The weird engineering that links old ships of the line and the SR-71 Blackbird
One is the fastest jet ever produced, capable of outrunning anti-air missiles while capturing reconnaissance in some of the most hostile airspace on Earth.
← February 2026
Edition · Issue 2026-02-03
February 3, 2026
12 stories curated for veterans on this date.
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HEALTH
The future of mental health care is at VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is leading the nation in transforming mental health care for America’s Veterans and we’re looking for passionate mental health care providers to join us on...
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Soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division are headed back to the Middle East
An Army unit that deployed to the Middle East at the height of 2023 drone attacks on U.S. forces is headed back to the region, Army officials said this week.
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Top enlisted leader in the Air Force explains why he wears his father’s service pin
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Wolfe wears a physical reminder of why he chose to make the service his career. Fastened inside his service coat is an Air Force pin that belonged to his...
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LEGACY
Efforts underway to preserve first WWII Devastator torpedo bomber
A team of maritime and naval conservation organizations are on a mission to save the last viable U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber.
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Army recruiting waivers for mental health will be approved at lower levels
The Army is loosening its grip on recruiting waivers for mental health and misconduct, putting those decisions in the hands of the commanders who oversee street-level recruiting. On Jan.
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Veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness won a 30-year war for recognition
For three decades, the official word on Gulf War Illness (GWI) was a collective shrug from the Department of Defense. When you came home from Kuwait or Iraq in ’91 with a brain that felt like it was..
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Heart health research from MVP
New research study uncovers gene for heart muscle disease Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States—and that it can often be prevented?
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SERVICE
How one Army Veteran built Authentically American®
With support and purpose from the U.S. Small Business Administration Army Veteran Dean Wegner launched Authentically American® in 2017 to revive American manufacturing and create U.S.
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LEGACY
Veterans Affairs personnel say ‘silence is deafening’ from leaders after Alex Pretti’s death
More than a week after federal immigration agents killed a Veterans Affairs nurse in Minneapolis, a staffer at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center says patients visiting the hospital have asked why...
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The Army’s new neural limb lets soldiers ‘feel’ again
If you spend enough time around military hospitals, you develop a healthy cynicism for the word “breakthrough.” Every year, the Pentagon promises us game-changing technology that usually..
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BENEFITS
Veterans benefits increase 2.8% to keep pace with inflation
The Social Security Administration announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026. The increase, which is 0.3% higher than the previous year, is designed to ensure benefits keep pace with.
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12 strange and surprising facts about the Civil War
The American Civil War wasn’t just blue versus gray, or “brother against brother.” It was a four–year gunfight, knife fight, and sometimes fistfight over what the United States was going to look like.
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