Military

The New Jersey chapter of Easter Seals is starting an initiative aimed at helping female veterans returning home from combat zones.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the Pentagon will begin the process to extend health care, housing and other federal benefits to the same-sex spouses of military members as soon as possible.

Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon.

If you are a New Jersey veteran returning home from deployment and you're looking to find information on the many services available to help you in your transition back to civilian life, you have technology on your side. There's an app for that and it was created by a veteran.

A New Jersey lawmaker has introduced legislation to support students with military obligations when they're suddenly called away from school.

For years, the U.S. military has been using drones in Afghanistan to monitor suspicious activity and hunt down terrorists, but soon the unmanned aerial robots could flying the friendly skies above New Jersey.

The White House is inviting lawmakers over to discuss the growing number of sexual assaults in the military.

Two New Jersey Congressmen, from different sides of the isle, have teamed up to fight for more funding to secure $40 million for suicide prevention programs for veterans and active duty soldiers.

New statistics from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics show the unemployment rate for veterans - in New Jersey and across the country - dropped about two percent last year- to 9.9 percent.

An Assembly-approved bill to help military spouses with out-of-state teaching licenses find work in New Jersey has been advanced by a Senate panel. The legislation would require the State Board of Education to establish a procedure for the issuance of a temporary instructional certificate to a nonresident military spouse.