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.
← August 2026
Edition · Issue 2026-08-21
August 21, 2026
12 stories curated for veterans on this date.
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BENEFITS
What You Need to Know About Tricare Open Enrollment
Tricare open enrollment, also known as Tricare open season, runs each year from mid-November through mid-December. For 2026, those dates are Nov. 9 to Dec. 8.
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HEALTH
Enjoy a better future as a VA gastroenterologist
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has always been at the forefront of advancements in medical care. For specialty physicians like gastroenterologists, that means an opportunity to work at the...
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SERVICE
Behind the $1 million viral moment: The life of Navy veteran and ‘Beast Games’ standout
Harrison Schoen spent three months on the USS New Orleans staring at the ocean, watching for anyone who might fall overboard, when he decided his life needed to change.
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BENEFITS
Reservists, Guardsmen, learn about your VA benefits from online course
If you serve or have served in the reserve or National Guard, you already know that eligibility rules for VA benefits are different than those who served on active duty.
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How a Navy aircraft carrier ended up short on food in a war zone
Reports of food shortages and other serious issues on a major U.S. aircraft carrier have shocked many in the public, even as the Pentagon has rushed to insist sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln are...
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LEGACY
The fight to recognize Doris Miller’s valor at Pearl Harbor
A U.S. Navy messman, Doris “Dorie” Miller, was a Black 22-year-old sharecropper’s son from Waco, Texas. Because of his rating, he was restricted from handling any weapons.
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The mathematical reason NFL teams are now more aggressive on 4th down
Ask any military historian and they’ll probably tell you that tactical aggression is a game changer. Throughout the history of armed conflict, forces who were more aggressive saw more success.
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Here’s why the US military needs a seaplane
The United States military hasn’t operated a seaplane, or amphibious flying boat, since the Coast Guard retired the HU-16 Albatross in 1983.
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HEALTH
Navy Veteran finds purpose after TBI with support from VA social workers
VA coordinated care helped Navy Veteran move forward after a traumatic brain injury Navy Veteran Trenton Stahl spends many mornings outdoors with his father tending to the beehives on their property.
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VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on PTSD treatment, hospital-acquired infections and lung cancer screenings
VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting new findings on improving PTSD treatment, a tool to reduce hospital-acquired infections and lung cancer...
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New York Guardsmen worked almost a million hours as prison guards
A New York National Guard mobilization that put soldiers into state prisons to work as guards was so expansive that at least a handful of soldiers were airlifted by Black Hawk from a baseball field...
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SERVICE
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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