It's One of the VA's Biggest Expansions of Benefits in History. Some Veterans Missed Out. The PACT Act, which was meant to help veterans receive care and benefits after being exposed to toxins and burn pits while...
Fire Watch: How the Military’s Holiday Tradition of Tracking Santa Came to Be On this episode of Fire Watch, we learn about the decades-long tradition and speak to the service members who track Santa on...
A Thanksgiving Aboard the USS Forrest Sherman On this episode of the Fire Watch podcast, we’ll take a look at the tradition of Thanksgiving dinner at Naval Station Norfolk...
A Military Halloween at Owl Creek Bridge American tradition is steeped in rich horror and veterans who have taken their experiences in war and service and twisted...
Want to File a PACT Act Claim? Do It by August 9. Here's Why. August 9th, August 9th, August 9th! If there is one thing you remember about this episode, it is that you should apply for...
The New ISIS: How a Branch of the Terrorist Group Is Becoming a Top Threat The Islamic State's Khorasan Province, also known as ISIS-K, has rapidly become the new boogeyman in the Middle East --...
Fire Watch: The Heroic Stories of the USO Service Members of the Year Many Americans think of only one form of military heroism: the war hero. But there are many varieties of heroism -- yes, some...
Fire Watch: Col. Paris D. Davis and His Decades-Long Wait for the Medal of Honor In this episode of Military.com's Fire Watch podcast, we speak with retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black Green...
Fire Watch: Is America Going to War with China? Last week, Americans looked toward the sky … they were scanning for a 200-foot-tall white orb that traversed the entire...
Fire Watch: Sesame Street’s Push to Help Military Families Rattled by the Pandemic The experts and researcher behind the family-friendly fun on Sesame Street realized that kids were particularly affected by...
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
'It's a Lottery': Why Foreign Volunteer Fought in Russia-Ukraine War Jack de Santis is a Croatian-born volunteer of the Ukrainian army who used his engineering, drone expertise to help fight...
Army Vet Sentenced to Year In Prison For $80,000 Fraud, Stolen Valor Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, was indicted in April 2024 on four charges: wire fraud, stolen valor, theft of government funds, and...
Bravo Company Vietnam Veterans Honored with Long-Overdue Bronze Stars While it took more than five decades, 14 veterans of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, were...