ConnectingVets

More than a century after a U.S. Army chaplain pushed for “dog tags” to become standard issue for troops, they have become a crucial link between military families and fallen troops audacy.com/connectingvets…

President Donald Trump said U.S. and Nigerian forces killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, thought to be second-in-command of the Islamic State group globally, in a joint mission carried out Friday audacy.com/connectingvets…

The USS Gerald R. Ford returned home after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, that saw it support war on Iran and capture of Nicolás Maduro audacy.com/connectingvets…

The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by canceling deployments to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking forces already stationed there audacy.com/connectingvets…

Louisiana lawmakers approved a bill making it a crime to lie about having served in the military or to exaggerate one’s military service. audacy.com/connectingvets…

The Department of Veterans Affairs has approved $596 million in infrastructure improvements in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 audacy.com/connectingvets…

American Veterans of Yuma’s Foothills location has long been a source of fellowship and assistance for local veterans of all conflicts back to World War II. audacy.com/connectingvets…

Flying into fire: Washington National Guard prepares for wildfire season audacy.com/connectingvets…

The remains of the second U.S. Army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered audacy.com/connectingvets…

A U.S. Army veteran has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a minor while deployed audacy.com/connectingvets…

Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph L. Burke finally received the honorable burial he earned more than 80 years after his death aboard a World War II “hell ship.” audacy.com/connectingvets…

Four Memphis residents are suing U.S. and Tennessee officials, saying they have been harassed, arrested and physically mistreated for engaging in activities protected by the First Amendment audacy.com/connectingvets…

Senate Republicans again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump's war with Iran, but Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined Sens. Susan Collins and Rand Paul in voting against the war audacy.com/connectingvets…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions on Capitol Hill about the Trump administration's endgame for the Iran war, the conflict's rising $29 billion cost audacy.com/connectingvets…

A U.S. Air Force training jet crashed Tuesday in west Alabama with both pilots ejecting safely, military officials said. audacy.com/connectingvets…

“We have Iran very much under control,” President Donald Trump said. “We’re either going to make a deal or they’re going to be decimated. One way or the other, we win.” audacy.com/connectingvets…

A bipartisan bill in Congress would establish a Precision Oncology Program for Cancer of the Prostate for U.S. military veterans audacy.com/connectingvets…

Five US bases selected to field new laser drone defenses audacy.com/connectingvets…

The Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride 250 will see veterans travel from Florida to New York City to showcase the resilience of the nation’s veterans and celebrate America's 250th anniversary audacy.com/connectingvets…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face a new round of questioning from lawmakers over the Iran war Tuesday audacy.com/connectingvets…