Vets urged to access healthcare services online

Recipients can request prescription refills, sign up for text message reminders about their health care and ask non-urgent questions via video, telephone or the VA's secure online messaging system.

Arizona National Guard work picks up as virus cases rise

The Arizona National Guard stepped up its efforts to bolster the supply of food as a few dozen soldiers packed boxes at food banks seeing a surge in demand.

Army Corps of Engineers aids Arizona as COVID-19 surge looms

Officials from Arizona’s health department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are scouring sites to see how quickly it could be running if an expected surge of coronavirus cases hits.

National Guard to help with Arizona's food supply fulfillment

The Arizona National Guard is sending out more than 700 Citizen-Soldiers to help with the state's needs relating to food supplies and fulfillment amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Air Force base decision raises F-35A noise debate in Tucson

Voices are being raised in Tucson about the possibility of a squadron of new F-35A fighters being stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base where the multirole aircraft would replace relatively quiet A-10 attack jets.

AZDHS: All counties with COVID-19 cases must close gyms, bars, movie theaters; restaurants dine-out only

The Arizona Department of Health Services is requiring that all counties with cases of the novel coronavirus must close all of their bars, gyms and movie theaters effective at close of business on Friday.

Newsom requests Trump deploy USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to Los Angeles

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting the immediate deployment of the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the Port of Los Angeles through Sept. 1, 2020, to help assist with the state's battle against COVID-19.

Officials: 2 people from Luke AFB have coronavirus

Military officials say Thursday there are two confirmed cases COVID-19 from Luke Air Force Base.

California preparing for worst case scenarios

Newsom also acknowledged much is unknown and so the state is preparing for frightening worst-case scenarios.

US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan begins, official says

American troops have begun leaving Afghanistan for the initial troop withdrawal required in the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, a U.S. official said on Monday, amid political chaos in Kabul that threatens the deal.

US strikes Taliban forces, in first hit since peace deal

The U.S. military says it has conducted an airstrike against Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan, only days after American and Taliban officials signed an ambitious peace deal in the Mideastern state of Qatar.

Confederate items to be banned from all Marine bases

Marine Gen. David Berger has ordered all Confederate flags, bumper stickers and similar items to be removed from Marine Corps bases.

Marine general orders removal of Confederate items at bases

Marine Gen. David Berger has told his commanders to begin implementing the order or develop plans to do so by Saturday.

Settlement reached after veteran says he was kicked out of bar because of his service dog

A sports bar in Phoenix agrees to a settlement for violating the disabilities act. The Attorney General's Office says O'Briens Sports Bar discriminated against a man who wanted to bring his service animal into the bar.

Davis-Monthan squadron back home after 6-month deployment

A fighter squadron has returned to its Arizona home base following a six-month deployment to southwest Asia.