- About 6,700 troops and some additional spouses will get focused support in finding new job ideas and resources through the program.
- Defense and veteran hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 19, 2021.
- The VA denied them disability benefits based on radiation exposure estimates compiled by the Air Force.
- Publishing an online obit is a service that Military Times will offer free of charge.
- Results from around the country last year suggest Biden has an edge with some military voters unlike his recent predecessors.
- Department leaders had planned a policy change in August which could have cost some veterans thousands in education benefits.
Latest Air Force News
- The Veterans Breakfast Club is thriving on TikTok. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- Fish, cars and guns, oh my! Military steretypes on dating apps are no joke. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- A new Air Force panel will rethink how the service assigns troops to new jobs, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass said Monday. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- The Minnesota National Guard said the men were hurt when several shots came from a light-colored SUV around 4:19 a.m. One was treated at a hospital for an injury for shattered glass, and the other… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- A Simulated Electronics Launch Missile (SELM) is a simulation of everything that leads up to an actual launch of a Minuteman III. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- Air Force Sgt. Steve Carillo allegedly killed two people and wounded five others in an eight-day span, federal authorities say. But that expression of rage marked the culmination of a long slide into… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
VFW at Work
- For the second year, student veterans at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) hosted a rucksack march to commemorate the almost 7,000 troops who died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Operation Battle Born was started last year by UNLV Rebel Vets, a Student Veterans of America chapter. Thirty-six groups of four or more […]
- KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Every Sept. 29, Veterans of Foreign Wars Day is celebrated at Posts and in communities around the world. VFW Day is a day devoted to recognizing our amazing organization and its selfless and committed members worldwide who continue to serve. The VFW has been unwavering in its devotion to veterans, service […]
- Post 9191 in Killeen, Texas, made history in June when Commander Carlo Davis relinquished the gavel to newly elected Post Commander Lee Ann Davis – his wife. It's the first time in the Post's 60-year history that a married couple has led the Post for consecutive years. "It was an awesome and historic experience to […]
- Nancy Ortiz-Rodriguez, National Pre-Discharge Claims Representative at Fort Drum, N.Y., finds satisfaction in knowing she's helping veterans have a better life, one veteran at a time. In her role with the VFW National Veterans Service, Nancy ensures separating and retiring active-duty military personnel receive the assistance they need to obtain their VA entitlements and benefits. […]
- WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States provided six artifacts and personal effects to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency today as part of its promise to help advance the noble POW/MIA missions. "Our VFW members, and their families, continue to answer the call in this very important effort to bring closure […]
- December brings a slew of decorations, but a wreath adorning the tombstone of a veteran tops the list for hordes of volunteers annually. While the month's decorations speak the holiday language, National Wreaths Across America Day dictates an all too familiar message for veterans everywhere – Remember, Honor, Teach. For Bill Rogers, a Life member […]