Supreme Court hears incarcerated veteran’s case challenging process for VA claims appeals
The case involves a veteran who is receiving reduced disability benefits while serving up to 40 years in prison.
By Patricia Kime
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Unemployment rate for post-9/11 vets up as job market slumps
The unemployment rate for the nation’s post-9/11 generation of veterans rose from 3.5% in August to 4.1% in September.
By Richard Sisk
Troops get first increase in 24 years for hostile fire, danger pays
Pentagon raises danger pay for troops for the first time since 2002, increasing hostile fire pay to $450 and imminent danger pay to $275 per month.
By Hope Hodge Seck
US forces exiting Iraq after 2 decades, leaving opening for Iran
U.S. forces are set to depart from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a move celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies.
By Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters
Terror suspects wanted to do ‘big damage’ to air base used by US, Trump says
British police on Sunday arrested five men on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offenses near an air base that hosts U.S. Air Force personnel.
By Toby Shepheard, Reuters
Desolate Arctic outpost likely to host US troops under new Greenland deal
Under a U.S. agreement signed this week, a small outpost at Mestersvig, Greenland, could soon become a key American military foothold in the Arctic.
By Stine Jacobsen, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Tom Little, Reuters