- Today's House hearing will provide the first congressional testimony by Esper and Milley since March 4.
- A man armed with a shotgun was killed by police as he tried to enter a Milwaukee veterans hospital, according to Department of Veterans Affairs officials.
- A disabled Army veteran convicted of shooting and wounding two people inside a Florida veterans clinic has been committed to a mental health care facility for 25 years.
- The federal government launched a broad national campaign Tuesday aimed at reducing high suicide rates, urging the public to reach out to others, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, and…
- Tulane University received $12.5 million for a new center to diagnose and treat PTSD and TBI in military veterans, according to a university press release.
- The number of active patients has more than tripled from the start of June.
Latest Air Force News
- AFPC said it will remain flexible on deadlines in case conditions change. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- Although the coronavirus pandemic has lowered basic training graduation rates this year, Army and Air Force leaders aren’t expecting personnel shortfalls. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- More than double the ships and planes in SOUTHCOM has led to historic drug seizure numbers. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- Female airmen at George Air Force Base were often warned, "Don't get pregnant." [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- The decline in take rates has leveled out in recent years, but remains well below what the Air Force had hoped. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- Osan is asking anyone with information on Staff Sgt. Tristan Blake Jarvis's whereabouts to share it with law enforcement. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
VFW at Work
- When Army Special Forces vet Brad Whiteman began dabbling in yoga, he did so to support his wife, Eliza, who was teaching yoga classes. But about seven years ago, he "selfishly" began yoga in earnest when he realized his body wasn't responding to his lifestyle as it once had. "I really didn't classify myself as […]
- Members of a VFW Post in rural Michigan looked for a way to help its community in March during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stacey Roberts, commander of VFW Post 3701 in Lakeview, Mich., said that hospitals in the Lakeview area were running low on face masks and more were needed to protect medical professionals treating patients. […]
- The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of every citizen in the world. In America, we know our veterans are #StillServing and rising to meet the challenges of this uncertain time. If you – or a veteran you know – has stepped up to help others and your community in this unfolding situation, please take […]
- COVID-19 is affecting the lives of every citizen in the world. In America, we know our veterans are #StillServing … rising to meet the challenges of this uncertain time. How is your Post, District or Department stepping up to help others and your community in this unfolding situation? Are you hosting a blood drive, doing […]
- A city in Ohio recently renamed a bridge to honor Purple Heart veterans all over the country. The city of Defiance, located about 55 miles southwest of Toledo, renamed its Clinton Street Bridge to Purple Heart Bridge. VFW National Deputy Chief of Staff Bob Kroeger, a Gold Legacy Life member of VFW Post 3360 in […]
- Roger Soiset stood among the 80 guests happily crammed into Trinity Baptist Church in Thomasville, Ga., on a warm afternoon in July 2019. The VFW member from Post 5255 in Grayson, Ga., had traveled across the state with four others who served alongside him in the 1st Plt., 7th Bn., 199th Inf. Bde. to honor […]