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First-ever Collaborative Combat Aircraft fly in formation, demonstrate air combat maneuvers

For the first time, Shield’s Hivemind enabled CCAs to fly in a “multi-ship” formation and execute beyond-visual-range counter-air tactics.
Groceries, gas, a ‘Grand Slam’: here are your Veterans Day discounts

Check out the free or discounted food, attractions, services and products available to veterans and active-duty service members on Wednesday.
Pentagon can’t track millions of F-35 spare parts, watchdog finds

The GAO reported that while the DoD’s F-35 program “is the costliest in its history,” the department “struggles to account” for its parts.
Jimmy Stewart kept a secret war journal. It will never be published.

A journal found by his bedside after his death in 1997 sheds fresh light on the pain, complexity and even humor of his time in uniform.

Apply for Best for Vets: Trusted Brands

Military Times is now accepting submissions from companies that offer verifiable value to the military community through programs and benefits.
Insurance Guide

Military Times has outlined helpful information about car insurance, renters insurance, and life insurance for troops.
2025 PCS Guide

Read up on tips and tricks in Military Times’ 2025 Permanent Change of Station Guide.
2025 Benefits Guide

Learn how your military benefits — including health care, retirement pay and more — have changed in 2025.

That time Ted Williams faced off against Babe Ruth during WWII fundraiser game

On July 28, 1943, Ted Williams faced off against Babe Ruth to benefit war-relief efforts and the American Red Cross.

WWII submarine vet ruled in landmark case that led to Agent Orange exposure settlement

A submariner in WWII presided over the 1984 class action suit brought by Vietnam veterans seeking compensation from the defoliant Agent Orange.
Navy legend lost two husbands in airship crashes before leading WAVES

A Navy veteran of both world wars, Joy Bright Hancock would become known to her peers as the “First Lady of the Navy.”
Inside Warhound’s plan to engineer a better military working dog

The company plans to clone top-performing dogs, edit genes associated with health problems and introduce standardized training to puppies as young as two weeks old.

Scouting America marks Veterans Day with new merit badge on military service

Scouting America has introduced a new merit badge on military service designed to connect scouts with the history of the U.S. armed forces.

Hegseth’s group admonished by Army sentinel at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

An Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s entourage after a member of the group was heard laughing during a Veterans Day visit Wednesday.