February 24, 2026

Army veteran detained by ICE in 2025 to attend State of the Union

George Retes was heading to his job as a security officer in Ventura County, California, last year when he got caught up in an immigration raid near his job site. A U.S.

This WWII aviation program was more expensive than the Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project , America’s nuclear bomb program, was one of the most expensive research and development undertakings of World War II.

Advance your nursing career with VA Travel Corps

If you’re a registered nurse who loves variety, adventure and making a difference, the VA Travel Corps could be your next career move.

Fight over military aviation safety reform stalls in Congress

A political battle over legislation that safety advocates say would have prevented a deadly crash between a civilian passenger jet and an Army helicopter last year appears to have stalled in Congress.

Vets to VA: Formally rescind new disability ratings rule

Veterans and lawmakers want the Department of Veterans Affairs to rescind a regulation published Feb. 17 that would have VA required medical examiners to consider the effectiveness of treatments or...

A ‘white-hat’ hacker catfished defense information security experts with a photo and personal networking

In what is perhaps the greatest example of “fake it ’til you make it,” a third-generation Navy veteran decided to put America’s cybersecurity infrastructure to the test.

‘I did that until I ran out of gas’: An American advisor and his MoH actions in Vietnam

The Vietnam War involved all manner of fighters, the quality of which varied on both sides. The communists ranged from local Viet Cong guerrillas to professional People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN)...

The first Medals of Honor received for a foreign conflict happened in Korea

Ah, Korea: the one place in the world that the United States can’t lose. Or win. Or ignore. For the last 70-plus years, North Korea and America have been locked in an ideological and sometimes...

How a trip underwater propelled Teddy Roosevelt to improve submariners’ pay

Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill , survived an assassination attempt, and almost died while exploring the Amazon. Roosevelt did what he wanted to do when he wanted to do it.

National Guard takes on 5-foot snow drifts in town hit hard by blizzard

Hundreds of National Guard service members from several states along the East Coast are responding to the “bomb cyclone” winter storm that dumped record levels of snow across the northeast over the...

Bringing Veteran voices to VA Research

Researchers consult Veterans Over the last 20 years, there has been a cultural shift in health care research. More researchers are engaging more with patients.

That time MacArthur promised to capture a hill or die on it

American forces fought for three weeks during the bloody and costly Meuse-Argonne Offensive . They suffered 100,000 casualties to reach the objectives that were planned for the first day of fighting.

How I teach the rise of dictators and America’s uneasy road to World War II

Teaching World War II effectively means resisting the temptation to begin with explosions, battles, and December 7, 1941. For my U.S.

Protections extended for grandfathered veterans, caregivers

On Nov. 20, 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a final rule extending the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) for “legacy” veterans and their caregivers..

Amid Biggest US Military Buildup Since 2003, What Service Members and Families Need to Do Right Now

Patton’s famous speech was way more vulgar than the one in the movie

“I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.