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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SERVICE
US withdraws combat troops from Nigeria after counterterrorism mission
The United States has withdrawn most of the troops sent to Nigeria earlier this year, after wrapping up a combat operation against Islamic State fighters in the country. Gen.
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HEALTH
Spinal Cord Injury team helps Army Vet keep competing
Strength, perseverance and the power of SCI rehabilitation Army Veteran Mark Maloney suffered a spinal cord injury after falling off his bike six years ago.
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Navy reaches its recruiting goal 3 months early
The Navy beat its recruiting goal for new sailors this year, signing up 45,000 new recruits. The service announced the milestone on Thursday.
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TRANSITION
Unemployment for post-9/11 veterans climbs in June as nation’s job market slides
The closely watched jobless rate for the post-9/11 generation of veterans bumped up from 4.1% in May to 4.8% in June as the nation’s ability to create new jobs took a nosedive, according to a monthly.
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HEALTH
How one Veteran’s TBI recovery led her from coma to creative healing
TeleTBI aids in Veteran’s recovery After high school, Pamela Nee joined the Air National Guard. She served for 25 years with the 193rd Special Operations Wing, deploying for Operation Desert Storm...
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VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on COVID, substance use disorder and Gulf War Veterans’ experience
VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting new findings on COVID-19 and Gulf War illness, substance use disorder treatment and the experiences of Gulf...
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LEGACY
How do you memorialize a war whose legacy is still being written?
The initial reaction to Kengo Kuma’s design for the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Memorial has not been kind. Criticism seems to fall into three buckets : its abstract design, the absence of a clear.
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