This week’s episode of The BLUF looks at the updated Airborne Hazards and Open Air Burn Pit Registry associated with the PACT Act, which expands VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances.

If you are among the veterans looking for a new line of work, you don’t have to look further than one of your favorite video game companies to find help.

Pete Buttigieg, a former intelligence officer in the Navy Reserve who served in Afghanistan, returned to Iowa for an event in Cedar Rapids focused on veterans sponsored by the Democratic political organization VoteVets, which is focusing on cuts to federal agencies and how they affect veterans and military families.

The Government Accountability Office is urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to bring greater focus to improving patient safety, modernizing its medical records and ensuring timely access to community care for the 9.2 million veterans enrolled in VA health care.

David Richardson, a former Marine Corps officer who served in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa, was named acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday.

Since 2008, Brian K. Ditch, 44, was solely responsible for caring for his uncle, Thomas Clubb. However, Ditch would lock his uncle in the garage for more than 24 hours at a time, beating him, forcing him to sit in his own waste and denying him food or water.

The ceremony at the Nebraska State Capitol honoring 13 veterans of WWII for their service is part of the state’s yearlong attempt to honor veterans and civilians who supported the war efforts. While Thursday was the largest recognition program, smaller ceremonies will continue until every Nebraskan WWII veteran is recognized.

Nearly 80 years after a devastating fire tore through a Japanese military prison during World War II, a Defense Department agency is working to identify American prisoners of war who died in the blaze.

In this week’s episode of The BLUF, it’s all about our veteran athletes — and some Army soldiers — as we look at how they represented Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Games. We also take a look at this summer’s other events — the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic and the National Veterans Golden Age Games.

Service members looking to leave the military could fill an important space in their workforce, according to offshore wind labor leaders and developers.