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Fisher House awards $250K in grants to nonprofit military programs

This year’s recipients of the Fisher Service Award include a nationwide program helping terminally-ill troops and veterans fulfill their dreams.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

6 months ago

‘We have been hit by a fish!’ Lest we forget the great submarine vs. swordfish battle of 1967

At a depth of approximately 2,000 feet off the coast of Florida, the sub was suddenly blindsided by an aggravated swordfish.

3 years ago

Why the once-maligned flattop Ford is finally getting a lift (or 11)

Navy officials say they are finding "efficiencies" and reducing "redundancies" in how they are building, testing and certifying their new Advanced Weapons Elevators, raising hopes that all eleven will be up and running by the time the ship heads back to sea later this year.

By Mark D. Faram

5 years ago

Foreign trolls are targeting service members — and we’re not doing enough to stop them

Congress and federal agencies need to recognize that the military and veterans community is being targeted by foreign adversaries and to take immediate action to protect it.

By Kristofer Goldsmith

5 years ago

New York Army and Air National Guard help ship Christmas trees overseas

The New York state Army and Air National Guard alongside area military veterans worked with an upstate tree farm to send over a hundred trees to military bases around the country and overseas.

5 years ago

VA farm loans: How they work, and where else veterans can go for help

Rural-minded veterans, take note: How VA loans and other federal programs can help set up your next home ... and possibly your next career.

By Kevin Lilley

6 years ago

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