Service
US hits more than 100 sites in Iran as U.S. bases attacked
U.S. forces hit more than 100 targets in Iran Saturday evening, the latest in several days of renewed fighting between the two countries.
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Service
Pararescue team parachutes in 700 miles out at sea to save a fisherman’s life
For the crew of a fishing vessel, time was the enemy. A fisherman onboard the Azteca 5, a Mexican-flagged ship sailing in the Pacific, had suffered “traumatic injuries” on Monday, July 6.
Service
Space Force officially has its own weapon for taking out satellites
Space Force has spent several months building out its idea of “ orbital warfare ” and now it has one of its first weapons.
Service
Military families still struggle with food insecurity, housing, and dwindling savings
Economic stability has long been considered a key component of military readiness, but a new report suggests many military families are struggling to make ends meet.
Service
F-16 pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for mission in Yemen
An F-16 pilot who took part in combat operations over Yemen last spring was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross this month for his actions. Capt.
Advocacy
Take Care of America’s Veterans Act: An Omni-busted package that Congress must fix
Congress should continually seek ways to improve the lives of America’s Veterans. Expanding access to care, reducing bureaucratic delays, correcting longstanding injustices, and ensuring veterans...
Service
Free Reply Postage Update: What’s Changing on July 31
For the last few months, Navy Federal Credit Union has generously sponsored free Reply Postage on Sandboxx letters. That sponsorship is coming to an end on Friday, July 31.
Service
The last Marine Corps AAV had its final field exercise
The Marine Corps’ last serving amphibious assault vehicles, beastly machines affectionately known to Marines as “tracks,” recently completed a final field exercise ahead of their planned retirement,..
Community
Dangerous heat: Help protect Veterans experiencing homelessness
Four ways to help Veterans stay safe in summer heat Summer heat can be dangerous for anyone, but for Veterans experiencing homelessness, especially those living unsheltered outdoors, extreme...
Advocacy
How veterans groups came to clash over a sweeping VA benefits bill
Veterans organizations are deeply divided over the Taking Care of America’s Veterans Act as Congress proposes paying for parts of the legislation with projected savings from a long-pending Department.
Health
VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on prescribing safety, sexual trauma and dementia
VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting new findings on an prescribing safety initiative, sexual trauma treatment and dementia.
Legacy
Why the Army’s longest battle ever involved multiple cease-fires
In the last moments of his life, Friedrich Lengfeld only saw a wounded soldier. A lieutenant fighting for the Germans during World War II , Lengfeld noticed a wounded American service member in...
Service
Astronaut and Coast Guard Reserve officer prepares for space on Artemis III
Astronaut Andre Douglas is living the life he dreamed of when he was only 7 years old, looking through the telescope and studying astronomy with his mother, a military nurse.
Service
Hegseth says he’ll ‘fix’ suspensions of 8 helicopter pilots who buzzed July 4th beaches
For the second time in five months, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to wade into an internal Army flight safety investigation late Thursday, tweeting support for eight AH-64 Apache pilots and.
Benefits
GOP lawmakers seek review of VFW’s claims authority amid veterans cartoon controversy
Two Republican House members have asked Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to review the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ authorization to help veterans file disability claims following the group’s use.
Health
Vets4Warriors and WAV launch “Key into Care” campaign
Vets4Warriors and Worried About a Veteran (WAV) are partnering to support Veterans and their loved ones through the Key into Care initiative, giving away 250 free Key into Care packages in honor of...
Service
Marines open units on East and West Coast to focus on drone warfare
The Marine Corps is standing up two new organizations focused on drone warfare at its major training bases on the East and West coasts.
Service
The Indiana forest that keeps the USS Constitution afloat
The world’s oldest commissioned warship is still afloat — thanks to a forest in Indiana. The USS Constitution, named by George Washington and built with copper bolts forged by Paul Revere, was...
Benefits
VA claims backlog drops below 70,000 for first time in six years
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ disability claims backlog dropped below 70,000 this week for the first time in six years, a milestone the VA hasn’t seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Legacy
Chinese farmers built a road up an impassible mountain to bring home American airmen from World War II
“God help us if we go down here,” William Drager, a 25-year-old tail gunner from Hackettstown, N.J., wrote to his family in the late summer of 1944.