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Graphic novel tells story of Vietnam pilot who flew into enemy fire

Maj. Bruce Crandall helped save 70 wounded troops in Vietnam.

Nonprofit trains service dogs for veterans battling PTSD

Northwest Battle Buddies has paired 212 veterans with service dogs to help them cope with life beyond the battlefield.

US sending more Navy ships, Marines to Gulf to counter Iran

The deployment is the latest move to increase security in the region in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there.

US approves $1.3 billion package of long-term military aid for Ukraine

Overall the U.S. has provided more than $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded in Feb. 2022.

Soldier moves into barracks room, immediately finds massive ant colony

"DPW responded the morning of July 17 and treated for ants."

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A battlefield approach to veteran care

The Veterans Access to Congress Act would require that VA facilities allow members of Congress to use office space to serve their veteran constituents.

US sending jets, warship to Gulf to protect ships from Iranian seizure

The Pentagon is sending the Thomas Hudner, a destroyer, and F-35 fighter jets after Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strait early this month.

Putin says Russia has ‘sufficient stockpile’ of cluster bombs

In comments on the delivery of cluster munitions to Ukraine from the U.S., Putin said Russia has not used cluster bombs in its war in Ukraine so far.

US sending F-16 fighter jets to protect ships from Iranian seizures

A senior defense official says the U.S. is beefing up its use of fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures.

Milley praises Japan defense funding boost as a buttress against China

The Joint Chiefs chairman called Japan’s plan to double defense spending within five years crucial to confront rising threats from China and North Korea.