Military & Veterans News

Military & Veterans News Scott’s View: Remembering 9/11: How WeSalute Honored All Those Who Served Over The Last 23 Years Next Wednesday, September 11, is the 23rd anniversary of the attacks on U.S. soil. Remembrances will be happening at all the sites, New York City, Washington, DC, and western Pennsylvania.

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Remembering our Korean War Veterans For decades, our military efforts in Korea 70 years ago were called the “forgotten war,” and many times mistakenly called “a conflict.” Well next week, July 27, is a time for all of us to remember the remarkable sacrifice our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines put forth during the Korean War.

Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: History of Flag Day “Since adoption of the Stars and Stripes, Americans — and people around the world — have continuously looked to our flag as a symbol of unity and liberty,” wrote President Biden last year on Flag Day. Like every year since 1916, the United States will celebrate the nation’s flag on June 14. Though Flag Day is not a federal holiday, it’s a day of observance and patriotism and coincides with the Army’s birthday.

Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: Military Olympians bound for Tokyo The Tokyo Summer Olympics are finally happening this month, after being delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite barring spectators for safety reasons, the Games will continue as planned. And, in keeping with tradition, our U.S. military will be represented: three coaches and 17 of the 614 American athletes competing this time are military members. 

Military & Veterans News Scott’s Corner: Heroes Meet Heroes 2020 Memories with Veterans & Olympians For the past nine years, Veterans Advantage has hosted U.S. active duty military, veterans and their families to celebrate their service to our country on Veterans Day. 

Military & Veterans News Scott’s View: Cyber Monday Discounts with Veterans Advantage We hope you had a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend. Lin and I dedicated most of our weekend to Zoom calls with our family and friends. We have so much to be grateful for!

Military & Veterans News Scott’s View: Black Friday & Cyber Monday Savings with Veterans Advantage Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be more popular than ever since nearly all of America is planning on shopping from home this year.

Military & Veterans News Scott’s View: Show Your VetRewards Card on Veterans Day The VetRewards Card delivers tremendous value for subscribers. For starters, it qualifies you to take advantage of dozens of exclusive savings in our Military Discounts Marketplace. Secondly, you can show your card at over 100,000 physical locations nationwide - such as car rental counters, pharmacies, Ford car dealerships and AT&T stores, among others - for additional VetRewards Exclusive savings.

Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: U.S. Army’s "Green to Gold” Program Offers Incentives and Motivations to Climb the Ranks For those looking for a great reason to enter the military, here's an inspirational story that will have you, or someone you know, enlisting today!

Military & Veterans News Presidential Proclamation: 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States Army On June 14, 1775, the sword and shield of our Republic were forged when the Second Continental Congress voted to establish what would later become the United States Army.  Today, our Nation proudly celebrates 250 years of our Army’s strength, service, valor, and discipline.  We honor its heroic legacy as the guardian of our sovereignty and our fortress against tyranny — and we pay tribute to the millions of warriors who live by the motto: This We’ll Defend.

Military & Veterans News VA announces plans to award hundreds of millions in grants, launches new initiative to help homeless Veterans Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced three key steps to help Veterans experiencing homelessness

Military & Veterans News VA takes steps to expand access to benefits for Veterans who served at K2 and their survivors Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced several steps to expand access to VA benefits for Veterans who served at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) base in Uzbekistan after Sept. 11, 2001, as well as their survivors.

Military & Veterans News DOD Announces Winners of the 2024 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today the 2024 recipients of the Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence.

Military & Veterans News Tester Presses VA to Use American-Made Medical Supplies, Reduce Reliance on Foreign Adversaries U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today wrote to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with his concerns of how faulty foreign-made medical supplies made its way into VA inventory. Tester pressed VA to use American-made medical supplies whenever possible to best serve veterans, bolster American jobs, and reduce VA’s reliance on foreign adversaries’ supply chains.

Military & Veterans News DOD Establishes Cyber Academic Engagement Office In accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Section 1531, the Department of Defense (DoD), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) has established the Cyber Academic Engagement Office (CAEO) to serve as the consolidated focal point for cyber-related activities carried out between the DoD and academia stakeholders. 

Military & Veterans News Department of Defense Announces Winners of the 2024 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Today, the Department of Defense announced the Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards winners for 2024.  

Military & Veterans News Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks' Remarks for Purple Up! For Military Kids Today is Purple Up! Day, a special day in April — the Month of the Military Child — when we recognize the contributions and achievements of our nation's 1.6 million military children. And it is my privilege to join in the celebration.

Military & Veterans News New Defense, State Department Agreement Improves Military Spouses' Ability to Telework Overseas Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of State (DOS) officials on April 17 signed a new agreement that impacts military spouses working in the executive branch of the federal government and approved to work remotely from locations overseas.

Military & Veterans News Establishment of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy As directed in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Department of Defense established the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy (ASD(CP)) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy (OASD(CP)) on March 20, 2024.

Military & Veterans News Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Sweden's Accession to NATO I warmly congratulate Sweden on becoming the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) today. 

Military & Veterans News AFN Broadcasts Super Bowl LVIII The Defense Media Activity (DMA) and the American Forces Network (AFN) invite authorized overseas audiences to enjoy live coverage of Super Bowl LVIII on AFN global television, radio and streaming services beginning Sunday, February 11.

Military & Veterans News Readout of the Defense Innovation Board Winter 2024 Meeting The Defense Innovation Board (DIB) held its winter board meeting in the Pentagon on Jan. 26, 2024. At 10 EST, DIB Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer, Dr. Marina Theodotou, called the public portion of the meeting into session.

Military & Veterans News DOD Announces 62nd Annual United States Senate Youth Program Military Mentors The Department of Defense announced the 17 U.S. military officers selected to serve as Armed Forces ambassadors in support of the 62nd Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) Washington Week taking place in Washington, D.C., March 2-9, 2024.

Military & Veterans News Defense Department Seeks Military Spouse Input Through Survey The Defense Department has launched the 2024 Survey of Active Duty Spouses, its biennial assessment of the impact of military life on spouses and their families.