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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VA to fire employee for alleged abuse of disabled vet at a state-run veterans home
A Persian Gulf War veteran with Alzheimer’s disease was pushed, punched and shoved violently into his wheelchair in a state-run veterans home this spring — allegedly by his caretaker, a man who also..
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Can the US military preserve decades of wartime experience?
The order had already come down. The assault on a fortified Mahdi Army position in the Iraqi city of Karbala was off. It was August 2004. Army Col.
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Naval Academy brings back short haircuts for new female midshipmen
The U.S. Naval Academy is bringing back a requirement for incoming female students to cut their hair below the chin. As the new freshmen arrive in Annapolis, Maryland, for Induction Day, the start of.
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CHAMPVA vs. Tricare: Which Covers Your Family and What the Difference Is
CHAMPVA and Tricare are both federal government health care programs tied to military service. They are run by different federal agencies, cover different groups of people and operate on different...
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T-Mobile renews partnership with Disabled American Veterans and donates $50K to benefit DAV Caregivers Support program
ERLANGER, Ky. – DAV (Disabled American Veterans) announced the renewal of its partnership with T-Mobile, along with a $50,000 contribution benefiting DAV’s caregiver programming.
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Pentagon partially rolls back voluntary flu vaccine policy
The Pentagon has partially backpedaled on its voluntary flu vaccine policy, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in April, handing at least some control of vaccine policy back to the...
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$4.8B Facilities Overhaul Is VA's Largest-Ever Infrastructure Investment
The Department of Veterans Affairs will spend $4.8 billion in the 2026 fiscal year to modernize, repair and upgrade health care facilities across the country, the largest single-year infrastructure...
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What went wrong when the Navy first attempted to fly nonstop to Hawaii
Navy Cmdr. John Rodgers and his four-person crew didn’t have much time left. It didn’t start out that way. They were aboard PN-9 No.
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Eat your vegetables
Add color to your plate They say “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But what about vegetables? They’re full of nutrients, add color and flavor to meals and are low in calories.
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AI is meant to speed up ‘kill chain,’ not control it, commanders say
U.S. military leaders have repeatedly tried to assure troops and the American public that artificial intelligence, or AI, is not going to replace human beings as the final decision-makers on when to..
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Veteran Fire Corps is recruiting for wildland firefighting and natural resource management
The Veteran Fire Corps (VFC) program provides training, certifications and on-the-job experience for Veterans aged 18-35 who are interested in entering careers and gaining experience in wildland...
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An all gain, no pain infantry-ready workout, from beginner to advanced
Walk into any commercial gym, anytime, anywhere, and as you scan the main area, you begin to realize you are watching something unfold, a slow-motion tragedy lit by fluorescent lights: People chasing.
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I Once Made My VA Therapist Cry. Then an AI Chatbot Got Me Talking About War and Guilt
Illustration by Hrisanthi Pickett " /> I tried to schoolyard-taunt an AI language model once. My wife wasn’t home. I was bored and had to find another outlet for my childish male energy.
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Lessons learned during past wars now support today’s warfighters
In the five years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, military households have adjusted to life at a different pace, without the perpetual combat deployments of Operation Enduring Freedom and.
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Last soldier out of Afghanistan now the latest general to step down
Gen. Christopher Donahue, the top Army general in Europe and Africa, will be stepping down. The news was first reported by The Atlantic’s Nancy A. Youssef and Missy Ryan .
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