Thousands of post-9/11 veterans are reaching retirement. Whether the lessons they learned during two decades of combat will be retained remains to be seen.
The broad proposal includes the Maj. Richard Star Act, as well as the Love Lives On Act, which allows surviving spouses to keep benefits if they remarry.
An investigation found that a KC-46A's emergency landing and refueling boom damage in July 2025 was mainly due to the operator's incorrect control inputs.