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As VA Looks Ahead to Dementia Needs, Study Finds Immune Cells Attack Alzheimer’s Plaques in Brain
Engineered immune cells targeted and reduced the toxic protein plaques that drive Alzheimer’s disease in a recent study. Alzheimer's and related dementias represent a growing crisis within the...
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Hope and healing through vision rehabilitation
How personalized support helps Veterans adapt to vision loss For many, the prospect of blindness is daunting, often perceived as more life-altering than the loss of a limb.
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VA announces plan to put some veterans in guardianships
The Trump administration is launching a new plan to initiate legal guardianship proceedings for hundreds of the “most vulnerable” veterans in the country.
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An Army airborne veteran could win an Oscar for his wildly popular short film
This week, 82nd Airborne veteran Jack Piatt could go home with an Academy Award, the film industry’s most coveted honor, and one of the most prestigious awards in entertainment.
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Old Dominion ROTC cadets rushed and stabbed an active shooter seconds after the first shot
On Mar. 13, 2026, a gunman opened fire on a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University. He chose the wrong classroom to start a murderous rampage.
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Pentagon identifies 6 airmen killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq
The Department of Defense released the names of the six airmen who died when their LC-135 Refueling plane crashed in western Iraq on Thursday. They are: Maj. John A.
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Navy F-18 that got the US’s first air-to-air kill in the 21st century is taking part in the Iran War
A Navy fighter jet that got the United States’ first air-to-air kill against another plane in nearly 20 years in 2017 is currently taking part in combat operations against Iran.
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VA reaches milestones in lifesaving naloxone availability
Expanding access to antidote across the country to prevent overdose deaths among Veterans Veteran safety and well-being is at the center of everything we do at VA, and that is why naloxone is...
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A simple list of military child and family support resources for trying times
We are living in unsettling times across the globe; times that seem to relentlessly shake our foundations and force our military-connected communities to brace themselves for one disruption after...
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‘One-in-a-million’ malfunction caused Marine artillery round to explode over highway, report finds
A fuze malfunction, the second ever in the model’s service history, likely caused a M795 155mm artillery round to explode early in a live-fire demonstration at Camp Pendleton last fall, raining.
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Career support for military spouses
Military spouses are resilient, adaptable and highly skilled, but frequent relocations and shifting responsibilities can make it challenging to build and sustain a career.
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VA responds to worries about new focus on ‘telltale signs’ of fraud
The Department of Veterans Affairs officials say they are developing a tool to scan documents veterans submit to prove that they qualify for disability compensation for “telltale signs” of fraud.
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Marine Raider’s remains identified 80 years after being killed in action
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced on March 4 that Marine Raider Pfc. Norton Retzsch, 25, had been accounted for on April 1, 2025 — thanks, in part, to 20-year-old DNA submitted to the...
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‘My God what have we done’: Enola Gay pilot’s combat notebook is for sale
In a United States War Department-issued “Line of Position” notebook, Capt. Robert A. Lewis begins like many service member letters, with a “Dear Mom + Dad.” But this log, dated Aug.
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A Russian game studio is making a ‘propaganda’ game about its worst modern failure
A movement is taking shape across some Ukraine-aligned social media channels to get an upcoming game de-listed from major game license vendor Steam under a surprising claim: It’s Russian propaganda...
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The US Army’s ‘Cattle Truck’ was the worst ride you’ll never forget
Nobody ever briefed you on the cattle truck . There was no block of instruction, no safety brief, no introductory PowerPoint with b-roll of a smiling private boarding a pristine trailer.
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The women who shaped early Veteran mental health care
How women shaped the earliest systems of care for returning soldiers While the history of Veteran mental health in the United States is often told through policies and institutions, the contributions.
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VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on brain health, cardiovascular disease and muscle atrophy
VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting research findings on a potential way to protect the blood-brain barrier, a lifestyle coaching app for...
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Air Force engineer found not guilty of cover-up in deadly Marine KC-130 crash
A retired Air Force civilian engineer accused of covering up maintenance issues behind a deadly Marine KC-130T crash was found not guilty by a federal jury earlier this month.
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US KC-135 tanker crashes in Iraq, though not from enemy fire, officials say
A U.S. KC-135 aerial tanker has gone down over western Iraq, military officials announced Thursday. Rescue efforts are ongoing, according to a brief news release from U.S.
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