If you are considering a VA refinance, interest rates are likely at the top of your mind. Interest rates are one of the biggest factors in determining your monthly mortgage payment, making it crucial to understand how they work before you apply. While VA loans generally offer some of the…
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ short-term technology training benefit reopened for applications June 15, 2026, under a reauthorized structure the agency is calling VET TEC 2.0, short for Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses 2.0. The relaunch closes a gap that opened in April 2024, when the original pilot program…
Many years ago, I worked with a corporate executive who kept a full suit, dress shirt and coordinating tie hanging on the back of his office door. He wasn’t just being fancy; he was prepared. He kept that backup on hand in case he spilled coffee or food on himself…
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The munitions shortage caused by the Iran War is real and growing. While the precise magnitude of the shortfall is uncertain, the question now is how quickly the window of vulnerability can be closed. With no apparent path for passing a supplemental or regular appropriations bill by Oct. 1, the…
Hershel “Woody” Williams and other Medal of Honor recipients are getting their permanent due in Washington. The U.S. House of Representatives, in a rare manner of bipartisanship, unanimously passed S.858, the “Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.” It is named after the last surviving World War…
Which military branch has the best retirement benefits? This question has a simple answer that people may not expect — with an exception: No branch pays a better military pension than any other. Retirement pay is governed entirely by federal law and Department of Defense policy, not by the individual…
If the power is out and cell service is starting to fail, GMRS Channel 20, 462.675 MHz, is one of the first channels worth monitoring. But don’t make the mistake of listening only there. Channel 20 has a long history as a traveler-assistance and calling channel. It is not an…
A VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) is usually the easiest way to lower your interest rate, but it only works if rates have dropped since you got your loan. If today’s rates are higher, or you don’t qualify for an IRRRL right now, you’re not out of options.…
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Members and staffers from the House Homeland Security Committee and the House China Select Committee were put through a simulated Taiwan crisis Tuesday that tested how U.S. officials might respond to AI-backed cyberattacks targeting transportation and logistics networks needed to deploy American forces.The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted…
Military pay raises of up to 7%, faster health care for transitioning service members and several reforms affecting the U.S. Air Force Academy are one step closer to becoming law after the House of Representatives approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday. The…
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FARNBOROUGH, UK—The first robot wingman to fly with U.S. aircraft in a major multi-national exercise wasn’t among the ones that the Air Force picked for initial-production contracts last month. Instead, it was the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, which is being developed by Boeing for the Australian Royal Air Force—and a company…
After just a few months of content releases, Marathon is finally taking the plunge and releasing a limited-time PvE mode called Vault Breaker. Trading intense PvP extraction for a more focused roguelite loop, between July 21st and August 4th, we are going to get to see a whole different side…
What Is DEFCON? DEFCON, short for Defense Readiness Condition or simply Defense Condition, is the U.S. military’s ranking system for defense readiness for a potential nuclear attack. The system of ranking the perceived threat to national security originated during the Cold War, when fear of communism was at a high.…
Most transitioning service members treat LinkedIn like a second resume: Upload a headshot, job title, rating, MOS, AFSC, or designator, write the About section, copy-paste the Experience section. Done. Except that’s not how LinkedIn was designed to be used. It’s not a copy of your resume or a billboard for…
A VA research team in Madison, Wisconsin, has identified a protein that plays a central role in driving melanoma growth, finding that genetically silencing it dramatically slows how quickly the cancer spreads and survives. The findings, published in the journal Cancers in February 2026, open a potentially new treatment pathway…
Due to poor air quality from forest fires, much of the United States has been under a Code Red alert this summer. You can find out when your area is affected by the seasonal smoke spreading with the wind at the website AirNow.gov. When the smoke is bad enough to…
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Enlisted Marine Corps ranks are broken down into three levels: Junior enlisted (E-1 through E-3) Noncommissioned officers (E-4 and E-5) Staff noncommissioned officers (E-6 through E-9) As a Marine moves up the ladder, his or her responsibility and contribution to the mission increases. This also means that those who have…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has detailed four major investments that the state of California is making to improve the lives of veterans, in areas including veteran benefits, housing and legal assistance. California, the country’s most populous state, holds one of the largest raw populations of veterans in the U.S. with…
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If you are considering a VA refinance, interest rates are likely at the top of…