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Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after uranium exposure
The comedian is pushing the Biden administration to fix a loophole in a veterans aid bill that left out some of the first troops who responded after 9/11.
By Tara Copp
Cost of caring for Iraq, Afghanistan vets could top $2.5 trillion: report
The new potential cost for post-war veterans care is about $1 trillion above previous estimates.
See Russia and China launch joint military drills
The exercise marked the first time that Russian troops had taken part in joint drills on the territory of China.
VA to expand COVID vaccine mandate for employees, contractors, and even volunteers
The expansion will give Hybrid Title 38 employees and Title 5 VA personnel eight weeks to show proof of vaccination or face termination.
N Korea repeats threat as US says joint military drills are defensive
Talking to reporters in Washington, State Department spokesperson Ned Price stressed that the drills were “purely defensive in nature.”
Amid US Afghan withdrawal, Chinese, Russian militaries hold drill in northwest China
The exercises involving ground troops and air forces are due to continue through Friday in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous region.
N Korea vows stronger attack capabilities over US-S Korea military drills
Kim Yo Jong said continuing the drills exposed the hypocrisy of the Biden administration’s offers to resume dialogue over the North’s nuclear weapons program.
Navy, Marine Corps aim to refine, test modern warfighting concepts in Large Scale Exercise 2021
The exercise aims to demonstrate the Navy’s ability to employ precise, lethal and overwhelming force across 17 different time zones and involves approximately 36 live units and more than 50 virtual, constructive units, along with six Navy and Marine Corps component commands.
By Diana Stancy
Corps’ sergeant major calls for improved treatment, care of junior Marines
The Marine Corps historically has had the youngest service members in the Department of Defense.
By Philip Athey
VA continues to struggle with military sexual assault claims: VAOIG report
While the VBA continues to struggle with processing MST claims, the report also details the hurdles veterans face in making such a claim in the first place.
Some VA lenders are still exploiting troops and veterans, report alleges
Lenders are accused of higher interest rates and other fees.
By Karen Jowers