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AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability
America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen. A staggering 45 percent of the 1.6 million veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now seeking compensation ...
Program recognizes veterans in hospice care
Sam Nelson arrived in time to say thanks. The retired lieutenant colonel, who visits hospice patients as part of the "We Honor Veterans" program, dropped by the Northgate Drive home of retired Chief Warrant Officer 3 Troy "Pop" Wakefield last month to thank the World War II vet for his ...
Service dogs help Wash. soldiers battling PTSD
When the walls shrink and the panic sets in, Specialist Mike Ballard reaches for his service dog, Apollo, to help him get through his worst symptoms of the post-traumatic stress disorder that is a remnant of an explosion in Afghanistan that ended his career as an Army medic. "The room ...
New veterans fight new battles after coming home
America has a new generation of veterans. More than 1.6 million troops are back from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and they are unlike any other group of veterans the nation has ever seen. More of them are Reserves and National Guard. More are women. They have different injuries ...
Former Guard commander to run RI mentoring program
Retired Army National Guard Col. Bill Babcock spent more than two decades in the military, went to three wars and for years thought post-traumatic stress disorder was "a bunch of baloney." Not anymore. The 65-year-old Babcock said he did an about-face on post-traumatic stress disorder, a type of anxiety disorder ...
Biden says end to wars gives US new flexibility
Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States can now focus on new global challenges after a long decade of war in an election-year commencement address to jubilant graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. "Winding down these longs wars has enabled us to replace and ...
Mich. museums offer military families free tickets
Dozens of museums in Michigan will offer free admission this summer to active duty military personnel and their families. The Blue Star Museums program is in its third year. More than 1,500 museums across the country are taking part. Some of the Michigan museums participating include the Liberty Hyde Bailey ...
Assembly approves bill targeting Iran investments
Building on recent efforts for California to divest in Iran, the state Assembly on Friday passed a bill that targets insurers for investing in companies that aid the country's nuclear weapons capabilities. The bill, AB2160, would prevent insurers from counting indirect investments in Iran when calculating their assets. Such a ...
UN agency finds higher enrichment at Iranian site
Inspectors have located radioactive traces at an Iranian underground bunker, the U.N. atomic agency said Friday — a finding that could mean Iran has moved closer to reaching the uranium threshold needed to arm nuclear missiles. In a report obtained by The Associated Press, the International Atomic Energy Agency said ...
Senate panel reins in Pentagon on clean energy
The Pentagon's investment in green energy requires too much green paper for some in Congress. A sharply divided Senate Armed Services Committee voted this week to prohibit the military from spending money on alternative fuels if the cost exceeds traditional fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas and oil. The ...
Raid admiral's toughest fight: winning Washington
The commander in charge of the raid to kill Osama bin Laden is defending his proposal that would give him more authority to send special operations forces overseas to address problems like terrorists or sudden Arab Spring-style unrest. Adm. Bill McRaven says the plan would also trim some of the ...
This Week in the Civil War
_____ This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, May 27: Battle of Seven Pines, Va., rise of Robert E. Lee. A Union offensive near the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va., triggers fierce fighting May 31, 1862, at the Battle of Seven Pines — or Fair Oaks — ...
Robins AFB says farewell to retiring top civilian
Airmen and employees at Robins Air Force base in middle Georgia are saying goodbye to the base's top civilian. Darly Israel retired Thursday after a 36-year government career. He served as executive director of the base's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, which performs maintenance and repairs on a wide range ...
Arizona may add more uses for medical marijuana
Arizona is considering requests to expand its fledgling medical marijuana program to allow use of the drug for an array of conditions, including post-traumatic stress syndrome and migraines, beyond those allowed under the law approved by voters two years ago. The Department of Health Services, which is required under the ...
Nuclear sub in Maine awaits fire damage assessment
A fire that swept through a nuclear-powered submarine in dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard caused extensive damage to its forward compartments, raising questions Thursday about whether it might have to be scrapped. Rear Adm. Richard Breckenridge praised the USS Miami's crew, shipyard firefighters and additional firefighters from Maine and ...
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