Legacy
World War II B-17 gunner awarded France’s highest military honor
More than 80 years after he flew over occupied France in World War II, a 100-year-old American veteran received the highest French military honor. Retired Staff Sgt.
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Legacy
A Nazi was the only person convicted of spying in connection with Pearl Harbor
Ruth Kuehn picked the wrong boyfriend. When Kuehn was 19 years old, she had an affair with Joseph Goebbels . The Nazi Party’s chief propagandist was married at the time and nearly twice Kuehn’s age,..
Health
Montana Veteran’s art wins first place, earns national invite
First-time entrant wins Montana VA Health Care System’s creative arts competition “Grey Owl” is made from 525 individually cut and hand-sanded pieces of 4 types of wood.
Transition
Hiring Veterans: Jobs of the week for April 13, 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.
Legacy
The forgotten Civil War legacy of America’s most notorious prison
When I teach the Civil War, I frequently encounter surprised faces when students learn that California, so far from the eastern battlefields of Gettysburg and Antietam , played a critical, strategic..
Health
Knowledge is power: Free online mental health courses
Self-paced mental health tools Veterans can use anytime Are you a Veteran facing common challenges like managing anger, insomnia or substance use? Discover VeteranTraining.va.
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Man arrested after climbing up on and damaging an Air Force C-130 in Ireland
A man was arrested on Saturday after climbing onto and attacking the hull of an Air Force C-130 at an airport in Ireland. The attacker was able to strike the military transport aircraft several times.
Legacy
USS Stockdale flies shaken, not stirred battle flag
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer the USS Stockdale returned to its home port in San Diego on Thursday, April 10.
Family
A Gold Star spouse’s healing journey amid unimaginable grief
After a first deployment to Afghanistan in 2010 and a second to Kuwait in 2014, Sgt. Terrence Hinton and his family received orders to a highly coveted duty station amongst the Army community: Hawaii.
Service
Two destroyers cross Strait of Hormuz ahead of mine clearance mission
Two U.S. Navy destroyers are now in the Persian Gulf after crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, U.S. Central Command announced.
Service
More than 300 Hawaii National Guard troops activated as a third storm hits the state
Hawaii mobilized more National Guard personnel ahead of this weekend, as another heavy storm hits the state. More than 300 National Guard troops are now mobilized, up from “just over 200” still...
Family
Reports show a military spouse commits suicide every 8 days
Please read that again. We lose a military spouse by suicide every eight days . This is unconscionable. Today’s military spouses are not the stereotypical post-World War II spouses shaped and modeled.
Legacy
The only Navy Seabee awarded the nation’s highest award for valor
Fought on the night of June 9-10, 1965, the Battle of Dong Xoai was, as was often the case in the Vietnam War, hard to pin down as to the winner. One thing is certain, however.
Service
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ finds a new voice
Published in January 1929, “All Quiet on the Western Front” sold a million copies in Germany in its first year and two million around the world.
Service
The Artemis II crew made an 80s sitcom video as they flew to the moon
The crew of the Artemis II lunar flyby mission is ready for their splashdown back on Earth after completing a historic mission.
Service
Navy divers, ship set to recover Artemis II crew
Four astronauts are scheduled to complete their trip to the moon with a splashdown off the coast of Southern California this evening.
Service
The Army is testing out a robotic kitchen that can cook for soldiers downrange
Soldiers deployed to forward operating bases might be fed by robots in an automated kitchen that arrives in a box about the size of a shipping container.
Service
A 2023 special ops exercise in Wyoming was a preview of the Iran rescue mission
In the spring of 2023, a barren stretch of Wyoming highway briefly became the tactical hub of a three-day Army and Air Force exercise in which special operators unloaded nimble attack helicopters...
Service
Former Fort Bragg employee charged with leaking classified information
A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted a former Army employee at Fort Bragg this week for allegedly revealing classified national defense information to a journalist.
Health
New capsule endoscopy option for easier GI screening
A more comfortable, convenient screening experience at Durham VA Veterans at the Durham VA Health Care System now have access to a groundbreaking gastrointestinal (GI) screening technology, a capsule.