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House passes bill to expand benefits for combat-injured veterans
The House approved legislation Thursday that would allow combat-injured military retirees with less than 20 years of service to collect their full military retirement pay and Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation.
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3 Iranian-backed men indicted in attempted plot on RAF Fairford
Three men, with one working from jail, allegedly conspired to commit around 20 terrorist attacks across the U.S. and Europe, including the plot on RAF Fairford, on behalf of Iran-aligned terrorist networks.
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Germany, Poland tap SATIM to analyze military satellite imagery
SATIM, a Polish maker of AI-based analysis tools for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, has obtained a contract from Poland’s military to supply software for the automated analysis of satellite imagery.
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Air
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Britain says its bases are safe after US refueling planes evacuated
Commercially available flight tracking data showed at least 10 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker refueling planes left the Royal Air Force base in Mildenhall, eastern England, on Monday.
Land
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US Army feeds culinary soldiers new job title
Formerly known as culinary specialists, a soldier with the 92G occupation identifier will henceforth be known as a “tactical field feeding specialist.”
Pentagon
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Pentagon ‘greenlit’ permanent presence of US troops in Poland, official says
The Pentagon “greenlit” the permanent presence of U.S. troops in Poland, with the final decision to be made by the White House in early December, Poland’s defense minister said.
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Inside Warhound’s plan to engineer a better military working dog
The company plans to clone top-performing dogs, edit genes associated with health problems and introduce standardized training to puppies as young as two weeks old.
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Ukraine urges US to speed up interceptor deliveries as Russia targets power grid
Ukraine’s foreign minister urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to accelerate deliveries of interceptors as Russia attempts to break Ukranian morale ahead of its winter months.
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Pentagon can’t track millions of F-35 spare parts, watchdog finds
The GAO reported that while the DoD’s F-35 program “is the costliest in its history,” the department “struggles to account” for its parts.
Naval
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Dutch firm Optics11 in talks with navies on secretive underwater listening tech
For underwater use, the company’s fiber-optic sensing can detect an oil tanker at 100 kilometers, the CEO said.
Space
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Germany, Poland tap SATIM to analyze military satellite imagery
SATIM, a Polish maker of AI-based analysis tools for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, has obtained a contract from Poland’s military to supply software for the automated analysis of satellite imagery.
VIDEOS
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Hegseth says impeachment filing against him is ‘sabotage’ and political ‘farce’
The Secretary of Defense defended his record in his first press conference since May, and said attacks on him disrespect troops, and are a preamble for trying service members for war crimes.
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VFW Executive Director Ryan Gallucci discusses what bipartisan initiatives his group will target in Congress.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars executive director talks VA communication
Following workforce cuts and sweeping changes, how streamlined is communication between the VFW and the VA? Ryan Gallucci offers his thoughts.
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How can advocacy groups bring vets’ issues to the forefront of public consciousness?
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