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VA may fast-track disability benefits for Air Force missile community
The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering offering easier access to disability benefits to airmen in the nuclear missile community.
2 men falsely claimed military service to get their cases moved to a veterans court
Two Montana men who were sentenced to prison for violating the terms of the probation in separate crimes won’t be eligible for parole until they complete a writing assignment given because they falsely claimed to have served in the military to have their cases moved to a veterans court.
Trump presents posthumous Medal of Honor to son of Army staff sergeant who died protecting his soldiers
The medal was upgraded from the Distinguished Service Cross last year.
By Todd South
A family of both blood and Army sees their fallen receive the nation’s highest honor
Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins' Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded to the Medal of Honor last year.
By Todd South
Montana crash involved Air Force truck with ‘military projectiles’
Authorities say a crash Sunday night that shut down a highway in southeast Montana for about a day involved three semitrailer trucks, including one carrying “military projectiles.”
Montana Jody moved in to a deployed service member’s home, sold his stuff to buy meth
It's evidently not enough to have to worry about Jody stealing just your gal anymore.
By Jon Simkins
Air Force family from North Dakota killed in Montana crash
The Grand Forks Air Force Base says the North Dakota family killed in a crash in Montana was a U.S. Air Force family.
Trump suggests previous VA secretary nominee didn’t want the job
During a rally in Montana Thursday, President Trump accused Senate Veterans Affairs Committee ranking member, Jon Tester, D-Mont., of leading a smear campaign against his pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Remains of World War II airman returned to Montana
Though he died 75 years ago, airman William “Bill” Gruber continues to watch over his little brother from a framed portrait in the younger man’s Helena home.
By Angela Brandt and Tom Kuglin, (Helena, Mont.) Independent Record