Global Predator is a damning account of the atrocities committed by invading US armed forces, from the 1846 war on Mexico to the recent wars on Ira...

The laws and regulations regarding the preferences in hiring that can or must be given to veterans and certain family members are extremely complex...

Nearly 40,000 providers hold privileges in VHA's 170 VA Medical Centers (VAMCs). VAMCs must identify and review any concerns that arise about the c...

Since 1976, the International Military Education and Training (IMET) program has provided education and training to foreign military personnel. The...

The war, the people, the crime, the cover-up, and finally the truth. An engaging book revealing the shocking truth of the Kavieng Massacre in March...

This book tells the story of Rose Zwi's forebears who were Lithuanian Jews caught up in the sweeping history of the first half of the century in Eu...

In 2013, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimated that about 1.5 million veterans required mental health care, including services for Majo...

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 included a provision "to assess the panoply of benefits and programs available governme...

Chapter 1 assesses (1) the status of the Army's near- and long-term modernisation efforts; and (2) the extent to which the Army has applied. Chapte...

The primary objective of the military health system, which includes the Defense Department's hospitals, clinics, and medical personnel, is to maint...

The Constitution provides Congress with broad powers over the Armed Forces, including the power "to raise and support Armies," "to provide and main...

The increased deployment of service members beginning in 2001 as a result of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom has raised difficult military ch...

Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. Recent military operations in Ira...

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), an agency of the Department of Defense (DOD), supplies more than 8,000 different items ranging from uniforms an...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) have developed mechanisms to implement and monitor their memorandum of ...

The VA/DoD published the first Clinical Practice Guideline for management of opioid therapy for chronic pain in 2003. This original publication was...

This book examines the eligibility requirements, benefit availability, benefit payments, participation, and obligations of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, w...

As the military draws down its forces, many veterans will enter the civilian workforce and may seek educational and training opportunities to furth...

The psychological health of active duty service-members has been an issue of significant concern for Congress in recent years, with particular atte...

This book examines officer in-residence professional military education (PME) as a critical investment in the most important element of our militar...

KC-X is the first of three planned programs intended to recapitalise the Air Force's air refuelling fleet. Eventually, the KC-X program is expected...

The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) have collaborated to develop clin...

When the Quilts of Valor Foundation was founded in 2003, its mission was to cover our nation's military touched by war—that is, to cover them with ...

Deficiencies exposed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 2007 served as a catalyst compelling the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affai...

Special Operations are military operations requiring unique modes of employment, tactical techniques, equipment, and training often conducted in ho...

Mental health providers are essential to the Department of Defense's (DOD) delivery of health care to servicemembers and other beneficiaries. DOD's...

The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) play key roles in offering post-combat support to servicemembers and ve...

Chronicling the many faces of the WWII effort, these contemporary black-and-white portraits of the longest surviving veterans remind us that the wa...

In response to concerns about access to medical care at many Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals and clinics across the country in Spring...

Since the mid-2000s, public health and heath care-communities have become aware of the increased rates of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among active...

Two combat-related conditions that affect some veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan and that have generated widespread concern among po...

Firearms injuries are considered to be a "privilege" of treatment by military surgeons. It is difficult to find one book that includes all of the k...

Since the mid-19th century, the United States has frequently employed the U.S. Army on its southern border to perform various roles in support of t...

Military health care professionals serve in a variety of settings, more diverse than is typically found in the civilian environment. The Military H...

This book provides background information and presents potential issues for Congress concerning the Navy's ship force-structure goals and shipbuild...

The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) conducted an environmental scan of the training, outreach, and resourc...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has assisted veterans with home-ownership since 1944, when Congress enacted the loan guaranty program to he...

A broad range of medical care services and benefits are offered to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. This book examines a variety of medical condi...

The 2012 Suicide Data Report contains prevalence data and characteristics of suicide among Veterans and evidence of change in outcomes among Vetera...

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), operates the nation's largest integrated direct health ca...

The reports that make up this book examine various veteran issues, including what constitutes basic eligibility for veterans’ benefits, military be...

In this book, the authors discuss topical issues relating to veterans including transfusion therapy for veteran patients; low serum vitamin D and i...

This book provides an overview of the benefits, issues, policies and programs relating to our military service-members. Topics discussed in this is...

This book provides an overview of the benefits, issues, policies and programs relating to our military servicemembers. Topics discussed in this iss...