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
First look at the Global War on Terrorism Memorial design in Washington
The foundation overseeing the design of the future Global War on Terrorism Memorial on the National Mall in Washington has unveiled the first renderings of what the site will look like.
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BENEFITS
New in the VA Health and Benefits Mobile App: View your benefit overpayment debt details
Veterans who have a benefit overpayment debt can now view debt balances and details related to disability compensation, pension, and education benefits debt using the VA Health and Benefits mobile...
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DAV condemns congressional proposal to cut disability benefits for 1.5 million veterans
Once again, we find ourselves in the regrettable position of having to defend the benefits that disabled veterans earn through their service and sacrifice.
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VA introduces new electronic health records system to four additional sites
The Department of Veterans Affairs deployed the new Federal Electronic Health Record system to four sites in Ohio and Kentucky on Saturday, bringing the total number of VA health systems using the...
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SERVICE
Army recruiter stole identities of recruits to apply for loans, credit cards
An Army recruiter used the identities of seven would-be recruits to open bank accounts, cash in on fraudulent checks and credit cards in their names, and even buy plane tickets for a Las Vegas trip,..
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ADVOCACY
New county-by-county data maps America's veteran 'service deserts' — and the widest gap is in the Florida Panhandle
Santa Rosa County, Florida has 24,169 veterans and 17 listed resources — the widest gap of 2,002 counties ranked in a new free, open dataset that names the most under-served county in every state.
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SERVICE
Event honoring servicewomen canceled after most branches decline to attend
An annual event put on by members of Congress to honor fallen servicewomen was canceled this year after the Navy, Air Force and Space Force bowed out, citing Pentagon and White House policies on...
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Army prepares for possibility of carrying out military executions again
The last time that the United States carried out a military execution was in 1961. Officials hung Army soldier John Bennett at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for the rape and attempted murder of an...
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LEGACY
Iraq’s ‘Triangle of Death’ is still famously dangerous real estate
The road leading south out of Baghdad never looked like a typical killing field you’d imagine; it looked like farmland. Canals threaded between palm groves, wheat and date plots worked by the...
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This cemetery is the final resting place for the Army’s ‘dishonorable dead’
In a small area of Northern France, in a town called Seringes-et-Nesles, is a cemetery filled with soldiers who died fighting to keep France from falling to the Kaiser’s Germany during World War I.
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COMMUNITY
Integrated data drives better care for homeless Veterans
Turning shared, connected information into timely, coordinated support Behind every VA homeless programs social worker, nurse or peer is an integrated data system designed to do one thing: help VA...
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‘You got the controls’: Artemis III crew announced
Mankind is once again making history in space , with no plans to slow down. NASA announced Tuesday the names of four military members who will take the next step in “one of the most complex human...
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Pentagon creates ‘Joint Warfighting Evaluation’ for general and admiral promotions
Officers on their way to the general and admiral ranks will have another benchmark to meet before picking their first star.
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Fraud alert: Beware the “Veterans Savings Program” postcard scam
There is a new scam targeting Veterans. The latest tactic involves sending fraudulent postcards claiming you (or your spouse) are entitled to “extra VA benefits” or additional payments, including...
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How a medical scare helped this Air Force vet find his passion for nursing
As Andrew Nydegger’s symptoms progressed, his doctor tried to figure out what was wrong. The doctor sought an answer but couldn’t find one before going on leave for a couple of weeks.
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The Vietnam War Killed My Father Decades After His Tour. Am I a Middle-Aged Gold Star Child?
Photos courtesy of Karen Hartman " /> I stood in a Brooklyn post office renewing my teenage son’s passport, hoping to board a plane by summertime.
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