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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TRANSITION
Veterans, spring into a new VA career
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is always looking to hire talented, compassionate and qualified health care providers and support staff who understand the unique needs of Veterans—and who...
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Pentagon names five bases that will get anti-drone energy weapons
The Pentagon plans to install laser and microwave weapon systems at five bases in the United States by year’s end, to defend the important installations from aerial drones.
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New Pentagon UFO files include reports from moon landings
The Defense Department publicly released more than 150 new files on Friday, about phenomena formerly known as Unidentified Flying Objects, or UFOs, including several reports from NASA astronauts who..
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Joint Base Andrews leaked jet fuel for weeks before officials noticed
Detection systems on Joint Base Andrews failed repeatedly between January and March as jet fuel spilled into a local creek that eventually flows into the environmentally sensitive Chesapeake Bay.
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LEGACY
A New York artist painted each of the Red Baron’s 80 aerial kills
The Combat Air Museum in Topeka, Kansas has a new collection: 80 painstakingly accurate World War I paintings that tell the history behind the real-life aerial kills credited to the famed German...
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Surge event expands housing access for homeless Veterans
Community collaboration connects Veterans to housing and care Homeless Veterans found support, stability and renewed hope during a recent surge event in Lake Park, where staff from the West Palm...
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HEALTH
VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on chronic pain, toxic exposure and long-term opioid use
VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting research findings on reducing chronic pain, the link between toxic exposure and suicide, and how long-term...
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The first woman to lead the VFW reflects on a chaotic, uncertain year for veterans benefits
Carol Whitmore biggest priorities as the VFW National Commander are advocating for veterans, fighting claims sharks, repatriating the remains of POW/MIA, and highlighting the service of women.
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