Health
Live Whole Health #323: Summer memories on a stick
Picture this: It’s a summer evening and you and your friends are sitting around a picnic table with damp towels wrapped around you while someone stands at the grill flipping burgers.
Veteran News
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Service
VA chief vows to fire employee accused of abusing Marine veteran at state facility
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins has announced that the agency will fire an employee who is accused of abusing a Marine veteran at a state-run veterans home in New York, where he also worked.
Legacy
Visa battle for mother of Cape Verde footballer puts spotlight on nation and its military heritage
The battle over a visa for the mother of a revered soccer goalie has put a spotlight on the archipelago of Cape Verde, whose residents have a storied legacy of service in the U.S.
Transition
Your VA Loan After a Divorce: What to Know Before You Sign Anything
Divorce does not automatically free up your VA loan entitlement, and if you do not handle this transition correctly, you could lose your zero-down buying power for years.
Service
Space Force to test new mess dress uniform this fall
A Space Force general donned a new mess dress that the service is testing for wear this fall, an official confirmed to Task & Purpose.
Benefits
An Education Benefit for Veterans' Families Is Ending. Here’s What to Know
A change included in a 2022 federal spending law is about to affect military families receiving Survivors’ and Dependents' Educational Assistance, or Chapter 35, for high school-age dependents.
Legacy
World of Warships’ America 250 update is a love letter to US Navy history
World of Warships is always making content for naval history buffs but its America 250 update goes above and beyond. Those interested in game play will love the game’s new “Dawn of a Nation”...
Health
How virtual care helped one Veteran finally face his PTSD
It’s never too late: Army Veteran finds path to PTSD recovery through virtual care Three years ago, Darrell Fullmer would never have imagined sitting in front of his laptop, talking openly about his..
Transition
Hiring Veterans: Jobs of the week for June 22, 2026
Editor’s note: This post contains links to jobs that are active at the time of publishing. Most job listings close 7–30 days after posting.
Service
US carries out days of airstrikes in Somalia after a month’s pause
After more than a month without conducting airstrikes in Somalia, the U.S. military quickly ramped up its actions in the country this past week. U.S.
Legacy
How a Holocaust survivor saved 40 POWs in Korea
Hunger pangs became a constant, unwelcome companion for Tibor “Ted” Rubin. The 13-year-old Hungarian boy’s empty stomach wasn’t the worst of it, either.
Service
Army forms new command to create a ‘covering force’ in the Pacific
The Army officially created a new kind of formation this past week, moving thousands of soldiers into a “multi-domain command.
Community
500 volunteers, one mission: Rebuilding for those who served
Restoring more than a building More than 500 volunteers gathered March 31 to renovate the Veterans Resource Center in Dallas, improving a facility that provides essential services to homeless and...
Health
VA ends gender identity-based programs, messaging and activities
The Department of Veterans Affairs is directing all healthcare facilities to end gender identity-based programs and activities, as well as reclassifying medical care coordinators who help LGBTQ+...
Service
Self-taught crochet artist surprises Marine dad with ‘meaningful gift’ for Father’s Day
Eleven-year-old Charlotte Smith learned how to crochet a single chain from her great-grandmother. Now a proficient self-taught crochet artist, Charlotte recently surprised her dad, Marine Master...
Family
The mental health crisis of military-connected families and the system that doesn’t protect us
One of the most difficult conversations within the military-connected community is the intersection of long-term military service, trauma, and personality traits that can become increasingly...
Health
From homelessness to Employee of the Year
One Veteran’s powerful journey of perseverance over homelessness For Linton Daniels, military service is a family legacy. A fourth-generation Marine, he served four years honoring the belief that...
Service
Why miniguns like the M134 can fire thousands of rounds per minute and not jam
The M-134 “minigun” does not sound like a gun, really. A rifle pops and a machine gun thumps, but the thing rips . One long, flat, ripping note with no gaps in it; like reality being unzipped, ending.
Service
Air Force relocates recon drone squadron to Japan
The Air Force is permanently moving three of its RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones to Yokota Air Base in Japan, after more than a decade of being stationed in Guam.
Legacy
Revolutionary War soldier identified after 246 years
Nearly 250 years after he died in the Battle of Camden, researchers identified Pvt. John Pumphrey as one of more than a dozen Continental Army John Does that were found near the battlefield.