by Rikki Almanza | Aug 20, 2025
Thousands of Veterans and Legion Family members will come together Aug. 22–28 for The American Legion’s 106th National Convention at the Tampa Convention Center. This year’s exhibit hall will look a little different. American Legion Gaming, in partnership with...
by Rikki Almanza | Aug 19, 2025
The American Legion Departments of California and Washington have entered a friendly rivalry to see which state can rally the most participants for the USA 250 Challenge, a nationwide campaign designed to celebrate America’s 250th birthday through fitness, mental...
by Rikki Almanza | Aug 14, 2025
The VA announced on August 13 that it had processed 2,524,115 disability compensation and pension ratings claims in fiscal year 2025. This is the highest annual total in the agency’s history, achieved by August 8, nearly two months before the end of the fiscal year....
by Rikki Almanza | Aug 12, 2025
The VA health system is facing a worsening staffing crisis, according to a new report from the agency’s independent watchdog. All 139 Veterans Health Administration, VHA, medical center campuses reported worker shortages, with severe shortages rising 50 percent from...
by Rikki Almanza | Aug 8, 2025
The U.S. Air Force announced Thursday it will not approve early retirement requests from transgender Service Members who have served between 15 and 18 years. Instead, these personnel will be separated from the military without retirement benefits. An Air Force...
by Rikki Almanza | Aug 6, 2025
The VA announced last week that it is expanding Veterans’ access to health care by extending new community care authorizations to one year for 30 standardized types of care. This change allows Veterans referred by the VA for eligible standardized types of community...
