The free, once-weekly training program will last eight weeks and be conducted at veterans centers in Anchorage, Alaska; Palo Alto; Calif.; San Antonio, Texas; and West Palm Beach, Fla.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III issued the approval Saturday in accordance with Directive-Type Memorandum 19-011. That policy allows service academy graduates to pursue employment in professional sports immediately following graduation.

Tokyo, 1956: Japan’s Crown Prince (and future Emperor) Akihito talks with Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie at a reception during Selassie’s goodwill visit to Japan.

Almost four decades after the original, and after sitting on the shelf for two years due to the pandemic, "Top Gun: Maverick" is flying full throttle into a new world.