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Veterans advocates expressed concern that the move could strip veterans of their agency and target those experiencing homelessness. 

The Super Hornet, assigned to VFA-87 on the USS Gerald R. Ford, got a kill marking for taking out a Syrian Su-22 in 2017.

The artillery live-fire demonstration caused California officials to close Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton at the last minute. 

VA officials said it will look for patterns that identify fraud, adding that “No veteran’s claim or benefit will be reduced or denied because of this effort.”

The crash occurred in “friendly territory” over western Iraq while the troops were flying a combat mission, said Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Jurors found James Michael Fisher not guilty of trying to cover up bungled safety investigations that could have prevented the crash.

The lawsuit argues that the VA is using a new, overly restrictive rule that requires veterans to have had a “break in service” to access education benefits from the two main GI Bills.

The M111 Offensive Hand Grenade is meant to be more effective and reduce the risk of injuring friendly forces when used in confined spaces.

Fake videos of soldiers grieving over fallen friends and AI-generated combat scenes are reaching families of deployed U.S. troops.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, has been identified as the sixth Army Reserve soldier killed in the March 1 Iranian drone attack on Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.

Hated by many, loved by few.

The ability of AH-64 attack helicopters to shoot drones out of the sky over the UAE shows a new, air-to-air role for the venerable gunship. And U.S. Apache pilots love it.

It’s very unlikely.

The U.S. military is targeting ships and storage facilities for Iranian sea mines, along with factories that build one-way attack drones.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that President Donald Trump will decide when Operation Epic Fury’s objectives have been achieved.

In combat zones, traditional traumatic brain injury tests, which are intended for use in doctors’ offices, can miss key signs, a retired officer says. A new test could provide better results.