From the battlefields of the Vietnam War to wrangling horses at a rodeo, Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient Dick Hermann was a man who lived outside the box. His death last week at the age of 78 is a loss among Vietnam veterans who are dwindling in numbers, and…
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A graphic promising veterans free athletic shoes has circulated online since at least mid-June, dressed in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) branding wrapped in the veneer of wellness language. It even carries a working agency phone number. The VA published the image itself, stamped in red with a single word:…
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Move over Rumble Bee and Roush Ram. Ford’s Lobo might not have delivered the street truck you wanted, but Shelby is here to give F-150 buyers an option that will run circles around all of them. It’s the 2026 edition of the F-150 Super Snake, and it’s not the single-cab…
A federal grand jury has indicted an active-duty Fort Benning soldier and his partner on charges that they starved their son to death and abused three dogs, causing one animal to die. Ladarrion McCray, 23, of Valdosta, Ga., and Emma Bradshaw, 22, of Carson City, Nev., each face a maximum…
President Donald Trump is urging newly appointed South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham to seek a full six-year term, providing a pivotal endorsement and giving Lindsey Graham’s sister an immediate advantage in the Republican contest to replace him. Trump said July 17 in a Truth Social post that he discussed the…
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The U.S. and Iran traded attacks again on Friday, pressuring oil prices and making a quick return to the fragile ceasefire deal signed last month even less likely. Nearly a week of back-and-forth strikes by both sides has expanded beyond strictly military targets to include bridges, utilities and port facilities.…
William Lintag Upham, a former Marine officer and qualified congressional write-in candidate, was arrested and charged on July 16 with threatening to kill President Donald Trump. The charges announced by the Justice Department came after federal agents reviewed social media videos in which Upham allegedly called for the administration’s violent…
All jobs in the military carry real risks, but some jobs are much riskier than others. Here are 10 of the most dangerous: 1. Pararescue U.S. Air Force pararescuemen and a simulated ‘survivor’ watch as an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter comes in for a landing. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott…
Take a look at data fromiSeeCars, and you’ll see a handful of SUVs that are anywhere from 2.9 to 9.1 times as likely to cross a quarter million miles as the average vehicle, led by Toyota models like the Toyota Sequoia. These SUVs are all made by automakers with a…
A former U.S. Army soldier-turned-civilian contractor was recently convicted in federal court after prosecutors said he used insider knowledge from his military supply work to steal more than 200 pallets of Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) from Fort Bliss, Texas, in a scheme worth approximately $1.12 million. Joseph Lavar Davis, 47, was…
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Editor’s note: Originally published as part of Military.com’s former PayCheck Chronicles blog in 2016. I’ve spent the past few days in San Antonio, at a conference hosted by USAA. During one portion of the conference, we met with representatives from different departments and learned about the things they are doing.…
Updated Jul 6, 2026, 4:40 PM EDT When will you get paid in 2026? These are the official military pay dates. This table reflects the schedule of 2026 military pay dates for the active and reserve components. The information may help avoid any confusion as to when you should expect to…
Updated Jul 6, 2026, 5:40 PM EDT Here are the latest PCS and TDY/TAD privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursement rates. The mileage reimbursement rate for official travel via privately owned vehicle (POV) remains the same in 2025 for permanent change of station moves. For PCS travel, the Mileage Allowance in Lieu…
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First-person shooters are one of the most crowded genres in gaming, but only a few reach a level where players call them perfect. These are the games that feel complete from start to finish. The shooting is smooth, the pacing feels right, and every system works the way it should.…
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The 2018 movie “7 Days in Entebbe” tells the story of Operation Thunderbolt, the daring 1976 rescue of 94 Israeli passengers and 12 crew members from an Air France flight grounded in Uganda after a hijacking by German PLO sympathizers. Inspired by the movie, we’ve got a list of the…
