USS Michael Monsoor arrives in Japan for port visitThe stealth destroyer is slated to be upgraded with a hypersonic missile system that the Navy plans to field by the mid-2020s, the service said.By Riley Ceder20 hours ago
VA expects 30K voluntary job cuts by October, erasing need for layoffsMore than 17,000 Veterans Affairs jobs have been eliminated or vacated since the start of the year. By Leo Shane III4 days ago
‘A new challenge’: Air Force vet becomes two-time living organ donorAir Force veteran Lindsay Gutierrez is a two-time living organ donor after giving a kidney to a fellow veteran and part of her liver to another recipient.By Clay Beyersdorfer4 days ago
Illinois veteran bestowed military honors nearly a decade after deathAn extraordinary cold case investigation revealed a formerly unidentified ward of the state to be a Women's Army Corps veteran.8 days ago
Thousands of LGBTQ+ vets were promised pardons. Only 4 have succeeded.Former President Joe Biden pledged to use his clemency powers to right ‘an historic wrong.’ Why did it fall so short of its promise? By Leah Rosenbaum2 weeks ago
House passes $435 billion spending plan for VA in fiscal 2026Republicans approved plans for an 18% boost in total Veterans Affairs spending next year, but the measure is far from becoming law. By Leo Shane III2 weeks ago