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USS Nimitz waves goodbye to San Diego for likely final deployment
The Nimitz aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1975, was designed for a 50-year service life.
Military stores prepare for tariffs, aiming to keep costs down
Military store officials expect tariffs to affect exchanges, including the availability and cost of certain items.
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The WWI aviators who gave their lives to help the ‘Lost Battalion’
With his final breaths, one of the aviators provided information to give Allied artillery accurate coordinates to target German forces.
Trump’s pick to lead Joint Chiefs denies MAGA hat story in hearing
President Donald Trump has said Caine wore the hat and expressed political support during a 2018 visit to Iraq.
How the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal escalated into an all-out slugfest
Both Norman Scott and Daniel J. Callaghan would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the intense naval battle.
Senator vows to hold all VA nominees over planned staff cuts
Plans to cut more than 80,000 staffers from VA offices would severely hurt benefits delivery, said Arizona Democrat Sen. Ruben Gallego, a Marine Corps vet.
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VA unveils next 13 sites for electronic health record rollout
VA planners want to speed the rollout of their controversial electronic health records overhaul project with more than a dozen new sites in 2026.
What surviving an IED taught me about being a stand-up comedian
An Army veteran-turned-stand-up comedian discusses the importance of laughter in the wake of trauma.
Life of pie: Soldier charged with loan fraud in bakery boondoggle
The soldier has been charged for allegedly using a fraudulent pie business called “Granny’s Delight” to obtain COVID-related business relief loans.
By J.D. Simkins
Marine lights candles for romantic hotel surprise, sets room on fire
Update the safety brief.
Did a US F-22 shoot down a UFO? Photo of aerial object adds to mystery
A grainy image (it’s always a grainy image) of an object downed by an F-22 over Canada's Yukon territory has aviation (and UFO) enthusiasts chattering.
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Sen. Ruben Gallego to block VA nominations until plans to cut staff are dropped
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Please return LT’s Humvee. This is no longer funny. Stop.
A satirical imagining of events after an M1165A1 Humvee was (really) stolen from Fort Liberty’s Mott Lake training area between Nov. 7 and Nov. 8.
By Davis Winkie
Troops do not have an extremism problem, but veterans do, study finds
Even a single incident of violent extremism by a service member can lead to significant negative repercussions for the nation as a whole, the study found.
VA plans research on using psychedelics to treat PTSD, depression
The studies on psychedelics will be the first funded by the department since the 1960s.
Chef Andre Rush wants veterans to choose passion over a paycheck
'I tell everybody, go for your passions. ... Don’t do the safe side,” Rush said.
By Sarah Sicard
Veterans jobless rate drops to lowest average in more than 20 years
For all of 2023, the monthly veterans unemployment rate averaged just under 2.8%, the lowest since at least 2000.
Ibogaine shrub helps vets with traumatic brain injury, study finds
The study comes on the heels of legislation meant to explore the medicinal properties of numerous psychedelics.
By Zamone Perez
Houthis have attacked ships in the Red Sea 25 times since November
The latest unsuccessful attack came Thursday morning.
New Tricare benefits delayed due to continued contract protest
Improvements will be delayed, including those related to specialty care referrals after a PCS move.
By Karen Jowers