Rachel Nostrant
Breaking News and Features Reporter
Rachel is a Marine Corps veteran and a master's candidate at New York University's Business & Economic Reporting program.
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Adam Driver’s non-profit brings Broadway to vets, service members
Every year, the non-profit organization provides active duty, reserve, veteran and other military-affiliated personnel the chance to experience Broadway.
VA implements new artificial intelligence strategy to improve veteran care
The strategy was designed by the VA to meet four major objectives.
‘She was just doing her job’: Homeless vet loses service dog during arrest for panhandling
An Iraq War veteran said he was wrongfully arrested and his service dog tased by police, causing the animal to run away and be hit by a car.
North Carolina nurse sentenced for defrauding veteran with dementia of $90k in benefits
Tracey McNeill, 51, pled guilty to wire fraud July, 6 2021 after defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management of more than $90,000 of benefits owed to an elderly veteran in her care.
Civilian-owned company that won millions in contracts for disabled veteran-owned businesses will pay back $5 million
The judgment comes years after Strock Contracting Inc., owners Lee Strock and Kenneth Carter and former employee Cynthia Ann Golde, were first accused of fraud, unjust enrichment and violating the False Claims Act in 2015 after receiving Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned (SDVO) business contracts and benefits.
Air Force scrubbed hijacking claim from news release after CENTCOM disputed story
After a CNN article reported that CENTCOM disputed an Air Force press release that claimed there had been an attempted hijacking during the HKIA evacuations, the press release was scrubbed of any mention of the incident.
‘Forever chemicals’ detected in groundwater from 13 DoD sites in Gulf of Mexico
Groundwater from 13 Department of Defense sites in the Gulf of Mexico has been confirmed to contain high levels of "forever chemicals."
Hundreds of Indian soldiers head to Alaska for joint exercise
“The focus is no longer the desert, or that type of training. The focus is mountainous, cold environments."
Special ops soldiers evade late-night ninja attack at California airport
“We’re pleased with the way they responded to the threat,” said the 160th SOAR's spokesperson.
Reduced-rank retirement now possible for long-serving enlisted soldiers accused of misconduct
Enlisted soldiers with 20 or more years of service who are facing administrative separation for misconduct might be able to breathe a little easier.
