Six dead, 18 service members injured in Iran operation www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi... via @militarytimes.bsky.social

A flight path over Afghanistan is now the *safe* route via @trainsonplanes.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/airlines-are...

As expected, @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social rule on considering the amelioration of medical treatment when assigning disability ratings was officially rescinded today www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

BREAKING: @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social to formally rescind controversial disability ratings rule via @militarytimes.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

Army veteran detained by ICE in 2025 to attend State of the Union via @militarytimes.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

Three military veterans and a historic preservationist sued the Trump administration over President Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch, arguing that the structure would disrupt the experience of visiting Arlington National Cemetery.

@deptvetaffairs.bsky.social halts implementation of controversial disability rating rule following backlash www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

Just in: Vietnam vet, law firms file suit over new VA ruling on disability rating exams via @militarytimes.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

@deptvetaffairs.bsky.social to consider medical management of symptoms in determining disability ratings www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

@deptvetaffairs.bsky.social no longer reporting names of vets who need a fiduciary to FBI's national firearms background check database via @militarytimes.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

@deptvetaffairs.bsky.social reorganization projected to cost at least $312 million via @militarytimes.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

44 fewer deaths in 2023 than 2022, suicide rate slightly increased, annual VA suicide prevention report finds www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

Veterans health shake-up, reforms to get underway in coming months www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

Veterans & @nationalnurses.bsky.social planning candlelight vigils at 15 civilian and @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social medical centers this week. Dates, locations and times here: www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-acti...

Veterans react to killing of VA nurse Alex Pretti by federal agent www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

VA Secretary Collins’s statement on the killing of a VA nurse by a federal agent :

Billions in Funding Helps Coast Guard Rapidly Implement Force Design 2028 Modernization Efforts via @usni.org News news.usni.org/2026/01/15/b...

Lawmakers introduce bill to broaden brain injury treatment for vets www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi... via @militarytimes.bsky.social

Coasties to get $2,000 one-time ‘devotion to duty’ payment similar to the $1776 Warrior Dividend given this week to DoD troops. The difference? Taxes. which means some will likely receive more and some less depending on income bracket. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

Veteran unemployment rates bump up in job market hit by layoffs via Richard Sisk @militarytimes.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

VA to reorganize community care contracts, reducing regions to 2, offering up to $1 trillion for up to 10 years via @militarytimes.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

Not ready for prime time? via @washingtonpost.com and Spokesman-Review @orionds.bsky.social and Desmond Butler wapo.st/3KGIcKC

Member of House Veterans Affairs Committee charged with stealing FEMA funds

Local DC heads up: NORAD will conduct a an air defense exercise, Nov. 19 between midnight and 2 a.m. EST in the National Capital Region. Participating aircraft include F-16 fighters, a USCG MH-65D Dolphin helicopter, Army UH-60s, USNavy King Airs and CAP C-182

Marine veteran wins battle for burn pit-related medical retirement (posthumously) via @militarytimes.bsky.social www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-ma...

VA tech glitch halts GI Bill payments to thousands. Advocates say it has nothing to do with the shutdown. Via @militarytimes.bsky.social @hopeseck.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

Supreme Court weighs if contractor can be sued under state law for wartime negligence via @militarytimes.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

@sentuberville.bsky.social proposes commission to study VA disability ratings system via @militarytimes.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

Senate Veterans Affairs Committee holding hearing today on VA disability benefits in wake of @washingtonpost.com articles on abuse of veterans disability benefits. Watch live here: www.veterans.senate.gov

Judges reject VA Secretary’s request to stay veterans claims appeals during shutdown www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202... via @militarytimes.bsky.social

Shutdown is ‘Holding My Veterans Hostage,’ VA Chief Says. Via @govexec.bsky.social www.govexec.com/management/2...

Here's the joint statement from the TV networks, including Fox News, rejecting Pete Hegseth's Pentagon rules.

Military Reporters and Editors urges reporters not to sign the Pentagon’s new restrictive press policy, which seeks to inhibit journalists’ First Amendment rights. We stand with the news outlets that have already made the decision not to sign. More: www.militaryreporters.org/2025/10/mre-...

Breaking VA news -- Trump's pick for UnderSec for Benefits, Karen Brazell, has withdrawn her name for the post. Leaves a big question about who will take on the leadership role. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Bobbie Scholley, one of the Navy's first deep-sea dive officers, and Kate Wilder, the first woman to graduate from Army Special Forces training, shared their thoughts after watching Pete Hegseth's remarks about women in combat www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Every whistleblower from Trump 1.0 warned you.

Not a result of the shutdown - Trump administration deprives public of easy access to thousands of IG reports, including those that expose problems at VA medical centers via @defenseone.bsky.social www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...

Nuclear missile workers are contracting cancer. They blame the bases. via @dailymontanan.com dailymontanan.com/2025/09/25/n...

In reversal, Pentagon keeps women’s advisory group, adds four more www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi... via @hopeseck.bsky.social @militarytimes.bsky.social

Study finds drop in veteran suicides in 2020, 2021 and 2022 via @militarydotcom.bsky.social www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Coast Guard to institute service-wide PFT next year - last service to require one for all. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202... via @militarytimes.bsky.social @leoshane.bsky.social

Via @militarytimes.bsky.social @leoshane.bsky.social: VA cancels plans for employee satisfaction survey this year www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

Women vets are the fastest growing group using VA health care. Obstetricians are notably missing from this list because virtually all obstetric care is already referred to community doctors. Unfortunately, there is a noticeable lack of obstetricians in many communities these days.

www.military.com/daily-news/2... via @militarydotcom.bsky.social

Military Reporters & Editor’s Awards Deadline Extended! www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/...

Military Domestic Violence Convictiins have surged since commanders were removed from prosecution decisions. Via @militarydotcom.bsky.social @stevenbeynon.bsky.social www.military.com/daily-news/i...

VA Changes Discrimination Policy, says it won’t change services for vets via @militarydotcom.bsky.social www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Fort Bragg soldiers who cheered Trump’s political attacks (and jeered the press) were checked for allegiance, appearance via @stevenbeynon.bsky.social @ktoropin.bsky.social @militarydotcom.bsky.social www.military.com/daily-news/2...