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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs failed to meet a promise to house 650 homeless vets in Los Angeles in April.

Richard Sobek, the Commander of American Legion Post 327 in Shawnee, Kansas, sits at the post's basement bar. The post is struggling to recover financially after being closed several months during the pandemic.

American Legion Posts Are Reopening, But Many Still Face A Financial Crisis

More than 12,000 American Legion posts closed for at least part of the pandemic. Those closures left some posts in financial trouble.

The Fort Meade, S.D. VA hospital, built in 1956, is among the facilities that would close under the VA restructuring plan. It would be replaced by a new hospital approximately 30 miles away in Rapid City.

The VA wants to close and replace older hospitals. But there's opposition in some communities.

The sweeping makeover of the VA's health care system would affect dozens of hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other facilities.

Rhode Island resident Tom Peters regularly vacations at the MacDill Air Force Base RV park.

Camping, Golf, Tiki Bars: Military Bases Are Vacation Spots For Some Retirees

Military retirees can camp, golf, and fish at hundreds of military bases. It costs less than civilian resorts, making the bases popular vacation spots for…

Allie and Matthew McClintock pose for a photo in Seattle. Matthew rarely allowed himself to be photographed in his uniform.

Wife of Special Forces Soldier Killed in Action: 'I Lost My Soul Mate'

It's been more than a year since the U.S. officially ended its combat mission in Afghanistan. But American service members continue to fight -- and die --…

Tucker Salls, a member of the Connecticut National Guard, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, Jan. 2, 2021.

10% of National Guardsmen are unvaccinated. Some states say they should be allowed to serve anyway.

The Pentagon said unvaccinated guardsmen won't get paid and can't participate in federally-funded deployments, but some states are concerned that will affect the Guard's ability to do its job.

Troops from Marine Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, monitor a refueling operation during "Large Scale Exercise 2023." The exercise involved 25,000 Navy sailors and Marines and dozens of ships across 22 time zones.

After decades of desert wars, the Navy and Marines are preparing for bigger global fights

A worldwide joint training exercise simulated a major battle with adversaries like China and Russia.

A view inside the Washington National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in February. As Congress cuts $500 billion from the Defense Department budget, the National Guard and active Army are competing for the same dollars.

Looming Budget Cuts Pit National Guard Against The Army

In Washington state, a friendly family rivalry is taking place at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord as the National Guard and active Army lobby to protect their interests against deep budget cuts.

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Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base put on an impressive show of skill and threw in a bit of fun for some 1200 school students who visited the base this...

Military troops and border patrol agents lead a group of detained people onto a military aircraft for a deportation flight from Fort Bliss, Texas Jan. 23, 2025. President Trump ordered the flights to Latin America for people in the United States without legal status.

As more federal troops deploy to the border, the fate of Texas' state military mission is unclear

The Trump Administration has suggested the expanded federal military effort at the border may be modeled on "Operation Lone Star," a Texas National Guard mission that's been underway for four years.

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