https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/va-study-links-cardiovascular-health-and-meditation 2020-11-18T15:25:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/meditate.jpg?id=64874395&width=1200 Meditate https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874404&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/military/brooke-army-medical-center-covid-19-response 2020-11-18T15:12:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/covid.jpg?id=64874411&width=1200 COVID https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874417&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/chenega-mios-sponsors-veteran-entrepreneur-training 2020-11-18T15:25:07+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/virtual-vets-20-veteran-entrepreneur-training-symposium.jpg?id=64874397&width=1200 Virtual Vets 20 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874399&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/news/vietnam-women-veterans-memorial 2020-11-18T22:09:28+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/vietnam-women-veterans-memorial.jpg?id=64874206&width=1200 Vietnam women veterans memorial https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874209&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/forever-gi-bill-congress-grills-vba-wants-avoid-last-year-s-failure-pay 2020-11-19T02:36:46+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/gibill.jpg?id=64874754&width=1200 GIBill https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874761&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/navy-posts-spicy-memes-challenging-communist-propaganda 2020-11-18T15:50:30+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/carrier-strike-group-in-the-south-china-sea.jpg?id=64874400&width=1200 Carrier strike group in the South China Sea https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874394&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/resettled-former-afghan-interpreter-gives-thanks-to-soldiers 2021-12-03T00:47:26+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/resettled-afghan-former-interpreter-gives-thanks-to-soldiers.png?id=64874694&width=1200 Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Edgington, the Task Force Liberty Civil Affairs Noncommissioned-Officer-in-Charge, shares a moment with one of Muhammed's daughters during the family's stay at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, before they flew to America. Now settled, the family sent Edgington a video recently, in which Muhammed thanked Task Force Liberty Soldiers and civilians for the work they put in to assist his, along with thousands of other families, reach safety. Resettled Afghan, former interpreter, gives thanks to soldiers daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/veterans-participate-in-summer-sports-clinic-again-in-person 2022-07-27T16:13:29+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/veterans-will-be-able-to-participate-again-in-person-during-the-department-of-veterans-affairs-national-veterans-summer-sports.jpg?id=64873585&width=1200 Veterans will be able to participate again in person during the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Veterans Summer Sports clinic from August 7-12 in San Diego. https://www.audacy.com/media-library/veterans-will-be-able-to-participate-again-in-person-during-the-department-of-veterans-affairs-national-veterans-summer-sports.jpg?id=64873598&width=1200 Veterans will be able to participate again in person during the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Veterans Summer Sports clinic from August 7-12 in San Diego. daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/us-air-force-legacy-of-valor-from-father-to-son 2022-07-27T17:13:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/a-legacy-of-valor-from-father-to-son.jpg?id=64873589&width=1200 Bob Wright, Retired United States Air Force F-16 pilot, poses for a photo. After retirement his son Jett followed in his footsteps, becoming an F-16 pilot and getting the chance to fly the same aircraft. A legacy of valor from father to son daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/ny-air-guardsmen-helping-norad-track-santa-on-christmas 2021-12-21T18:52:00+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/new-york-air-guardsmen-tracking-santa-as-part-of-norad.jpg?id=64873362&width=1200 Capt. Kevin Vincent of the Royal Canadian Air Force, standing, and Airman 1st Class Megan Mills (seated) of the New York Air National Guard’s 224th Air Defense Squadron (ADS), recently conducted training at the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome, N.Y. in preparation for NORAD Tracks Santa operations on Christmas Eve. New York Air Guardsmen tracking Santa as part of NORAD daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/new-york-guard-soldiers-support-trees-for-troops 2023-12-01T14:00:46+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/treescover.jpg?id=64874684&width=1200 Volunteers pass a tree to New York Army National Guard Spc. Matthew Clark, a recruiting assistant assigned to the 466th Area Support Medical Company, onto a FedEx truck during the annual Trees for Troops event in Ballston Spa, New York, Nov. 28, 2023. The event has been hosted at Ellms Tree Farm for 19 years. TREESCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/native-american-soldier-shares-her-culture 2020-11-30T14:30:11+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/staff-sgt-lynette-eriacho-a-soldier-of-navajo-and-apache-descent-with-her-10-year-old-daughter-diedra-at-fort-benning-nov.jpg?id=64873594&width=1200 Staff. Sgt. Lynette Eriacho, a Soldier of Navajo and Apache descent, with her 10-year-old daughter Diedra, at Fort Benning Nov. 17, 2020. Eriacho, who was born and raised in New Mexico, recently completed a two-year assignment here as a drill sergeant training recruits for the Infantry. She says telling others about the Navajo culture, along with the Army's participation in annual observances of Native American Heritage Month each November, helps foster cultural insight across a diverse military. (Markeith Horace) daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/wwii-vet-on-100-years-of-life-military-service-friendship 2021-12-21T17:10:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/wwii-snapshot-veteran-reminisces-100-years-of-life-military-service-friendship.png?id=64873367&width=1200 Ed Cottrell, Army Air Corps and Air Force retiree, and on the right, Ed while wearing his flight helmet during World War II where he flew the P-47 Thunderbird. WWII snapshot: Veteran reminisces 100 years of life, military service, friendship https://www.audacy.com/media-library/wwii-snapshot-vet-reminisces-100-years-of-life-military-service-friendship.jpg?id=64873364&width=1200 Multiple pilots assigned to the 493rd fighter squadron take a photo in Cambrai, France during World War II. Ed Cottrell, Army Air Corps, and Air Force retiree, flew with this squadron during WWII. WWII snapshot: Vet reminisces 100 years of life, military service, friendship daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/usaa-using-stimulus-corornavirus-checks-for-debts 2020-11-18T18:17:47+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/usaa-logo.png?id=64873375&width=1200 USAA Logo https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.png?id=64873372&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/socom-commander-low-cost-tech-shaping-modern-battlefield 2022-07-27T16:57:31+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/low-cost-tech-shaping-modern-battlefield-socom-commander-says.jpg?id=64873588&width=1200 Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Hospelhorn, the small, unmanned aircraft systems program manager for the 52nd Security Forces Squadron, pilots a simulated foreign drone during a Paladin drone overview assessment at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 21, 2022. Low-cost tech shaping modern battlefield, Socom Commander says daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/va-facebook-give-veterans-video-calling-tech-during-covid19 2020-11-18T18:17:47+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/portal.png?id=64873368&width=1200 Portal https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.png?id=64873383&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/new-information-questions-uss-rt-capt-crozier-firing 2020-11-18T18:17:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/uss-theodore-roosevelt-sailors-evacuate.jpg?id=64873386&width=1200 USS Theodore Roosevelt Sailors Evacuate https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64873384&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/va-treasury-working-on-plan-to-get-veterans-1200-checks 2020-11-18T18:17:41+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/va.jpg?id=64873365&width=1200 VA https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64873376&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/wear-blue-run-to-remember-the-fallen-run-with-your-heart 2021-12-21T17:23:30+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/wear-blue-run-to-remember-the-fallen-run-with-your-heart.jpg?id=64873369&width=1200 Participants hold the American flag will participants run in the Blue Mile marathon, Dec. 5, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. The Blue Mile is an event where participants wear blue to run in a short marathon in tribute of the fallen service members who lost their lives during their years of active-duty service. Wear Blue: run to remember the fallen, run with your heart https://www.audacy.com/media-library/wear-blue-run-to-remember-the-fallen-run-with-your-heart.jpg?id=64873374&width=1200 Signs of fallen service members are displayed during the Blue Mile marathon, Dec. 5, 2021, at San Antonio, Texas. Wear Blue: run to remember the fallen, run with your heart https://www.audacy.com/media-library/wear-blue-run-to-remember-the-fallen-run-with-your-heart.jpg?id=64873373&width=1200 Participants hold the American flag will participants run in the Blue Mile marathon. Wear Blue: run to remember the fallen, run with your heart daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/news/uss-thresher-documents-up-for-declassification 2020-11-18T20:10:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/uss-thresher.jpg?id=64873370&width=1200 USS Thresher https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64873371&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/sailor-stands-in-north-carolina-ocean-to-protest-closure 2020-11-18T18:17:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/covid-19-beach-closures.png?id=64873378&width=1200 COVID-19 Beach Closures https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.png?id=64873377&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/f16-intercepts-a-small-plane-over-nyc 2021-09-21T20:41:25+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/an-f-16c-fighting-falcon-flies-by-during-a-u-s-air-force-firepower-demonstration-at-the-nevada-test-and-training-range-septembe.jpg?id=63253406&width=1200 An F-16C Fighting Falcon An F-16C Fighting Falcon flies by during a U.S. Air Force firepower demonstration at the Nevada Test and Training Range September 14, 2007 near Indian Springs, Nevada. daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/president-biden-budget-includes-300-billion-for-veterans-affairs 2022-03-29T16:27:12+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/president-biden-s-budget-includes-300-billion-for-veterans-affairs.jpg?id=64873583&width=1200 President Joe Biden answers questions, alongside Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young, after introducing his budget request for the fiscal year 2023 in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 28, 2022 in Washington, D.C. President Biden's budget includes $300 billion for Veterans Affairs https://www.audacy.com/media-library/budget.jpg?id=64873583&width=1200 President Joe Biden answers questions, alongside Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young, after introducing his budget request for fiscal year 2023 in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 28, 2022 in Washington, D.C. After giving remarks on his $5.8 trillion budget request, Biden spoke on the speech he gave in Poland over the weekend BUDGET daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/flag-flies-at-national-world-war-i-memorial 2021-04-16T15:21:22+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/colors.png?id=64868727&width=1200 A First Colors Ceremomy was held at the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. Friday. COLORS daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/inside-the-va/va-sends-letters-41000-vets-about-electronic-health-records 2022-10-21T15:17:10+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lettercover.jpg?id=64873584&width=1200 Letters have been sent to 41,000 veterans who may have been impacted by the rollout of the new Oracle-Cerner electronic health records system at five VA facilities nationwide. LETTERCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/us-army-leader-honors-native-american-contributions 2021-11-23T14:25:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/army-leader-cherishes-heritage-honors-native-american-contributions.jpg?id=64868731&width=1200 Brig. Gen. Douglas Lowrey, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Sean Rice, right, unfurl the one-star flag during Lowrey's promotion ceremony at the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command headquarters, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. Army leader cherishes heritage, honors Native American contributions daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/national-guard-helps-nyc-vaccine-site-deliver-500-000th-shot 2021-05-03T17:34:12+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/new-york-national-guard-helps-nyc-vaccine-site-deliver-500000th-shot.jpg?id=64874636&width=1200 Cassie Huang, 28, of Manhattan, NY, receives her first Pfizer vaccination from Nurse Raquel Calderon, and data entry technician Annette Melendez, on April 26, 2021. New York National Guard helps NYC vaccine site deliver 500,000th shot daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/gary-sinise-steps-in-to-help-veterans-and-first-responders 2021-02-17T15:40:51+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/sinise.png?id=64873352&width=1200 Sinise daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/this-marine-major-painted-the-38th-commandants-portrait 2023-08-09T13:17:01+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/portraitcover.jpg?id=64868726&width=1200 A portrait of the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David Berger, hangs in the home of the commandant in Washington, July 17, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Charles Baumann, a logistics officer with 8th Marine Corps District, is the 2nd active-duty combat artist selected to paint a portrait of a commandant of the Marine Corps. PORTRAITCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/dod-reaches-vaccine-milestone-more-than-1-million-worldwide 2021-03-02T16:32:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/dod-reaches-vaccine-milestone-more-than-1-million-worldwide.jpg?id=64873566&width=1200 File photo of sailors assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) prepare coronavirus vaccines at the hospital’s Central Immunizations Clinic. DoD reaches vaccine milestone: More than 1 million worldwide https://www.audacy.com/media-library/dod-vaccinates-more-than-1-million-worldwide.jpg?id=64873566&width=1200 File photo of sailors assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) prepare coronavirus vaccines at the hospital’s Central Immunizations Clinic. DoD vaccinates more than 1 million worldwide daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/coast-guard-offloads-usd22-million-in-cocaine-in-puerto-rico 2022-08-11T14:08:43+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cokecover.jpg?id=64874283&width=1200 Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos crewmembers offloaded 1,100 kilograms of cocaine, valued at $22 million, at Coast Guard Base San Juan Aug. 8, 2022, following three separate interdictions of drug smuggling vessels near Puerto Rico. Fourteen Dominican Republic nationals apprehended in these cases are facing federal prosecution in Puerto Rico. These interdictions are the result of multi-agency efforts involving the Caribbean Border Interagency Group and the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force. COKECOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/war-letters-prove-romance-is-still-alive-on-valentines-day 2020-11-19T13:05:51+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/love-expressed-in-letters-part-of-a-collection-from-the-center-for-american-war-letters.jpg?id=64874531&width=1200 Love expressed in letters, part of a collection from The Center for American War Letters https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874533&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/va-onstar-suicide-prevention-partnershp 2020-11-18T15:12:19+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/crisis-line.jpg?id=64874535&width=1200 Crisis line https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874542&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/guillen-family-marches-to-white-house-with-bill 2020-11-18T15:25:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/vanessa-guillen.jpg?id=64874543&width=1200 Vanessa Guillen https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874539&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/state-veterans-home-residents-left-behind-during-pandemic 2020-11-18T15:12:25+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/an-american-flag-flies-at-half-mast-outside-the-holyoke-soldiers-apos-home-on-april-29-2020-in-holyoke-massachusetts-in-one.jpg?id=64874538&width=1200 An American flag flies at half-mast outside the Holyoke Soldiers' Home on April 29, 2020 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. In one of the deadliest known COVID-19 outbreaks at a long-term care center in the U.S. https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874540&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/army-pvt-hinson-died-as-pow-in-world-war-ii-accounted-for 2024-05-29T16:42:59+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/u-s-army-private-cecil-t-hinson-20-of-rock-hill-south-carolina.png?id=64874626&width=1200 U.S. Army Private Cecil T. Hinson, 20, of Rock Hill, South Carolina U.S. Army Private Cecil T. Hinson, 20, of Rock Hill, South Carolina daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/proposal-loosens-pot-restrictions-on-troops-re-enlisting 2020-11-18T16:02:29+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/the-pots.jpg?id=64874514&width=1200 The pots https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874508&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/army-esports-is-back-to-streaming-after-controversy 2020-11-18T15:25:07+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/aoc.jpg?id=64874536&width=1200 AOC https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874537&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/man-arrested-for-alleged-shooting-threat-on-fort-hood 2020-11-18T15:25:08+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fort-hood-gate.jpg?id=64874520&width=1200 Fort Hood Gate https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874525&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/deca-now-selling-masks 2020-11-18T16:02:46+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/masks.jpg?id=64874502&width=1200 masks https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874504&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/veterans-share-challenges-civilian-life-war-back 2020-11-19T01:03:59+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/to-war-back.jpg?id=64874489&width=1200 To War & Back https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874495&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/betsy-ross-army-veteran-author-new-book-fight-senators-blumenthal-graham-red-flag-gun-bill 2020-11-19T00:23:11+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/author-and-army-veteran-betsy-ross-talks-her-new-book-series-fight.jpg?id=64874485&width=1200 Author and Army veteran Betsy Ross talks her new book series Fight https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874486&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/study-dod-should-eliminate-contractors-to-save-costs 2020-11-18T16:02:41+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/corps-of-engineers-contractors.jpg?id=64874493&width=1200 Corps of Engineers contractors https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874510&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/vetcare/va-care-benefits-for-some-vets-expanded 2024-04-29T15:00:01+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/rulecover.jpg?id=64874625&width=1200 A final rule amending the Department of Veterans Affairs character of discharge regulations determination is set to expand access to VA care and benefits for some former service members discharged under other than honorable conditions or by special court-martial. RULECOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/blue-water-navy-veterans-claims-delayed-va-secretary-wilkies-order 2020-11-19T01:17:33+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64874487&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874497&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/blue-angels-announces-2020-officers 2020-11-19T01:03:58+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64874491&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874492&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/twentynine-palms-active-shooter-incident-death-identified 2020-11-18T16:02:44+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/twentynine-palms.jpg?id=64874488&width=1200 Twentynine Palms https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874496&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/navy-vet-jennifer-marshall-stars-cw-show-mysteries-decoded 2020-11-19T00:09:46+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64874490&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/bill-aims-make-veteran-health-care-more-affordable 2020-11-19T00:09:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/underwoodduckworth.png?id=64874484&width=1200 UnderwoodDuckworth https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.png?id=64874482&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/sailor-killed-attack-pearl-harbor-comes-home 2020-11-18T23:43:22+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fireman-3rd-class-harold-k-costill.jpg?id=64874475&width=1200 Fireman 3rd Class Harold K. 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