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More than 18,500 veterans have flooded a government website with their concerns about a VA rule for awarding disability benefits that bases compensation on how a veteran does on medication — and not on the injury or illness itself. Veterans want the rule revoked, not paused.
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A West Point cadet was dismissed from the Army after he pleaded guilty to using artificial intelligence to create a fake nude photo of a woman and then threatening to publicly release the image if she did not provide him an actual nude photo of herself. https://t.co/oZDtTZKEpW
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CarMax Inc., the nation’s largest used-car retailer, will pay at least $420,000 to service members to settle allegations that it illegally repossessed vehicles owned by them. https://t.co/27PC09cOCl
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At least four military working dogs died after being housed in kennels that a recent Defense Department inspector general report called unsatisfactory. A look into the report: https://t.co/q1Up4YPNla
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Military forces and civilian first responders from multiple countries practiced working through language barriers as they responded to simulated disasters during a recent Cobra Gold drill in Thailand. Read more at:
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DOD INVESTGATION: U.S. military officials put potentially thousands of deployed service members at risk to toxic exposure from an open-air burn pit near a remote Air Force base in east Africa. https://t.co/2dUkgAFNSN
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Team USA’s men’s ice hockey team won gold as Jack Hughes scored in overtime to beat Canada 2–1 at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan on Sunday (AP photo). It’s the U.S.'s first men’s ice hockey gold since 1980. Legendary Stars and Stripes photographer Red Grandy was there for
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BREAKING: The new rule that altered how the Department of Veterans Affairs determines disability compensation for millions of veterans will be revoked, according to a formal VA notice scheduled to be published Friday in the Federal Register. Learn more: https://t.co/KDXQDKVRNM
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U.S. military officials put potentially thousands of deployed service members at risk to toxic exposure from an open-air burn pit near a remote Air Force base in east Africa, a Defense Department investigation concluded. https://t.co/2dUkgAFg3f
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WATCH: An Italian patrol helicopter hovers above one of four submarines participating in NATO's Dynamic Manta anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Sicily on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. The exercise offers 11 NATO submarine countries, including the U.S.,
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During the State of the Union address, Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan was presented the Legion of Merit for his role in the service’s response to deadly floods in Texas last July. Read more: https://t.co/RVOvvQjgdI
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Two men have been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a Fort Hood soldier whose remains were found in a field in Killeen, Texas, nearly six years ago. https://t.co/NetHpZPJ43
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Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan was presented the Legion of Merit during the State of the Union address on Tuesday for his role in the service’s response to deadly floods in Texas last July. https://t.co/RVOvvQjO3g
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A new rule that altered how the Department of Veterans Affairs determines disability compensation for millions of veterans will be revoked, according to a formal VA notice scheduled to be published Friday in the Federal Register. https://t.co/KDXQDKWpDk
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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in support of Operation Epic Fury on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. Credit: U.S. Navy
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Six U.S. soldiers were awarded the French equivalent of Bronze Stars this week for helping to save French commandos who were pinned down in battle against Islamic militants in Iraq. https://t.co/QGsfz7TrlG
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