A Pentagon-commissioned report urges the Defense Department to ban smoking in the military, even by combat troops in battle zones, a proposal that quickly ignited a controversy among service members.

WASHINGTON -- Because tobacco use impairs military readiness, harms the health of soldiers and veterans, and imposes a substantial financial burden on the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, ...

If you are serving in the military or you are a veteran, you are more likely to be a cigarette smoker than a civilian is. The likelihood is even greater if you are (or have been) deployed overseas. It ...

San Antonio's two military medical centers are dispatching uniformed men and women to a war of a different sort: the war against youth smoking. More than 50 military doctors are going out into the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The familiar image of a battle-hardened member of the military smoking a cigarette may become a little less common. The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee on Tuesday approved ...

Banning smoking in the military has become a topic of interest lately among members of the military and civilians alike. The Department of Veteran Affairs and the Pentagon recently released a study ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The familiar image of a battle-hardened member of the military smoking a cigarette may become a little less common. NFL says there are 'no planned ICE' operations for the Super Bowl ...