A spaceflight startup with some serious bona fides has just come out of stealth mode. Portal Space Systems announced its existence today (April 30), revealing that it has snagged more than $3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Defense for the development and launch of its new Supernova satellite bus. Portal’s CEO is […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden on Wednesday praised her husband’s advocacy for U.S. service members before she sounded a red horn to start the Wounded Warrior Project’s annual Soldier Ride from the White House lawn. “My husband often says that we have many obligations as a nation but only one sacred obligation: to support you […]
Veterans advocates are warning that arguments presented to the Supreme Court on Monday regarding laws criminalizing homelessness could have a troubling impact on efforts to help former troops struggling to find stable housing. The case — Johnson v. City of Grants Pass — centers on an Oregon town where officials approved regulations fining people $295 […]
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Two unclaimed veterans will be laid to rest at Pikes Peak National Cemetery on Wednesday, March 27, and the public is encouraged to come out and pay tribute to the service and sacrifice of the two men. At 9 a.m. on March 27, Pikes Peak National Cemetery will be holding a committal […]
Vets at a Hampshire zoo have described the challenge of carrying out root canal work on a 170kg tiger. The team at Marwell Zoo near Winchester, Hampshire, carried out the treatment after male Amur tiger Bagai broke a tooth. A spokeswoman for the zoo said: “A trip to the dentist isn’t anybody’s idea of fun […]
WASHINGTON — Oleksandr Batalov, a Ukrainian army veteran, had a simple answer when asked what happens when a unit runs out of artillery shells on the battlefield. “If we had proper artillery support in the battle where I was, I would still have my leg,” he said through an interpreter. “After the injury, I was […]
A French bulldog puppy spontaneously regrew a portion of his jaw bone following a surgery to remove a cancerous tumor, New York veterinarians said. It’s never been seen before. Tyson, a 3-month-old Frenchie, walked into Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service with owners Melissa Forsythe and Mike Lacagnina for a regularly […]
Officials at the National Archives and Records Administration announced Wednesday they have cleared the nearly four-year backlog of military and veteran record requests that had grown to more than 600,000 cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan praised National Archives staffers for the last few years of […]
FRAMINGHAM — After a quadruple amputation, an Army veteran who gives back to other disabled vets visited Framingham this week to continue spreading his message: There’s still fun and cool things you can do. With his good humor, retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills spoke to a crowd of about 50 people Wednesday at […]
Republican lawmakers are accusing Veterans Affairs officials of using resources meant for veterans to help immigrants crossing the U.S. border instead. But department leaders say those claims are baseless. And Democratic members of Congress argue the controversy is little more than an election year stunt designed to enrage veterans and conservative voters. “They’re purposely dis-informing […]
Congress hasn’t had at least 100 members of the House and Senate with military backgrounds since 2017. But the veterans caucus in the legislature right now is close enough to challenge that mark in the 2024 elections. The number of veterans in Congress has steadily declined since the 1970s, a shift which mostly reflects the […]
Russia’s defense ministry created a new military unit this summer called the Africa Corps. The unit announced a recruitment campaign targeting former Wagner mercenaries and Ukraine war veterans. It’s promising a “high” salaries, “competent” commanders, and an alternative to a “peaceful” life. A new Russian military formation with the same name as a Nazi unit is […]