Military Times

• Veterans buck trend as jobless rates dip below national average
  Posted on Friday March 06, 2026
  The development comes despite a cratering labor market for blue-collar jobs. Continue Reading »
• Former Military Times Soldier of the Year Approved for Medal of Honor
  Posted on Thursday March 05, 2026
  Dockery earned two Silver Stars, one of which this authorization would upgrade by two awards. Continue Reading »
• New ‘World War II with Tom Hanks’ trailer just dropped
  Posted on Thursday March 05, 2026
  The History Channel is set to drop its whopping 20-part series over Memorial Day weekend. Continue Reading »
• This WWII submarine was the last US boat to notch a torpedo kill — until this week
  Posted on Wednesday March 04, 2026
  The Torsk’s sinking of the Japanese vessel marked the last U.S. submarine kill for over eight decades — that is until March 3, 2026. Continue Reading »
• Lawmakers revive push for veterans disability reform bill
  Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
  The measure would allow medically retired military personnel to receive both their full retirement pay and VA disability compensation. Continue Reading »
• When veterans take the pen, war stories start to change
  Posted on Monday March 02, 2026
  Hollywood has never lacked war stories. But it has often lacked veteran storytellers telling them. Continue Reading »
• Trump awards Medal of Honor to 3 soldiers
  Posted on Monday March 02, 2026
  President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to three soldiers, recognizing a service member from World War II, Vietnam and Afghanistan. Continue Reading »
• Competing with Dick Bong to be WWII’s top ace this pilot met a fateful end
  Posted on Saturday February 28, 2026
  Thomas McGuire Jr. was chasing Dick Bong's record when his life was cut short several months before war's end. Continue Reading »
• VA to formally rescind controversial disability ratings rule
  Posted on Thursday February 26, 2026
  A policy requiring VA medical examiners to include effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be formally rescinded on Feb. 27. Continue Reading »
• Lucky 13: A last-minute swap saved this airman’s life during WWII bombing run
  Posted on Wednesday February 25, 2026
  Navigator Ed Ryan set off on his 13th bombing run on Friday the 13th, 1944. It would be his last. Continue Reading »
• Army veteran detained by ICE in 2025 to attend State of the Union
  Posted on Tuesday February 24, 2026
  “I hope my presence represents that they just can’t lie and have it be okay,” George Retes told Military Times. Continue Reading »
• Vets to VA: Formally rescind new disability ratings rule
  Posted on Tuesday February 24, 2026
  Veterans want the VA to rescind a controversial regulation published Feb. 17 that put compensation ratings in legal limbo. Continue Reading »
• ‘I did that until I ran out of gas’: An American advisor and his MoH actions in Vietnam
  Posted on Tuesday February 24, 2026
  With the South Vietnamese breaking under a VC ambush, Jack Jacobs took charge. Continue Reading »
• Trailer released for World War II drama ‘Pressure,’ starring Brendan Fraser
  Posted on Monday February 23, 2026
  The new film tells the true tale of how the success of D-Day and Operation Overlord hinged upon a weather forecast. Continue Reading »
• American MIA group and Filipino Muslim government unite to bring home World War II servicemen
  Posted on Friday February 20, 2026
  They will search for remains of four U.S. soldiers, including a general who became a hero after his refusal to obey Japanese orders led to his execution. Continue Reading »
• ‘We are all Jews’: Soldier who defied his German captors to be awarded Medal of Honor
  Posted on Thursday February 19, 2026
  Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for shielding more than 200 Jewish Americans in a German POW camp. Continue Reading »
• VA halts implementation of controversial disability rating rule following backlash
  Posted on Thursday February 19, 2026
  The VA will continue collecting public comment on the rule but it “will not be enforced at any time in the future," VA Secretary Doug Collins said. Continue Reading »
• Vietnam vet, law firms file suit over new VA ruling on disability rating exams
  Posted on Thursday February 19, 2026
  A Vietnam veteran has filed suit over a VA rule that requires medical examiners to factor in a medication's effects when determining a disability rating. Continue Reading »
• The Medal of Honor recipient who became a ‘One-Man Regiment of Iwo Jima’
  Posted on Thursday February 19, 2026
  Pinned down and with casualties mounting, Pvt. Wilson Watson took matters into his own hands to savagely take out enemy entrenchments. Continue Reading »
• VA to consider medical management of symptoms in determining disability ratings
  Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2026
  If a medication or treatment lowers a veteran's disability level, the rating will be based on the lower level, according to a new VA regulation. Continue Reading »