Military

Service members at Joint Base San Antonio are working to get food, water and other supplies to base residents during the winter storm.

Due to a winter storm that's kept San Antonio in sub-freezing temperatures for several days, the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston facility has altered appointments and shifted to backup energy sources.

The Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 troops to five vaccination centers as part of the Biden administration’s campaign to inoculate more Americans against COVID-19. The first phase of the deployment will be overseen by U.S. Army North, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Though President Biden signed an executive order allowing transgender people to serve in the military, would-be recruits are waiting for the Pentagon to develop policies before they can enlist.

Austin has ordered the armed forces to stand down for one day to address concerns over extremism in the ranks — an issue that has drawn renewed concern in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Eleven Fort Bliss soldiers sickened during a training exercise are at William Beaumont Army Medical Center. Two soldiers are in critical care.

Less than two years after then-President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender military service took effect, President Joe Biden reversed it with an executive order on Monday. Now trans advocates and service members are preparing for a new era — with new challenges.

More than a dozen states have called up the National Guard to help at vaccination sites, and Joe Biden may mobilize Guard units nationally.

Some states and cities are trying to improve the quality of data on veteran suicide, which is often incomplete and years old.

Health and safety precautions during the pandemic have led the Air Force to modify or eliminate parts of basic military training. But some military observers question whether the changes are leaving airmen unprepared for duty.