Veteran News
Advocacy
Congressional votes on a controversial veterans bill that would increase benefits for medically retired disabled vets and survivors have been delayed amid push back over elections legislation that is.
Benefits
VA updated its appraisal process regarding Minimum Property Requirements (MPRs)—the standards a property must meet to be eligible for a VA-guaranteed home loan —to reduce delays, cut outdated rules...
Health
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ 5,000-member police force is being consolidated under a new Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness to improve service and retention, department officials.
Service
David Ayer made a name for himself with some of the best action movies of the 21st century. He was a writer on “Training Day,” “The Fast and the Furious,” and “S.W.A.T.
Service
Seven people were taken to local hospitals after a fire broke out aboard the Littoral Combat Ship USS Indianapolis on Wednesday morning while the ship was moored at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, a..
Health
Taking a closer look at the 2025 Point-in-Time Count results In May 2026, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the long-awaited results of the 2025 Point-in-Time (PIT)...
Legacy
Kicking off the historic Independence Day weekend’s festivities for the nation’s Semiquincentennial, “A Capitol Fourth: 250th weekend celebration” will be broadcast live and streamed nationwide from..
Service
Marines deployed to Haiti found themselves under fire and shooting back, several times last year, their commander recently told reporters at a media roundtable.
Service
The son of a politician, William “Billy” Mitchell grew up in Wisconsin as the oldest of 10 children. In such a crowded household, Mitchell learned early on to speak up for himself and his beliefs.
Health
(Photo courtesy of U.S. Army) It’s easy for Ron Brown to remember when his health problems first began. It was early March 1991, and Brown’s Army unit was in Khamisiyah, where Iraqi forces had...
Family
A Persian Gulf War veteran with Alzheimer’s disease was pushed, punched and shoved violently into his wheelchair in a state-run veterans home this spring — allegedly by his caretaker, a man who also..
Service
The order had already come down. The assault on a fortified Mahdi Army position in the Iraqi city of Karbala was off. It was August 2004. Army Col.
Service
The U.S. Naval Academy is bringing back a requirement for incoming female students to cut their hair below the chin. As the new freshmen arrive in Annapolis, Maryland, for Induction Day, the start of.
Family
CHAMPVA and Tricare are both federal government health care programs tied to military service. They are run by different federal agencies, cover different groups of people and operate on different...
Community
ERLANGER, Ky. – DAV (Disabled American Veterans) announced the renewal of its partnership with T-Mobile, along with a $50,000 contribution benefiting DAV’s caregiver programming.
Service
The Pentagon has partially backpedaled on its voluntary flu vaccine policy, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in April, handing at least some control of vaccine policy back to the...
Health
The Department of Veterans Affairs will spend $4.8 billion in the 2026 fiscal year to modernize, repair and upgrade health care facilities across the country, the largest single-year infrastructure...
Service
Navy Cmdr. John Rodgers and his four-person crew didn’t have much time left. It didn’t start out that way. They were aboard PN-9 No.
Health
Add color to your plate They say “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But what about vegetables? They’re full of nutrients, add color and flavor to meals and are low in calories.
Service
U.S. military leaders have repeatedly tried to assure troops and the American public that artificial intelligence, or AI, is not going to replace human beings as the final decision-makers on when to..
