January 30, 2026

Veterans health shake-up, reforms to get underway in coming months

The planned reorganization of the Veterans Affairs health system should result in improvements to VA medical facilities, increased oversight of hospitals and clinics and better access to care at the..

Rural community profile: Revisiting Big Spring, Texas

With almost a quarter of all Veterans in the United States residing in rural communities, ensuring they receive quality health care close to home is more important than ever.

5 Steps to Start Your Civilian Networking Strategy

From Lizard Venom to Ozempic: How VA Research Changed Medicine

Your battle buddy was originally supposed to check your feet in the trenches of World War I

Every branch of the U.S. military calls it something different. It might be your “wingman” in the Air Force or your “shipmate” in the Navy.

16 excerpts from the greatest military speeches ever given

For as long as wars have been fought, great military leaders have harnessed the power of the pulpit to motivate their troops and their countries—sometimes even the enemy’s country.

These crusader knights answered the call to fight World War I

The country known as Georgia derives its name from the Persian word “Gurgan,” meaning the land of the wolves. To the Persians, it refers to the “frightening and heroic people of...

The big problem facing Air Force combat search and rescue

Combat search and rescue is the promise the Air Force makes to American and allied pilots and aircrew: “if you punch out over enemy territory, we’ll come get you.

A new era of healing: Welcoming West Texas VA’s first facility service dog

Loretta’s journey from Canine Companions to becoming a beloved partner for Veterans The West Texas VA Health Care System (WTVAHCS) is filled with excitement as it welcomes its first facility...

VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on substance use, diabetes and PTSD

VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting research findings on benzodiazepine use, diabetes and PTSD.

Nathanael Greene: The Revolutionary War’s most underrated leader

The American Revolution is often remembered through iconic images of George Washington crossing the Delaware or the dramatic surrender at Yorktown.

5 things you can cry about even if no one deployed this month

There’s no packout on your radar but you’re ready to cry anyway to a song from 2007 like it just personally attacked your nervous system. Everything is “fine.” Nobody deployed. Nobody left.