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New tactical comms system for US ground troops aims to break network silos
General Dynamics revealed a new artificial intelligence-enabled, portable communications system on Thursday called the Vion, a Mission Partner Environment solution. Although its basic purpose is to give ground troops a suitcase-sized platform to exchange messages and files, the company said its real value is how it connects allied systems. In an interview with Military Times, Jason Myers, vice president of…
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Average VA disability payments rose nearly 40% in past 14 years, study finds
An analysis of Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation since 2010 found that the average annual payments to veterans climbed by nearly 40% while the percentage of veterans who receive payments almost doubled.Researchers at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine in California looked…
VA launches trial to test GLP-1 medication for alcohol use disorder in veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a nationwide clinical trial to determine whether semaglutide, marketed as Ozempic for Type 2 diabetes and Wegovy for chronic weight management, can help treat alcohol use disorder in veterans, a condition VA says has been diagnosed in more than 400,000 veterans nationwide.Semaglutide is…
Program offering free food to moving military families expands to four more states
Military families relocating to four more areas can receive a $125 grocery stipend to redeem for food, beverages and baby essentials, according to the nonprofit Military Family Advisory Network.New programs have launched at Naval Station Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area in Virginia, as well as at MacDill Air Force…
Job search ‘coaches’ gear up to help transitioning troops meet AI challenge
For starters, Dr. Thomas Easterly, known as the Army’s “AI Guy,” has recommended that soldiers transitioning out of the military and looking for a job might want to try turning artificial intelligence loose on the information in their DD-214s. Think of it as “using AI to navigate your next mission,”…
Suicidal ideation rises among veterans, but attempts remain stable, study finds
Editor’s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and dial 1, text 838255 or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net.Suicidal thoughts among U.S. veterans have risen nearly 50% in the past five years, but the frequency…
In a suicide crisis, eligible veterans can go to any ER for free. Nearly 50,000 already have.
Editor’s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and dial 1, text 838255 or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net.The COMPACT Act allows eligible veterans and certain former service members to receive Veterans Affairs-funded emergency suicide…