Service
Army orders rifle-mounted smart scopes to down small drones
The Army is buying rifle-mounted smart scopes that soldiers can use to shoot down small drones, similar to the advanced fire control systems being used by Marines.
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Health
VA Research Wrap Up: VA announces 2026 Research Week Awardees
As part of the 2026 Research Week, May 11 – 15, VA announced the winners of four prestigious research awards. Under Secretary’s Award for Outstanding Achievement Dr.
Legacy
A nod to NODs and the history of US military night vision
Flip them down slowly, and your worldview will instantly change. Not in a dramatic way, or in a Hollywood CGI slopfest sort of way.
Service
‘West-side Skid Row’: Pests, crime, litigation plague plans for VA’s Los Angeles campus
Efforts are underway to expand housing for homeless veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 388-acre west Los Angeles campus , but a lack of security and services threaten the plan to build a.
Service
Sailor wins $60k after false eviction left him ‘functionally homeless’
A Navy sailor will be paid $60,000 by a Florida property management company that obtained an “unlawful” eviction notice against him, according to federal prosecutors.
Service
Letterkenny Army Depot the heart of more SIG Sauer M17 incidents
On March 12, 2026, Letterkenny Army Depot confirmed the death of a soldier during training that morning. An investigation by Tasmin Mahfuz of WGAL, an NBC affiliate in Lancaster, Penn.
Service
Soldiers at Ranger School will now fix bayonets in test of grit
Those looking to take on the Army’s infamously difficult Ranger School will have to start by fixing bayonets, then run through smoke, razor wire, and machine gun bursts, hop in a trench, and stab the.
Service
Barracks improvements, installation safety top priorities for military construction budget
The Defense Department’s $26.8 billion military construction request for fiscal 2027 is needed to build unaccompanied housing and protect installations to ensure the security of U.S.
Benefits
A VA system paid out millions in ‘improper’ claims
When a veteran passed away in 2023 from heart disease, their family asked the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-connected benefits they believed their death triggered.
Family
A century of service: The Pineda family’s multi-generational military legacy
Service is often described as a calling, but for the Pineda family, it’s a foundation. From the front lines of Vietnam to the halls of the White House and the flight lines of the Air Force, the...
Health
Understanding connection: Veteran homelessness and mental health
Why housing stability is essential to mental health treatment and recovery for Veterans experiencing homelessness. Among Veterans receiving VA care, those experiencing homelessness or enrolled in...
Benefits
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.
Legacy
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.
Health
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...
Service
‘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 .
Service
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.
Service
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.
Service
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.
Health
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...
Service
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.