The SIG Sauer M7 is dead. How long does the XM8 have?
The M14 rifle replaced the venerable M1 Garand in 1957 and infamously served as the primary U.S. service rifle for only five years before it was replaced by the M16 rifle.
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New law to increase veteran disability payments is business as usual
Veterans with a disability rating might have seen the news that a new bill in the Senate would increase their disability payments.
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Remembering Duery Felton: Guardian of the Wall
As I reflect on my early days working at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, out of all the colleagues and volunteers I’ve worked with, one name stands out: Duery Felton.
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From combat to calm: One veteran’s ibogaine journey
Under medical supervision, Galloway undergoes ibogaine treatment. On a quiet morning in Cancún, Mexico, with monitors tracing the rhythm of his heart, Noah Galloway leaned back and prepared to...
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‘The Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps’ served 38 years as Commandant
In 1857, unrest surrounding elections in Washington, D.C., was so out of control that President James Buchanan called in the Marine Corps .
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Army identifies second soldier who went missing in Morocco
The Army recovered the body of the second of two soldiers who went missing this month after falling into the ocean while training in Morocco. U.S.
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Pentagon cancels Army unit’s deployment to Europe with soldiers already in Poland
The Army canceled a major deployment of a cavalry unit to Europe, just as soldiers began rolling out. A U.S. official confirmed to Task & Purpose that the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry.
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Mental crisis didn’t cause airman to self-immolate in protest of Israel, Air Force found
An airman who set himself on fire two years ago in Washington, D.C. to protest Israeli military actions in Gaza did so with a clear head, and not because of a mental health crisis, his wing commander.
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Veteran receives next-generation eye care
Virtual eye care At 56, Air Force Veteran Ben Parks thought he had seen it all when it came to eye care. For 27 years, his community eye care providers had been monitoring a freckle in the back of...
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Marines must complete new course on the ‘practical application’ of AI
Just as all Marines are riflemen, they must now also be proficient in a new battlefield technology: Artificial intelligence, or AI. All Marines have until Dec.
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After 80 years, Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph L. Burke received honorable burial at Saratoga National Cemetery
Thanks to the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph L. Burke finally received the honorable burial he earned.
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The United States created rules for encountering a Yeti during the Cold War
“It must not be killed or shot at except in an emergency arising out of self-defense.” That was one of the U.S. State Department’s cardinal rules for American fortune seekers, proto-cryptozoologists,.
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Meet the 12-year-old sailor who fought at Guadalcanal
Calvin Graham faced the biggest test of his young life when he tried to enlist in the United States Navy in 1942. The baby-faced Graham was only 12 years old at the time and did everything he could...
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Military Suicide Prevention Training Did Not Prepare Me for the Deaths of My Friends
Jessika Braden/ U.S. Marine Corps When I think of suicide, I don’t think of annual training slides, 22 pushup challenges, or the “thoughts and prayers” from social media posts.
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Find all your veterans benefits in one place with the HonorEarned tool
Every separating veteran’s situation is unique, so it’s hard for the military to supply a list of your personal benefits when you get out.
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The Parade of Donations is coming. Here’s what you need to know.
There’s a wonderful tradition that happens every year at the DAV and Auxiliary National Convention—the Parade of Donations.
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The Army is testing medevac drones that lift injured soldiers from battlefields
In a combat experiment that oddly resembles the claw game at an arcade, the Army will strap a test dummy under an oversized drone at an exercise in Poland this week, the first step toward eventually..
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101st Airborne, 1st Armored division units latest heading to southern border
All eyes may be on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, but the ongoing mission at the U.S.-Mexico border continues as soldiers from the 101st Airborne and 1st Armored divisions will soon deploy to the...
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Stronger together: One day, 250 million acts of kindness
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DAV, Americans for Ibogaine Launch Partnership to Advance Veteran Research and Policy Advocacy
ERLANGER, Ky.—DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and Americans for Ibogaine today announced a partnership aimed at advancing education, awareness, research and advocacy surrounding emerging psychedelic.
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How the world’s first-ever Pyrrhic victory went down
Pyrrhus of Epirus was known for a few things, including his success on the battlefield, despite his name being forever associated with a term that basically means defeat: a Pyrrhic victory He was a...
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