What is Starshield, SpaceX’s military version of Starlink?
Ukraine said on Wednesday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX had restricted “military-grade” Starlink services, hampering Ukrainian drone strike missions…
97% of US soldiers complete brain health assessment
Nearly all U.S. soldiers completed a mandatory test meant to track the effects of blast exposure and monitor…
SOCOM nutrition app aims to optimize ‘performance and lethality’
Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, issued a sole-source contract to Teamworks Tactical Solutions, the maker of a nutrition…
Long deployments overwhelm a strained Navy mental health system, personnel say
The system designed to assist sailors’ mental health aboard deployed U.S. Navy aircraft carriers is unable to meet…
Space industry lacks workers needed to rebuild satellites lost in war, report says
The United States does not have enough engineers, technicians and assemblers to rebuild military space assets destroyed in…
Who decides what works? Inside VA’s mental health treatment playbook
For veterans seeking treatment for PTSD, depression, anxiety or substance use disorders, the question sounds simple: If a…
US Space Force, Japan launch sensor to bolster space surveillance above Indo-Pacific
A U.S. Space Force Space Domain Awareness payload launched successfully Aug. 10 aboard Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7, or…
Majority of VA mental health visits are timely, but referrals lag: Watchdog
Roughly 80% of mental health appointments made in the Veterans Affairs’ Community Care Program are scheduled within the…
Major VA study to examine effectiveness of psilocybin on depression, PTSD
The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching research to determine whether psilocybin — the psychoactive ingredient in “magic…
Airmen’s waist-to-height ratios not to be scored in physical fitness assessments
As active-duty airmen rush to submit their current waist-to-height ratios by the end of this week, the U.S.…
VA, HHS to increase psychedelic therapy research for PTSD, military-related mental health issues
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services signed an agreement Monday to increase coordination on…
DC resident who played Darth Vader’s ‘Imperial March’ at troops receives settlement
It was a warm, early autumn day in D.C. as Sam O’Hara trailed several National Guard members. It…