Health
A Veteran’s journey to healing with virtual reality (VR) technology
Addressing patient’s whole health Embracing new technology helps address Veterans’ whole health, from physical concerns to nutrition.
Veteran News
News
Health
VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on arterial stiffness, PTSD and Parkinson’s disease
VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting research findings on treating arterial stiffness and high blood pressure, PTSD treatment and the link between.
Service
A counter-espionage expert on the real dangers at America’s hottest defense tech conference: spies
The eMerge Americas conference and expo brings together the leaders and emerging players in the some of the most advanced and in-demand defense technologies today.
Service
Northrop Grumman teases first look at next-gen Navy fighter
The future of U.S. military aviation is unfolding. In the Air Force, the F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is in the works, and the B-21 Raider stealth bomber is already flying.
Service
Special Forces soldier won $400K in Polymarket bets on Maduro raid, feds say
Federal authorities have arrested and charged an Army Special Forces soldier with using classified information to place bets on the Jan.
Service
USA Wheelchair Football League to host 3rd Annual Veteran All-Star Game during 2026 NFL Draft Week
The USA Wheelchair Football League (USAWFL), a program of Move United, will host its 3rd annual Veteran All-Star Game on Friday, April 24, as part of the 2026 NFL Draft festivities in Pittsburgh.
Advocacy
Military contractors no longer have ‘immunity’ to lawsuits brought by troops
An Army veteran attempting to wield South Carolina law to sue a military contractor won a major Supreme Court victory Wednesday, carving out a narrow legal lane for those seeking to hold wartime...
Family
Scams targeting surviving family members
Scammers often target surviving family members shortly after a Veteran’s death, when benefit payments are issued, and when grief can make some people more vulnerable to manipulation.
Service
How the F-35 is changing Marine airpower
After decades of flying the AV-8B Harrier II and the F/A-18 Hornet, the Marine Corps is going all in on the F-35. Besides being stealthy, the jet has far more advanced sensing and data-sharing tools..
Service
The National Guard unit that stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day
The National Guard tends to be the butt of a lot of jokes from fellow service members and civilians alike. It’s not without merit, as a lot of times, the jokes write themselves.
Service
Take MVP’s new Military Experiences and Toxic Exposures Survey
Share your story with VA’s largest research program The Million Veteran Program (MVP), VA’s largest research program, started in 2011 with the goal of improving health for all Veterans.
Service
Supporting military children during a permanent change of station
Every April, VA recognizes the resilience, strength and sacrifice of military children during the Month of the Military Child.
Service
Army Chinook makes first landing without a pilot
First, the Army got a remote-controlled Black Hawk . Now it is a step closer to getting an autonomous Chinook, after a CH‑47F Chinook successfully landed in testing without a pilot.
Legacy
How these Navy submariners worked to save themselves after their sub sank
A white T-shirt represented the last chance for 38 submariners. Without it, they could not have survived much longer in the crippled U.S. Navy submarine S-5.
Health
‘Got to Get Fixed:’ Billing Delays, Coverage Issues Still Plague Tricare Patients and Providers
Nearly every day for months, Lorelei Evans, a major in the U.S. Army Reserve, received a call or text from a doctor’s office trying to collect on some of her family’s $86,000 in unpaid medical bills.
Legacy
Used as an ‘individual target’ by the Germans, this Medal of Honor recipient kept up the fight
On Nov. 8, 1942, the United States opened a new front against Germany, Italy and Vichy France when its forces landed in Morocco and Algeria.
Service
Push to identify remains of POWS who endured Bataan Death March, hell ships
More than 80 years later, the remains of U.S. POWs buried as “unknowns,” or entombed in the holds of Japanese “hell ships” sunk by U.S.
Service
Supreme Court rules in favor of soldier who sued contractor over 2016 Bagram bombing
The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed an Army soldier’s right to sue a military contractor whose employee detonated a suicide bomb on Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in 2016.
Service
Navy Secretary leaving role ‘effective immediately,’ Pentagon announces
Navy Secretary John Phelan is “departing the administration, effective immediately,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced on Wednesday.
Health
100,000 Veterans Have Enrolled in VA Health Care in 2026. Are You Missing Out?
If you are a veteran who has never enrolled in Department of Veterans Affairs health care, or who was turned away in the past, do you know whether you are eligible now?