Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marine Master Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker is the first to change rank from master sergeant to first sergeant this month as part of the ...

WASHINGTON — Matt Vitale had just completed air assault school with the Missouri National Guard in 2017 and was weeks away from mobilizing to the Middle East, when he noticed blood in his stool.

The quiet Airman shows up, smiles through their anxiety, and isolates during a period of burnout, silently convincing themselves that they are not the only one with too much on their plate. Then one ...