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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LEGACY
VA Police honored nationwide during National Police Week
A mission unlike any other Across hundreds of medical centers, clinics and campuses, Department of Veterans Affairs police officers received recognition their mission deserves when the nation...
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‘Jimmy’ Trailer: The Oscars, World War II, and a wonderful life
In case you didn’t already know this, James Stewart—yes, “It’s A Wonderful Life” Jimmy Stewart—set down his Academy Award and put on the uniform of the Army Air Corps to fight in World War II.
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SERVICE
This 6-wheeled dune-buggy could be how troops get resupplied in the future
In future fights, deployed troops could be resupplied with critical supplies by a six-wheeled vehicle that is small enough to be transported in an MV-22B Osprey, so it can go places larger vehicles...
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Here’s how soldiers could see combat in a future fight
In the next war, soldiers may look through a digital lens and see a landscape and a heads-up display that looks familiar to gamers: directional markers on a compass, messages from their command, and..
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BENEFITS
VA Has Sped Up Claims Processing for GI Bill, Other Education Benefits
The Department of Veterans Affairs has processed more than 3 million enrollments in its Digital GI Bill system, a milestone the department reached in April.
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Mike Vining on Vietnam, Delta Force, and the sardines he never ate
His mother sent cookies. She sent canned goods, too. And every month or so, somewhere in the rotation, a can of sardines showed up at whatever firebase Pvt.
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SPYPOINT renews partnership with Disabled American Veterans, commits $50,000 in support of the mission
ERLANGER, Ky. –DAV (Disabled American Veterans) announced today its renewed partnership with SPYPOINT, a leading innovator in trail camera technology.
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LEGACY
Little Debbie snacks ranked to celebrate their return to Commissary shelves
Little Debbie snacks, once an indirect victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, are finally back in Commissaries. Soccer teams and lunch boxes everywhere, rejoice.
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Official trailer for Jimmy Stewart biopic released
In life, Jimmy Stewart never talked about his war. But in death, he granted his family — and now the world — a greater window into the Academy Award-winning actor turned combat pilot.
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Veterans of every generation find their stride in adaptive sports
The Winter Sports Clinic bridges generations through recovery and connection At the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, there’s no single profile of a participant.
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AI in special operations will always have ‘a human in the loop,’ top officer says
After a suggestion that AI might be the “holy grail” of future special operations, the general in charge of the U.S. military’s most elite combat forces had another pre-modern metaphor for the...
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Patient Experience Week: Putting Veterans first, together
VA celebrated Patient Experience Week (PX) from April 27 to May 3, shining a spotlight on the simple idea that every interaction is a chance to put Veterans first.
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Doctor recalls treating dozens after Tower 22 drone attack
After a drone attack injured dozens inside the Tower 22 outpost in Jordan, Army National Guard doctor Maj. Erika Page suddenly found herself in charge of a small team of doctors and medics treating...
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LEGACY
From Decoration Day to Memorial Day: How the US came to honor its fallen heroes
A crowd of more than 5,000 people arrived at Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1868, with a purpose. They came to place flowers on the graves of soldiers who fought so valiantly on the first...
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The Worst Job in the Marines: Telling Parents Their Child Was Dead. It Was Also an Honor
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amelia Kang " /> I wasn’t at my new assignment more than two weeks before I had to tell someone their son had died.
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