A military brass ensemble performing at a ceremony inside the Capitol Visitor Center

NATION

SERVICE. DUTY. SACRIFICE.

AMERICA. NATION. LIBERTY.

Veterans, the armed forces and the institutions that bind the country together.

Oct. 24, 2026

All five Defense Department military services say they met fiscal 2026 recruiting goals

The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force all reported meeting fiscal 2026 enlistment targets, and several are raising the bar for fiscal 2027, which began Oct. 1.

Oct. 24, 2026

VA says it processed a record 3.1 million disability claims in fiscal 2026

The Department of Veterans Affairs reported 3,111,399 completed disability compensation claims for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, topping last year's record as the backlog of older claims shrinks.