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.
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‘Masters of the Air’ got a definitive new edition from The Folio Society
Donald L. Miller spent years tracking down the men of the Eighth Air Force; haunting reunion halls, poring over diaries at England’s Mass Observation Archive, and sifting through declassified records.
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Tricare Providers Have Gone More Than a Year Without Payment. Now Some Are Getting Clawback Letters.
When Humana Military switched its claims processor from Wisconsin Physicians Service to PGBA on Jan. 1, 2025, the transition was supposed to be seamless. It was not.
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Pentagon calls Individual Ready Reserve a ‘mobilization asset’ in new policy
A new Pentagon policy for veterans still in the Individual Ready Reserve puts a sharper tone on how the Pentagon views inactive soldiers, moving from a last resort to a backup source for manpower.
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Every Benefit Available to Surviving Military Spouses in 2026
The Department of Veterans Affairs provides benefits to surviving military spouses to help them rebuild their lives. Here is what is available in 2026.
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Tricare Pharmacy Copays Changed in 2026. Here’s What You’re Paying Now and How to Pay Less.
Changes affecting Tricare home delivery and retail pharmacy copays took effect Jan. 1. Here is what you’re paying now, what changed, and how to keep your costs as low as possible.
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General confirms A-10 lost, helicopter damaged during F-15 rescue in Iran
The pilot of an A-10 Warthog had to eject due to damage, and a helicopter was hit by ground fire during a “thunder run” daylight rescue, top government officials said at a Monday press conference.
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VA staffing shortages led to failure to refer veterans to supportive housing, investigators find
Department of Veteran Affairs case managers failed to refer veterans experiencing homelessness to the VA’s supportive housing program, due to understaffing, high turnover and staff burnout, according.
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The FBI’s secret fight to track down American traitors in Europe during WWII
Monumental battles between Allied and German forces in Holland, Belgium, eastern France, northern Italy and along Germany’s western frontier were still being waged when two American men — Frederick...
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How a steamboat carrying Union soldiers sank and became ‘America’s Titanic’
All seemed peaceful as Union Army Pvt. Commodore Smith lay asleep on the steamship Sultana on April 27, 1865. Smith, who was on the vessel’s lower deck, didn’t stay unconscious for long.
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Army lets soldiers deployed for Operation Epic Fury reenlist two years early
Soldiers in the Army taking part in the war with Iran can now reenlist up to two years before their service ends. The Army announced the change on Friday, April 3 as part of several authorizations...
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The ship that delivered the atomic bomb was sunk, and nobody came to look for it
By the summer of 1945, World War II had reached its most dangerous crossroads. Nazi Germany had surrendered in May , but the war in the Pacific continued with relentless intensity.
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