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Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026 Needs Refining, VA Officials Say

Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026 Needs Refining, VA Officials Say

by Elena Tittel | Apr 30, 2026 | Featured, Military

WASHINGTON – A proposed Senate law on Wednesday evening would allow veterans to have more transparent and direct access to their healthcare benefits, in an attempt to simplify a complex web of health, education and disability services for hundreds of the...
Senate Armed Services Committee weighs defense priorities amid growing global threats

Senate Armed Services Committee weighs defense priorities amid growing global threats

by Bridget Craig | Apr 15, 2025 | Featured, Military

WASHINGTON – After the Trump administration promised the largest Pentagon budget ever focused exclusively on “lethality and readiness,” Republicans and Democrats on the Hill and top military brass underscored in hearings Wednesday and Thursday that much of the budget...
First U.S. military aircraft delivers humanitarian supplies for Gaza

First U.S. military aircraft delivers humanitarian supplies for Gaza

by Kelsey Baker | Nov 29, 2023 | Military

WASHINGTON – For the first time since the war in Gaza began, the U.S. military  transported aid destined for Gaza, Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters on Wednesday. The humanitarian supply effort, overseen by the State Department’s U.S....
China’s Modernized Military Poses a Serious Challenge to the United States, Says Senior Army Official

China’s Modernized Military Poses a Serious Challenge to the United States, Says Senior Army Official

by Zoya Mirza | Dec 2, 2021 | Foreign Affairs, Military

WASHINGTON –– China’s rapid economic, technological and military expansion over the past two decades poses serious competition and an imminent threat to the United States, according to the Secretary of the U.S. Army, Christine Wormuth. “We shouldn’t be seeking, in my...
VIDEO: Paying Tribute to Women Veterans

VIDEO: Paying Tribute to Women Veterans

by Annie Klingenberg | Nov 13, 2021 | Military, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Military Women’s Memorial held its 24th annual ceremony on Veteran’s Day at Arlington Cemetery. It is the only major national memorial that honors all female veterans who have served in the military. Veterans from each branch of the armed...
Retired Army Major Offers Advice To Veterans Struggling With Addiction

Retired Army Major Offers Advice To Veterans Struggling With Addiction

by Andrew Marquardt | Nov 11, 2021 | Military

WASHINGTON – U.S. Army Major John Donovan was twice deployed to combat zones in Iraq in the years following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 before retiring from active duty in 2018. Donovan is also a former substance abuser with over 40 years of sobriety...
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