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VA expects 30K voluntary job cuts by October, erasing need for layoffs

More than 17,000 Veterans Affairs jobs have been eliminated or vacated since the start of the year.

By Leo Shane III

7 days ago

Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to conduct a pre-flight check on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 8, 2017.

Iran launches missile attacks on US base in Qatar

Qatar said it successfully intercepted the missiles and no casualties were reported.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

3 weeks ago

Soldiers screened for appearance and politics ahead of Trump visit

Trump's partisan comments received cheers or jeers from the crowd, an expression of political views in uniform that would typically result in a reprimand.

5 weeks ago

Air Force spends millions on relaxation cubes that may prove worth it

Shiny mirrored cubes — a flashy new curriculum-based therapeutic tool — have been installed at more than two dozen Air Force bases.

By Hope Hodge Seck

5 weeks ago

Advocates lament Pentagon policies targeting women’s military service

Veterans visited congressional offices this week to deliver messages of concern over recent Pentagon moves targeting the roles of women in the military.

By Leo Shane III

6 weeks ago

IAVA names former Marine Corps pilot Kyleanne Hunter as next CEO

Hunter becomes the second woman to lead the advocacy group's efforts in highlighting the challenges of young veterans.

By Leo Shane III

6 weeks ago