Paul Smith feels like he is getting ripped off. The 60-year-old disabled U.S. Army veteran from Ouray, Colo., lives with PTSD and travels 196 miles round trip from his rural home located 100 miles south of Grand Junction, to the nearest Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical clinic for approved…
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For 43 years, The Sewing Box in Pensacola, Fla., made the Blue Angels’ distinctive blue and yellow flight suits. That relationship is now over. On May 14, the U.S. Navy awarded a new approximate $1.69 million contract to Aquila International LLC of Dulles, Va., according to contract details publicly posted…
There are more than 400,000 national veterans diagnosed with alcohol use disorder (AUD). A new federal clinical trial is examining whether mainstream GLP-1s can help reverse the trend. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 30 announced a new trial to evaluate the efficacy of semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor…
Being a good angler means finding and catching fish in a variety of conditions. From high and murky to muddy and weedy to icy and freezing cold, we find pride in adapting and overcoming what the water throws at us. No matter how good of an angler you are, there’s…
South Dakota has renamed one of its bridges after a fallen service member who died in the line of duty. The latest honor was the renaming of the US HWY 12 bridge, west of the city of Mobridge, as the “PVT George Patrick Thares Memorial Bridge.” It’s dedicated to U.S.…
The Department of the Navy has appointed a new Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy for Intelligence and Security (DUSN I&S). Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao appointed John Cremins to the role, in which he will serve as the principal civilian advisor to the Under Secretary of the…
Veterans asking their Department of Veterans Affairs health care provider about GLP-1 medications frequently run into a wall of brand names that seem interchangeable but are not — at least not for coverage purposes. Ozempic and Wegovy contain identical active ingredients. So do Mounjaro and Zepbound. But the VA treats…
DAYTON, Ohio—Up to six designs could be brought to the prototyping phase of the second round of the Air Force’s drone-wingman effort next year, a service official told reporters on Tuesday.Increment 2 of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft competition is well underway, Col. Timothy Helfridge, the fighter portfolio acquisition…
Since the tech hype cycle for all-electric vehicles started, a long list of startups have come and gone, at varying stages of model development. A few highlights include the demise of Fisker Automotive, Dyson EV, Nikola, and Lordstown Motors. For the US, the brutal slaying of the $7,500 federal tax…
Two numbers will describe the same hospital system, and they do not sound like they belong to the same story. One comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ own inspector general, which found that nearly 8 in 10 VA medical centers are reporting severe shortages of nurses. The other comes…
Published Jul 29, 2026, 11:54 AM EDT Developer studio Double Fine Productions announces that it has laid off members of its team following the studio’s departure from Xbox. Credit: via Double Fine Originally published by Game Rant Double Fine, the developer responsible for games like the Psychonauts franchise, Brutal Legend, and most…
Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Mary L. Autrey of Indianapolis, Indiana, never imagined she would receive a national honor for volunteering out of the goodness of her heart. She’s the first “Hero” in the HeroByApp™ Community Heroes Program, established to celebrate veterans, first responders, teachers and everyday change makers who…
Open-world RPGs usually occupy a conflicted spot, having to balance the freedom to go almost anywhere with gripping character-driven narratives that keep players hooked and dedicated to their overarching goal. While it’s not unusual for such games to lean more heavily toward one aspect, like Elden Ring trading classic storytelling…
The Navy is asking industry whether RVs, houseboats and temporary workforce camps could help cover a housing shortage that may approach 12,000 beds as barracks across the country undergo repairs, renovations and possible privatization. A July 24 request for information from Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command seeks “safe, habitable, code-compliant”…
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The federal government has issued guidance to veterans to help them avoid scammers who target recipients of benefit schemes. In a memo posted by the Federal Trade Commission, the agency warned veterans against those posing as staff from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seize veterans’ money and data…
A European watch company has launched two new watches, inspired by U.S. Navy SEALs. The watches, made by the Swiss luxury watchmaker Panerai, a company that was once the official supplier of gauges to the Royal Italian Navy, are now available to purchase on the company’s website. “Ideals of challenge,…
