Share:In Other NewsHouse lawmakers cut back public hearings on annual defense billDefense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 13, 2024.Marine combat instructors can avoid recruiting or drill instructor dutyThe Marine Corps has made the combat instructor job a special duty assignment once more.A Marine combat instructor shielded his student from a grenade with his body — and survivedWhen then-Sgt. Brett Meil saw a student inadvertently activate a grenade during infantry training, he covered him with his body and prepared to die.VA to provide grants for veteran, spouse employment help A new grant program will provide up to $500,000 to organizations helping veterans and spouses land post-military jobs.Watchdog blasts VA for errors leading to $11M in improper bonuses A watchdog report criticized VA leaders for mistakes in handling $11 million in bonuses for senior department leaders.Marine Corps’ longest-held Vietnam War POW, Harlan Chapman, dies at 89Marine aviator Harlan Chapman once spent 2,657 days in captivity before his release in 1973. The retired lieutenant colonel passed away Monday, May 6.Most VA police have not finished veteran suicide prevention training Whistleblowers told lawmakers that fewer than one-third of VA law enforcement personnel completed mandatory suicide prevention training last year.Marines put new amphibious vehicle to use overseas for 1st timeThe journey to getting the amphibious combat vehicle ready for overseas operations has been bumpy.He was first to report V-E Day — then he was fired for itAP war correspondent Edward Kennedy landed the biggest scoop of his career — while simultaneously ruining it.Senators wary of VA plans to trim employee numbersVA leaders have said they plan to trim about 10,000 department posts in fiscal year 2025 in an effort to better manage their workforce.Load More
House lawmakers cut back public hearings on annual defense billDefense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 13, 2024.
Marine combat instructors can avoid recruiting or drill instructor dutyThe Marine Corps has made the combat instructor job a special duty assignment once more.
A Marine combat instructor shielded his student from a grenade with his body — and survivedWhen then-Sgt. Brett Meil saw a student inadvertently activate a grenade during infantry training, he covered him with his body and prepared to die.
VA to provide grants for veteran, spouse employment help A new grant program will provide up to $500,000 to organizations helping veterans and spouses land post-military jobs.
Watchdog blasts VA for errors leading to $11M in improper bonuses A watchdog report criticized VA leaders for mistakes in handling $11 million in bonuses for senior department leaders.
Marine Corps’ longest-held Vietnam War POW, Harlan Chapman, dies at 89Marine aviator Harlan Chapman once spent 2,657 days in captivity before his release in 1973. The retired lieutenant colonel passed away Monday, May 6.
Most VA police have not finished veteran suicide prevention training Whistleblowers told lawmakers that fewer than one-third of VA law enforcement personnel completed mandatory suicide prevention training last year.
Marines put new amphibious vehicle to use overseas for 1st timeThe journey to getting the amphibious combat vehicle ready for overseas operations has been bumpy.
He was first to report V-E Day — then he was fired for itAP war correspondent Edward Kennedy landed the biggest scoop of his career — while simultaneously ruining it.
Senators wary of VA plans to trim employee numbersVA leaders have said they plan to trim about 10,000 department posts in fiscal year 2025 in an effort to better manage their workforce.