VA facilities struggle to staff mental health, nursing, safety positions, watchdog findsMore than half of the Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers have reported severe staffing shortages, the Office of Inspector General finds. By Patricia Kime5 days ago
Vance: US probing airstrike that Iran says hit a wedding partyU.S. Vice President JD Vance said the United States is investigating an airstrike that Iran says struck a wedding party.By Reuters3 weeks ago
Trump’s new commission will target quality of life for military spousesThe new President's Military Spouse Commission, chaired by Jennifer Hegseth, is tasked with addressing persistent problems for military spouses.By Karen Jowers7 weeks ago
‘They got very lucky,’ Trump says of downed Apache helicopter’s crewAfter a U.S. Army Apache helicopter was downed by an Iranian drone, President Donald Trump said the rescued aviators “got very lucky.”By Tanya Noury3 months ago
Medal of Honor recipient Bruce Crandall, whose heroism was chronicled in ‘We Were Soldiers Once,’ dies at 93Ret. Col. Bruce Crandall received the Medal of Honor for repeatedly flying his helicopter into intense enemy fire to evacuate dozens of wounded troops.By Claire Barrett4 months ago
National Guard officers earn medals for apprehending gunman in DC shootingTwo West Virginia National Guard officers received medals for overpowering the gunman who shot two service members in November.By Patricia Kime5 months ago