As the Nixon Library prepares to make a big announcement, a famous aircraft used by multiple presidents is getting a makeover. On Monday, June 29, the library located in Yorba Linda, Calif., is scheduled to formally announce and reveal plans to build a new educational center on its campus. That…
There was a time, not so long ago, when earning three associate degrees and pursuing a bachelor’s degree seemed like an unreachable dream to Navy veteran Isaiah Franco. After all, his goal of a long career in the military was cruelly snuffed out after he suffered a traumatic brain injury.…
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Melissa Diana Simmons was contracted by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide care for an elderly Vietnam War veteran. Instead, Simmons and her boyfriend, James Patrick Brown, drained more than $100,000 from the victim’s bank account, forged his checks and left him in a state of physical and…
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If you have a VA loan and interest rates drop, you might consider refinancing your mortgage with a VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL). Unlike a traditional refinance, the IRRRL doesn’t require a home appraisal or inspection, income verification, or tax returns. To take advantage of an IRRRL, you…
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The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing one man and leaving two survivors, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: People typically look at the Native Americans who were relocated out to present day Oklahoma, and they say, Okay, federal government is the oppressor, the five civilized tribes are the oppressed. And then we’ll also look and say, okay, slave owner is oppressor. Slave is the oppressed.…
The Army plans to cut more than 25,000 permanent change of station moves through Fiscal Year 2027 as part of a broader push to keep units together longer and give soldiers and their families more stability. The service said it will cut more than 12,000 scheduled PCS relocations in FY26…
A group of three retired generals and a retired lieutenant colonel will take the stage near Atlanta on 16 June to discuss some of the nation’s most pressing issues concerning veterans and the military. Maj. Gen. William Rajczak (Air Force), Maj. Gen. Tammy Smith (Army), Brig. Gen. Shawn Harris (Army)…
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Sail250 Virginia opens this week with an international fleet of more than 60 tall ships and military vessels from 20 countries arriving in Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area. The event is one of five official U.S. ports hosting the national Sail250 America tour to mark the country’s 250th anniversary.…
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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has introduced multiple provisions within the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that focus on childcare for military families, stopping “secret” spending by the Pentagon, and codifying sex-neutral standards. The NDAA recently passed out of both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, setting…
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A new memorandum issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) calls for changes to care provided to LGBTQ+ military veterans, including ceasing all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and disbanding “gender ideology” initiatives. Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health John Bartrum signed the June 12 memo, originally…
