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  • DOD Installation access simplified: Three updates for Veterans and caregivers

    DOD Installation access simplified: Three updates for Veterans and caregivers

    DOD has updated installation access procedures for Veterans. New process makes entering military bases and using services easier.

  • Pentagon’s approach to countering sexual assault: ‘All options are on the table’

    Pentagon’s approach to countering sexual assault: ‘All options are on the table’

    The Department of Defense is taking a multi-pronged approach to combat sexual assault in the military. One initiative – the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military – is reaching out to service members, Veterans, experts and survivors to get it right.

  • VA offers live virtual training to service women

    VA offers live virtual training to service women

    VA’s Women’s Health Transition Training provides valuable information about how to enroll in VA benefits and VA women’s health care services…beyond general preventative care and wellness.

  • What to know before visiting DoD exchanges and commissaries during the COVID-19 pandemic

    What to know before visiting DoD exchanges and commissaries during the COVID-19 pandemic

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, military retail is doing all it can to keep exchanges and commissaries well stocked and clean while supporting social distancing. 

  • VA health services for women leaving the military

    VA health services for women leaving the military

    VA’s Women’s Health Transition Training program is designed to let servicewomen transitioning out of the military know about the wide range of women’s health care services available to them at VA.

  • DoD Expanded Access: we appreciate your patience

    DoD Expanded Access: we appreciate your patience

    The military services appreciate your patience and understanding as they work through the challenges with the rollout of expanded access.

  • National Resource Directory includes 14,000 resources for Veterans, families

    National Resource Directory includes 14,000 resources for Veterans, families

    The National Resource directory has more than 14,000 vetted resources available for Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors.

  • VA, DoD go LIVE on expanded commissary, exchange and MWR access

    VA, DoD go LIVE on expanded commissary, exchange and MWR access

    Earlier today, the DoD and VA held a Facebook LIVE event to discuss implementation of the Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018.

  • 2019 Caregiver Resource Directory released

    2019 Caregiver Resource Directory released

    DoD released the 2019 Caregiver Resource Directory. It includes 114 pages of resources and programs that assist and support caregivers.

  • Serve Veterans and service members by leading the DoD/VA Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Office

    Serve Veterans and service members by leading the DoD/VA Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Office

    Lead the largest electronic health record modernization in U.S. history [...]

  • Rosemary Mariner: A Woman Trailblazer

    Rosemary Mariner: A Woman Trailblazer

    The remarkable life of Capt. Rosemary Mariner, and her journey of paving the way for women by changing the face of the U.S. military forever.

  • Sharing decisions helps Veterans manage Diabetes

    Sharing decisions helps Veterans manage Diabetes

    For the millions of Veterans with diabetes, VA and DoD are implementing new guidelines calling for the patient, their family, and their health care team to share information and decisions.

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Last updated April 16, 2026

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