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Apr 13 2020
Background
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a federal Cabinet-level agency that provides near-comprehensive healthcare services to eligible military veterans at VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country; several non-healthcare benefits including disability compensation, vocational rehabilitation, education assistance, home loans, and life insurance;
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Oct 15 2015
News
Obama Extends US Presence in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama plans to extend the U.S. military role in Afghanistan past 2016.
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Jun 18 2017
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Missing sailors found dead in flooded compartments on US Navy destroyer
Seven missing sailors from the USS Fitzgerald were found dead in flooded berthing compartments following the warship's collision with a merchant vessel, a US military official said.
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Oct 10 2014
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Exclusive: Feds take jobs from disabled Americans, send them to Central Asia
U.S. military forces in Afghanistan encouraged to use local suppliers
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Apr 29 2017
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North Korea ballistic missile test fails
A North Korea ballistic missile test apparently failed early Saturday when it exploded shortly after liftoff, U.S. and South Korean military officials said.
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Jan 08 2020
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Iranian missiles target U.S. troops in Iraq, Trump consults advisers
Iranian forces fired missiles at military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. killing of an Iranian general, raising the stakes in its conflict with Washington amid concern of a wider war in the Middle East.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, addressing a gathering of Iranians chanting “Death to America”, said the attacks were a “slap on
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Dec 08 2014
Opinion
OPINION: Defense Nominee: Ashton Carter terrific choice but will Obama listen to him?
The most important appointment President Obama will make for the rest of his time in office is the next secretary of defense. For the next two years, every major foreign policy problem he faces will be contentious, and largely a military issue: Can we defeat ISIS? How do we cope with the expansion of radical jihad in the Middle East? Will U.S.-Israeli relations continue to fray? How does the
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Feb 08 2021
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National Guard deployment in DC will cost $483M through mid-March
The National Guard presence in the capital, which once reached over 26,000 troops and will continue into the spring, will cost taxpayers nearly half a billion dollars, Pentagon officials said.
The Guard presence began with just 340 citizen-soldiers helping to direct traffic on Jan. 6, the day the Capitol was overrun by pro-Trump rioters. It quickly ramped up to include troops from all
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Feb 12 2018
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Trump budget plan to seek funds for border wall, infrastructure, opioid treatment
President Donald Trump will unveil his second budget on Monday, seeking to make good on his promise to bolster military spending and requesting funds for infrastructure, construction of a wall along the border with Mexico and opioid treatment programs.
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