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No money for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims unless GOP wins midterms, Trump says

Trump said the DOJ would settle claims with victims of the base’s contaminated water if the GOP wins the midterms. “If we don’t win, there’s no money.”
Salaries, food and sumo wrestling suits: What I learned paying the bills for war

From Vietnam to Iraq, “I had a bird’s-eye view on how money and war are inextricably linked,” this Air Force veteran reflects in The War Horse.
‘Jaws of hell’: A B-24 crew’s capture, survival after WWII air raid

In his new book, Adam Makos writes about how an American B-24 bomber crew was saved by a Romanian princess following the deadly Ploesti Raid in WWII.
The Pentagon wants ketamine wafers as a battlefield medicine option

The Pentagon awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to the Singapore-based iX Biopharma to develop a small, ketamine-packed wafer.

Military takeover of New Mexico borderlands challenged in court

The lawsuit argues that the government unlawfully expanded the scope and duration of its “national defense area” designation.
Virginia man arrested after Quantico Iwo Jima statue defaced with sledgehammer

A Virginia man was arrested after allegedly using a sledgehammer to decapitate one of the figures from the Iwo Jima statue at Quantico.
Errors in disability cases for ‘painful scars’ resulted in overpayment: VA watchdog

During a review period from June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025, the VA made at least one error in 17,900 cases regarding disability decisions.
No money for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims unless GOP wins midterms, Trump says

Trump said the DOJ would settle claims with victims of the base’s contaminated water if the GOP wins the midterms. “If we don’t win, there’s no money.”

No money for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims unless GOP wins midterms, Trump says

Trump said the DOJ would settle claims with victims of the base’s contaminated water if the GOP wins the midterms. “If we don’t win, there’s no money.”

Salaries, food and sumo wrestling suits: What I learned paying the bills for war

From Vietnam to Iraq, “I had a bird’s-eye view on how money and war are inextricably linked,” this Air Force veteran reflects in The War Horse.
‘Jaws of hell’: A B-24 crew’s capture, survival after WWII air raid

In his new book, Adam Makos writes about how an American B-24 bomber crew was saved by a Romanian princess following the deadly Ploesti Raid in WWII.
The Pentagon wants ketamine wafers as a battlefield medicine option

The Pentagon awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to the Singapore-based iX Biopharma to develop a small, ketamine-packed wafer.

Pentagon AI oversight office struggles to keep pace with department’s ambitions, GAO finds

The Pentagon office tapped in 2022 to oversee the military’s responsible use of AI had filled just three of 10 authorized positions as of February 2026.

Hegseth appoints Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer to Barracks Task Force

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth taps the Marine reservist to serve as a senior advisor for the Pentagon’s effort to improve troops’ living conditions.