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Inside the inaugural meeting of Trump’s Military Spouse Commission
The Sept. 21 meeting covered some of the most persistent challenges facing military families: spouse employment, access to healthcare and childcare.
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VA terminated $1.1 billion in contracts after DOGE requests, watchdog finds
VA ended contracts worth $1.1 billion during DOGE’s cost-cutting spree, far less than the $120.9 billion the department reported initially.
Veterans
News that informs military veterans on topics such as benefits, healthcare and Tricare, transition assistance and more.
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Nearly 500,000 veterans to get 3-month break from paying life insurance premiums
Just in time for the holidays, veterans won’t have to pay Veterans’ Group Life Insurance premiums for three months.
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This US soldier tried to cover a retreat in Vietnam — and instead compelled the enemy to
Leonard Alvarado enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1968 and ultimately gave his life to save his platoon.
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VA’s top health administrator departs post, temporary replacement named
Dr. Lee Payne, a retired Air Force major general and physician, will serve as acting under secretary, according to VA officials.
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VFW defends First Amendment rights amid blowback over political cartoon
Lawmakers and veterans groups are divided on how to pay for a major veterans benefits reform bill.
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Washington’s orders to troops after July 4: You’re fighting for a new nation
July 4 severed ties with Great Britain, but it was on July 5 that the former colonials got down to the nuts-and-bolts of governing and winning a war.
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Unemployment for post-9/11 veterans climbs in June as nation’s job market slides
The closely watched jobless rate for post-9/11 veterans bumped up from 4.1% in May to 4.8% in June as national job creation plunged.
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Vietnam veterans group criticizes ‘Honor and Remember’ flag, others call it a ‘powerful’ symbol
The flag is being proposed as a national symbol of remembrance for service members and veterans who died as a result of their military service.
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VA uses hundreds of AI systems. Veterans may not know when they’re involved.
The VA’s recently released 2025 AI Inventory identifies 215 of those use cases as high-impact systems.
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Vessel that aided in discovery of famous WWII shipwrecks finds new life in US Navy
The R/V Petrel, the maritime brainchild of the late Paul Allen, was purchased by the U.S. Navy in 2022 and rechristened in 2025.
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Bipartisan bill would let service members sue US military for sexual assault
The bill is modeled after similar legislation that allows service members to file civil claims for medical malpractice at U.S. military hospitals.
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Anthony Tata assumes oversight of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Families of missing service members from the Vietnam war are pushing for answers on budget cuts that have canceled MIA searches in Vietnam and Laos.
