A seven-year car loan might help you to get those monthly payments nice and low, but think about it, you’re going to spend 84 months paying this thing off. Even if we assume a nice, low interest rate of just 5%, that comes out to total loan interest of more…

A Department of Veterans Affairs study found that taking over-the-counter magnesium supplements was associated with a 19 percent lower risk of hospitalization or death among veterans newly diagnosed with heart failure. Published in November 2025 in the journal Nutrients, the finding raises the possibility that a widely available and inexpensive…

Four U.S. Navy aviators survived a midair collision during an air demonstration Sunday in Idaho after ejecting from two EA-18G Growler aircraft moments before the jets crashed near Mountain Home Air Force Base. The incident occurred during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show, a major public event that drew thousands of…

The Louisiana Legislature passed a bill that makes it a crime to lie about military service or to claim unearned military awards, sending the measure to Republican Gov. Jeff Landry for his signature. Senate Bill 51 earned unanimous support in both chambers, clearing the state House of Representatives last Monday…

Elk in Montana contend with a lot of different issues. From wolves and grizzly bears to forest fires and floods, to land development and extreme hunting pressure, these elk are proven survivors that seem to be able to bounce back from nearly anything. However, in the past couple of years…

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking details of a short-term ceasefire Russia proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump, he said in a post on Telegram on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a May 9 ceasefire to coincide with Victory Day in Russia in a phone call…

U.S. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Ted Budd (R-NC) on Thursday introduced the Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026, a bipartisan proposal aimed at increasing criminal penalties for individuals who deliberately target veterans in fraud schemes. The bill, introduced in the 119th Congress, would amend 18 U.S.C. §…

Oshkosh Defense is giving Marines a close-up look at new expeditionary power and mobility solutions this week at Modern Day Marine, tools built to help units disperse, maneuver and stay effective in contested maritime environments. The company featured two platforms during the April 28-30 event in the Washington, D.C. area.…

A Connecticut Army veteran and his daughter filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Department of Veterans Affairs, arguing that a law denying her disability benefits because her father and not her mother served in Vietnam amounts to unconstitutional sex discrimination. Ron Christoforo enlisted in the Army at 22 in…

Democrats are making a last-ditch effort to persuade Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and in turn the White House, not to confirm a U.S. Coast Guard commander promotion due to past whistleblower complaints. Mullin, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma who took over as secretary after his embattled…

Good friends are hard to find. In military life, they’re both hard to find and hard to keep. What’s not hard is pausing on our own official Military Spouse Day to appreciate the ones we have. Like most aspects of military life, military friendships are unique, life-altering and often subject…

The House is taking up a Senate-passed budget resolution that sets nearly $1 trillion in defense spending—roughly $500 billion below the levels President Donald Trump has publicly pushed—setting up a potential battle within the Republican Party over how far to go on military funding. The framework outlines roughly $5.5 trillion…

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