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Veterans carry U.S. in a parade in California.

Stripping California Veterans’ Lifeline for Benefits? Think Again

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Melissa A. Seel, an aerospace medical technician with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, holds her stethoscope at the All Wars Memorial Building in Atlantic City, N.J.

Veterans’ Private Residential Treatment Must Match VA’s Quality and Cost

U.S. Army snipers launch a drone during a combined training event

The US Is Unprepared for the Next War

National Guard troops load supplies into a car trunk outside the District of Columbia National Guard Headquarters

4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders

A demonstrator holds a sign at a Unite for Veterans rally, Friday, June 6, 2025, on the National Mall

Tricking Veterans: Using Suicide and Mental Health Struggles as a Guise for Privatizing the VA

We Fought for This Country. Don't Cut the One Department That Fights for Us.

Protesters walk outside the John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Detroit.

Veterans’ Protests Planned for D-Day Latest in Nearly 250 Years of Fighting for Their Benefits

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies as the House Intelligence Committee.

The Fatal Cost of Twisting Intelligence

Marines with the Lioness Program refill their rifle magazines during the live-fire portion of their training at Camp Korean Village, Iraq

Women Have Served with Honor for Decades. This Administration Can't Erase That History.

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mobs of Vietnamese people scale the wall of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam

Lessons Not Learned

Military Salute Picnic held at Hill Air Force Base, Utah

Children In Military Families Face Unique Psychological Challenges, and the Barriers to Getting Help Add to the Strain

Arkansas National Guardsmen deploy to Texas on July 8, 2025, to assist with the transportation of search and rescue personnel in the vicinity of Austin, Texas, during catastrophic flooding.

Reckoning with Mortality: The Hidden Toll of Being a Military Family in the Aviation Community

FBI director Kash Patel arrives on the South Lawn of the White House

Trump & Co’s Polygraph Pandemonium

This is the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, W.Va.

Want Efficiency? Fund the VA and Cut the Proven Waste in Privatized Veterans Care

Community Care Is Not VA Care

Col. Bree Fram performs the reenlistment ceremony for Senior Master Sgt. Jamie Hash. (Photo courtesy of Emily Starbuck Gerson)

Deny Who We Are or Harm Our Country? The Impossible Choice Facing Transgender Service Members

Veteran Career Fair hosted by the VA in Washington, D.C.

I Was Fired, and Thousands of Veterans Are Next Unless We Act

Then Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. and Mrs. Sharene Brown take part in a panel discussion

Fear and Chaos Hit Military Families After Sudden Firings of Top Leaders

Veteran Affairs building near the White House in Washington.

Speak Up Before VA Health Care Is Gutted

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley

Punishing Military Officers for Political Reasons Endangers Our Troops and Threatens National Security

Spouses attending the Key Spouses Program All Call place pins at all the locations they have been

We Military Spouses Don't Want Special Treatment. We Just Want to Work.

A musician plays the violin during the funeral ceremony for volunteer servicewoman, well-known stylist Shura Riazantseva

Art and Arms: 2 Aspects of Resistance in Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

Gun-locks that were part of a 2020 50th Space Wing give away as a part of the Time Based Prevention Program

Congress Needs to Support the VA and Firearms Industry's Partnership to Prevent Veterans' Suicides

Diversity Day march on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.

Military Diversity Is Not the Problem

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Veterans hold signs supporting the PACT Act.

You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check.

Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...

Your BAH Can Buy a House. Here’s How Active-Duty Service Members Are Doing It.

A VA loan with zero down and BAH covering the mortgage is one of the few paths to homeownership that does not require years...

GI Bill Housing Allowance: How to Cover the Up-Front Cost Gap

Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients may be taken by surprise if they’re not prepared to pay for housing up front each semester...

Amid U.S. $100 bills, letter tiles spell "education."

Can You Receive Post-9/11 GI Bill Payments and Other Financial Aid at the Same Time?

Rules that dictate how the Post-9/11 GI Bill works together with other forms of financial aid often prevent those other forms...

Wheelchair games participants high-five.

1 Million More Veterans Became Eligible for Tax-Free ABLE Accounts Jan. 1

The ABLE Age Adjustment Act expanded eligibility for ABLE accounts, which are tax-advantaged savings accounts designed for...

Military Households May Deduct Moving Expenses From Their Taxes: Here’s How

Military families may not have any unreimbursed PCS moving expenses, but if you do, you can deduct those expenses on your tax...

Veteran Jobs

Why People-Pleasing Can Undermine Your Leadership Credibility

Here’s How Military Aircraft Mechanics Transition to Civilian Aviation Jobs

5 Things for Veterans to Know About Aviation Entrepreneurship

Military Drone Pilots, Specialists Can Transfer Skills to a Growing Civilian Sector

5 Stories Every Veteran Should Be Sharing

Shortages Lead to Higher Pay in the Civilian Aviation Industry

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