Military Times

• Lawmaker proposes Iranian Campaign Medal for strikes on nuclear sites
  Posted on Friday June 27, 2025
  Pilots and supporting servicemembers involved in the complex airstrikes would be eligible for the new military medal. Continue Reading »
• House passes $435 billion spending plan for VA in fiscal 2026
  Posted on Wednesday June 25, 2025
  Republicans approved plans for an 18% boost in total Veterans Affairs spending next year, but the measure is far from becoming law. Continue Reading »
• Advocates recruit vets to attend Afghan allies’ immigration hearings
  Posted on Wednesday June 25, 2025
  The effort is designed to show support for legal immigration of more Afghans who worked alongside American forces during the war overseas. Continue Reading »
• Lawmakers press VA for details on DOGE access to vets records
  Posted on Wednesday June 25, 2025
  Democrats want promises from department leaders that sensitive medical and financial information is being handled securely. Continue Reading »
• Fort named after Gen. Robert E. Lee will now honor a Buffalo Soldier
  Posted on Wednesday June 25, 2025
  Fort Gregg-Adams, formerly Fort Lee, was in 2023 the first Army base to be named for Black Americans. Now, it'll be the first named for a Buffalo Solider. Continue Reading »
• VA staff finished 2M disability claims faster than ever this year
  Posted on Tuesday June 24, 2025
  The department is about 15% ahead of its claims workload pace from last summer. Continue Reading »
• ICE detains Marine Corps veteran’s wife at green card meeting
  Posted on Monday June 23, 2025
  Prior to Trump’s push to drive up deportations, USCIS provided more discretion for vets seeking legal status for a family member, legal experts say. Continue Reading »
• Afghanistan War Commission hears from vets as it tackles troop surge
  Posted on Monday June 23, 2025
  The commission will hold a multipanel hearing on what for many is a defining point of the war: President Barack Obama’s troop surge in late 2009. Continue Reading »
• Congressional defense plans slowed by unsettled reconciliation debate
  Posted on Monday June 23, 2025
  Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 23, 2025. Continue Reading »
• After more than 80 years, this Marine returned home from Guadalcanal
  Posted on Friday June 20, 2025
  A 1942 aerial map that had previously gone unnoticed and unused in a Hawaiian museum archive held the key to locating Rowe and his fellow Devil Dogs. Continue Reading »
• The history of presidents activating US troops on American soil
  Posted on Wednesday June 18, 2025
  U.S. presidents have rarely federalized the National Guard to intervene in protests on U.S. soil. Continue Reading »
• White House taps nominees for VA’s top benefits, technology roles
  Posted on Wednesday June 18, 2025
  Karen Brazell currently works as a senior VA advisor and would serve as the department's next Under Secretary for Benefits. Continue Reading »
• Hegseth says Army base renamings will move ahead, despite concerns
  Posted on Wednesday June 18, 2025
  Military officials expect to formally order the return to Confederate base names soon, but with different honorees. Continue Reading »
• Supreme Court ruling gives extra payouts to some combat-wounded vets
  Posted on Monday June 16, 2025
  The high court ruled that limits on the government's combat-related special compensation program unfairly took away support for injured vets. Continue Reading »
• LA unrest cancels more than 600 appointments at city’s VA clinic
  Posted on Friday June 13, 2025
  The Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center has been clsoed since Monday because of ongoing security concerns related to immigration protests. Continue Reading »
• New bill would expand exception to Medal of Honor 5-year limitation
  Posted on Thursday June 12, 2025
  The Valor Has No Expiration Act would remove arbitrary timelines and expand the criteria to include classified acts or those withheld from the public. Continue Reading »
• Hegseth won’t rule out military actions against Greenland, Panama
  Posted on Thursday June 12, 2025
  The defense secretary dodged questions from lawmakers about possible Defense Department plans against the allied territories. Continue Reading »
• Former VA Secretary McDonough to host town hall countering DC parade
  Posted on Thursday June 12, 2025
  The Friday night discussion on veterans issues is part of a series of events from Democrats scheduled around the controversial Army parade in Washington. Continue Reading »
• How a WWII submariner took the fight directly to the Japanese
  Posted on Wednesday June 11, 2025
  Cmdr. Lawson P. “Red” Ramage led his submarine, Parche, to hell and back. Continue Reading »
• House panel pushes ahead $453 billion funding plan for VA next year
  Posted on Wednesday June 11, 2025
  The appropriations plan would add more than $80 billion to the current VA funding level, giving the department its biggest budget ever. Continue Reading »