The Pentagon is using military medical and personnel records to identify service members with current or past diagnoses of gender dysphoria as it moves to separate transgender troops under the Trump administration’s ban, according to a Federal News Network investigation published Monday. The effort has led commanders across the military to receive notices identifying troops in their units who may fall under the policy and directing them to begin the separation process, per the report. The outlet cited multiple service members, advocates and internal military documents. An internal Air Force email obtained by Federal News Network said the Office of…
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Timothy Gick admits he wasn’t excited about helping with Toys for Tots in 2022. The Marine reservist already had plenty to do while activated in the San Francisco Bay Area, and a trip to the toy warehouse meant more work. Once he got there, though, he began looking through the donations and wondering what he might make for kids himself. “I hadn’t been around toys in years,” Gick told Military.com. The result was Mission Match, a game product line from his company Adigeni LLC, under the brand Not A Very Good Teacher. The fitness-focused project, Mission Match: Hyperion, was tested…
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The week-long national convention of veterans and active-duty military support organization, The American Legion, came to an end on Sept. 4, with a major development. The organization adopted a resolution that backs the use of psychedelic therapies to treat veterans and other members of the military who may be suffering from mental health conditions such as PTSD, depression or a traumatic brain injury. The resolution titled “Novel Therapeutics for Mental Health Conditions and Traumatic Brain Injury” was adopted to support the Veterans Health Administration’s Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act. It’s a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate in March by…
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The legality of so-called assault weapons is sitting in the scales of justice with the U.S. Supreme Court. An amicus shoots through the “dangerous and unusual” defense of bans. Viramontes v. Cook County, consolidated with Grant v. Higgins, are cases challenging local and state prohibitions respectively on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms. The cases will likely put an end to categorical bans on so-called assault weapons. 46 amicus briefs have been filed in these cases. One brief submitted by the Hawaii Rifle Association takes a novel approach to language used in Heller.The 79-page brief authored by…
They won’t be flying to the moon, but will be paving the way. NASA announced on Tuesday the four astronauts assigned to Artemis III, a mission targeting launch from Kennedy Space Center next year. “So you want to find out who the astronauts are?” Isaacman said jokingly before revealing the quartet during an event at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Commanding the crew is NASA veteran Randy Bresnik who will be leading pilot Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency along with mission specialists and NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas. Bresnik, 58, flew on Space Shuttle Atlantis on…
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A recent test at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) marks the first time an advanced microreactor design has achieved fueled criticality under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Reactor Pilot Program. A step that moves one of the technologies discussed for hardening military bases against grid outages closer to reality. Antares Nuclear’s Mark-0 reactor reached zero-power fueled criticality on June 4. The demonstration gives the Army and Air Force early validation of a design already selected for their microreactor initiatives. It also supplies data that supports the company’s timeline for electricity production in 2027. As recently reported by Military.com, Military bases face…
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched airstrikes early Wednesday against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of an American attack helicopter, and Iran fired back at countries in the region — another escalation that threatened to derail efforts to end the war. Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan — all of which host U.S. troops — came under Iranian fire. It was the second time this week that back-and-forth strikes have tested the ceasefire after Iran and Israel targeted each other on Monday, and it again raised the question of how much pressure the deal can take…
Dr. Shannon Carpenter is a rare breed among doctors. She wants to see fewer patients. The shoulder and elbow surgeon at the Kansas City VA Medical Center is finding ways to prevent bone fractures before they happen. She told Military.com that fragility fractures pose a serious, under-discussed threat to aging veterans, especially women, saying that prevention starts with the patient. As the population of aging women veterans grows and osteoporosis rises, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Carpenter believes bone-density screening should begin at age 40, rather than 50. Dr. Shannon Carpenter. (The Bone Health Clinic) “Everyone builds…
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After Cory Brown left the Army in 2015 after serving more than 16 years, he felt lost and isolated, missing the camaraderie and responsibility he enjoyed in the military. Body and mind still flowing with adrenaline and nervous energy, Brown needed to find a way to channel his anxiety. He turned to the thing he loved almost as much as Army life, cooking. Brown challenged himself to master complex recipes and prepare home-cooked dishes, not only rekindling a passion, but rediscovering how to connect with people. He also found a way to bond with other veterans in the kitchen. Last…
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