Last living USS Indianapolis survivor turns 99
Just after midnight on Monday, July 30, 1945, the first Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS Indianapolis’s starboard bow. Then another.
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Air Force identifies crew members killed in California B-52 crash
Officials at Edwards Air Force Base, California, released the names of the eight crew members of a B-52 Stratofortress who were killed on Monday when the bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at the...
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An Air Force vet created an app to geolocate gravesites and digitize cemetery records
Nothing lasts forever. Even headstones, which, for most of us, will be our lasting impression on Earth. Over time, they get discolored and work down by rain and sleet and whatever else mother nature..
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Army ‘Most Wanted’ fugitive caught after 30 years on the run
Earlier this month, Nick Ricigliano finally came face to face with a fugitive he’d been tracking since 2019 and whom the Army had been after for nearly 30 years.
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Addressing homelessness among aging Veterans
A coordinated response to support aging homeless Veterans In fiscal year 2024, almost half of all Veterans enrolled in VA healthcare were 65 or older.
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VA’s Federal EHR rollout success continues in Southern Ohio
VA continued its successful rollout of the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR), deploying it at four more VA medical centers (VAMCs) in Cincinnati, Chillicothe; Dayton, Ohio; and the...
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How Mel Brooks kept his sense of humor while serving in World War II
Mel Brooks’ stomach almost didn’t survive the trip overseas to fight during World War II . In February 1945, the comic legend and other troops left the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York on a ship bound..
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A Marine Walked Into Rehab Like He Owned the Place, But Learned You Can’t BS a Horse
I had gone from one of the most powerful political figures in San Diego to a complete outcast. I was unfaithful in my marriage, which morphed into accusations that flattened everything in their path.
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Make the grade: Understanding the General Schedule
If you’re exploring a career with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or any federal agency, you’ve likely come across the term General Schedule (GS).
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Army program allows children to finish high school without moving
A major factor for service members as they consider whether to stay in the military is how frequent moves to new assignments affect their children.
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Veterans disability bill could cut tinnitus compensation to fund other benefits
Congress is considering a proposal that would grant full retirement and disability benefits to combat veterans, while slashing future disability checks for veterans with tinnitus and sleep apnea.
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Air Force faults crew in second tanker accident that tore off boom
A midair collision last year that ripped the refueling boom off of one of the Air Force’s newest tanker aircraft, sending the multi-million-dollar fueling arm tumbling into the Atlantic Ocean, came...
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Meet the one-legged spy who helped rid the world of the Nazis
The girl who later frustrated the Nazis’ secret police once wore a bracelet of live snakes to school. Virginia Hall was different.
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“My pain is barely a comma now”
Cheyenne VA pain management helps Veteran rethink pain Pain management at Cheyenne VA Health Care System (CVAHCS) began with a question for former Army officer Dominic Sansone.
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Secretary Collins: Veterans are a business advantage
VA Secretary Doug Collins recently spoke at the Disney Veterans Institute Summit in Washington, D.C., prompting employers to put Veterans at the center of how they think, hire and operate.
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Army commissions 3 more tech executives as Navy plans to follow suit
The Army recently commissioned a batch of executives from tech and venture capital firms with deep ties to Silicon Valley under a recruitment program launched last year.
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Everything we know about the new ‘Lord of the Rings’ film ‘The Hunt for Gollum’
If you gave me millions of dollars and told me to make a Middle-earth film, I’m not sure that mine would take place in the Third Age (which is when “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy...
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B-52 bomber carrying 8 crashes at Edwards Air Force Base
A B-52 Stratofortress bomber carrying eight people onboard crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday at Edwards Air Force Base, California, the base posted on social media.
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Meta is giving AI glasses to every blind veteran in America for free
Meta wants to give blind veterans their sight back using its Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses. Let’s address the first issue you might have with this news: Sounds great, but how are glasses for blind veterans.
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Live Whole Health #322: From ache to ahhhh!
Do you have long-lasting aches and pain in your low back and neck, fibromyalgia, or other conditions that make daily life harder?
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Sailors are now eligible for the Mexican Border Defense Medal
Sailors assigned to military operations at the southern U.S. border are now eligible for the new Mexican Border Defense Medal.
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