recruitment and retention.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making clear he wants to keep the military’s COVID vaccine mandate in place to protect the health of the troops, as Republican governors and lawmakers press to rescind it.

When service members move from base to base, they sometimes find it takes too long for their child's new school to begin providing special education services.