Veterans Affairs officials recently awarded 52 grants valued at $11.6 million to assist homeless veterans’ programs across the nation. The funds will go to public, private non-profit, and faith-based groups helping homeless veterans in 25 states and Puerto Rico. The amounts ranged from $13,130 to $828,322.
A half-dozen pilots from one of the Air Force’s premier F-16 units, the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., have been awarded one of the service’s highest decorations for their role in Operation Midnight Hammer, the June 2025 strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.