Find Community with Free Livestreaming and Gaming for Veterans
Video games are a fun and stress relieving way to build camaraderie for many Veterans. Here are three free resources to help you learn about electronic sports (esports) and gaming events for Veterans. Learn more: Video games relieve stress, foster fun and camaraderie...
Creating A Safe Space for Women Veterans at VA
Over two million women Veterans live in the U.S., making them the fastest growing Veteran group. Women Veterans can have unique health needs following their time in service and unfortunately for some, additional support may be needed if they experienced sexual...
VA Health Care Expands for Veterans
All Veterans exposed to toxins while serving can enroll in VA health care. As of March 5, 2024, millions of Veterans are eligible for VA health care years earlier than called for by the PACT Act. Apply for the care you deserve today. More information: VA Health Care...
Jill Biden Says Agreement to Let Federal Employee Military Spouses Work from Overseas Is Overdue
First lady Jill Biden spoke at a White House ceremony she hosted with Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma, who signed a permanent memorandum of agreement between their departments to ease approvals of remote work under...
Navy Ship Slated to Help Build Gaza Aid Pier Forced to Return to Port as Experts Warn of Other Delays
The USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo "experienced a fire in the engine room while in transit to the eastern Mediterranean Sea" on April 11, and while the crew evacuated the area and used portable extinguishers to put out the fire, the ship had to return to Jacksonville,...
Abu Ghraib Military Contractor Warned Bosses of Abuses 2 Weeks After Arriving, Testimony Reveals
A civilian contractor sent to work as an interrogator at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison resigned within two weeks of his arrival and told his corporate bosses that mistreatment of detainees was likely to continue.
Pentagon presses Congress for Ukraine funding, citing dire situation
Ukraine and Israel both desperately need the military weapons that are being held up by Congress’ failure to pass a funding package for the two countries at war, Pentagon leaders told House appropriators Wednesday, calling the situation in Ukraine dire.“Whether it’s...
Report of gunshot prompts lockdown at Grand Forks Air Force Base
Security officers were conducting a door-to-door sweep Wednesday at a North Dakota Air Force base after a report of a gunshot prompted a lockdown.The Grand Forks Air Force Base said in a social media post that security at the base received a report of a single gunshot...