What’s VMF been up to lately?

Statement from the VMF Caucus on Our Endorsed Candidates in the 2025 Election Cycle 

VMF Statement on the U.S. Navy’s Upcoming 250th Birthday 

​New VMF Podcast Episode: VMF Hears the Latest From Chicago with Air Force Veteran and Long-Time Activist Dana Briggs 

Statement from the VMF Chair Regarding the Establishment of a VMF Caucus within DA Italy 

VMF Member Opinion: HHS Secretary RFK, Jr. Has Miserably Failed The American People 

VMF October 2025 Newsletter 

VMF Poem of the Month: “Wars” by Carl Sandburg 

VMF Virtual Art Gallery: Photography by Kee Evans 

VMF Virtual Art Gallery: VMF Artwork: Sailor Pride(!) by David Asuega

What’s been on Americans’ minds lately?

Op-Ed: The Senate must act now to honor Native and American valor 

Opinion: Military Lawyers Sworn In as Immigration Judges—Opportunity or Overreach? 

Opinion: Politicizing VA healthcare 

Op-Ed: New Grooming Policy Will Undermine Recruiting, Retention, and Readiness 

Op-Ed: As a KY veteran, I know the U.S. military should not be sent into U.S. cities 

Opinion: RFK Jr., American Psycho 

Opinion: America in Crisis: When the Supreme Court Refuses to See the Obvious 

Opinion: Chris Christie cost us hundreds of billions of dollars for Veterans, Jack would do the same 

Opinion: Wake Up! Trump Is Moving Swiftly to Become the First American Dictator 

Op-Ed: Hegseth, Trump abandon values that underpin our armed forces 

Opinion: Flag burning affirms freedom of speech 

Opinion: I’m a U.S. citizen [and veteran] who was wrongly arrested and held by ICE. Here’s why you could be next 

Op-Ed: The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth 

Opinion: Wait, How Exactly Did ICE Manage to “Lose” More Than 1,000 Alligator Alcatraz Detainees? 

Opinion: That’s Not a Real Soldier: AI Scams Targeting Veterans and Families 

Op-Ed: How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women 

Editorial: Trump and Hegseth’s blundering show for military brass 

Blog Post: Systemic Racism Is a Threat to Our Military and Service Academies 

Editorial: The hardest government program to reform 

Opinion: The Dark Satire of Pete Hegseth's Quantico Speech 

Op-Ed: Pete Hegseth Wants Women Out of the Military—and He's Not Hiding It 

What else has been in the media lately?

Dems Abroad Statement: Take Action: Defend Free Speech 

Letter: House Democrats Reject Trump’s Message to Flag Officers, Warn of Dangerous, Unconstitutional Military Deployments Against U.S. Citizens: President Crossed “Bright Red Line” 

Article: A GOP push to restrict voting by overseas U.S. citizens continues before 2026 midterms 

Article: National Guard or Reserve? Learn What To Do if You Need Line of Duty Care 

Article: 36-year-old American Air Force vet moved to Vietnam, lives on $4,000 a month: You can ‘focus on what makes you happy’ here 

Mental Health Resources (shared from the DA Global Disability Caucus) 

Article: Veterans Are Not Exempt From ICE's Terror Campaign 

Article: America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back. 

Article: Moving Overseas? TRICARE Has You Covered [good information, repeat inclusion] 

Letter: Sen. Duckworth Demands Sec. Collins Protect Veterans And Veteran Care By Blocking ICE From Stealing VA Resources As It Invades American Cities 

Article: RFK Jr cancelled mRNA research — but the US military is still funding it 

Article: Veterans Affairs doctors banned from writing gender-affirming surgery referrals to private providers for trans vets 

Article: Bill aims to restore hundreds of removed books to DODEA libraries and classrooms 

Article: Military commissaries could be privatized under Pentagon plan 

Article: Bill Protecting California Veterans From Predators to Get Vote in January 

Article: Legislation to be reintroduced to address deportation of veterans 

GAO Report: Better Controls Needed to Accurately Determine Decisions for Veterans’ Nonpresumptive Conditions Involving Toxic Exposure Under the PACT Act 

Petition: Tell Congress: Impeach Hegseth 

Article: In a 'spiral': Nearly 100 doctors sound alarm on Trump’s VA cuts 

Department of State's New Site For Americans Residing Abroad 

Article: Department of War extends health care supplement pilot for civilian employees in Japan 

Free-to-View Documentary: "World White Hate" by Dirk Laabs 

Article: Mass deportations ensnare immigrant service members, veterans 

Article: The Trump Administration’s Latest Power Grab: Your Voter Data 

DoW Press Release: Naval Hospital in Japan Tests Readiness During Mass Casualty Drill 

Article: Veterans Who Lack Citizenship Fear Being Swept Up in Trump's Deportations 

Study: Exploring Military Exposures and Mental, Behavioral, and Neurologic Health Outcomes Among Post-9/11 Veterans 

Article: DOJ quietly removes study showing right wing attacks ‘outpace’ those by left 

USPS Press Release: Jimmy Carter Forever Stamp Now Available 

Article: See the Entire U.S. Constitution on Display for the Very First Time in History 

Article: Ditch the paper and file your CHAMPVA claim online 

Article: 'Pathetic': Military experts rip Pentagon head after reason for generals' meeting revealed 

​Article: ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day 

Letter: Ranking Member Garcia Demands Investigation Into The Release of Representative Mikie Sherrill's Military Records 

Article: Congressional Staffer Dies After Catching Fire. Her Mom Says She Made Heartbreaking Plea When Help Arrived 

Article: Tracking Trump - All of President Trump’s Executive Orders 

Article/Video: "There’s No Way This Is Going to Happen to Us": Army Sergeant, Before ICE Deports His Wife 

Article: 'Cocaine has never been more affordable' — thanks to Trump 

Article/Audio: NPR's middle school champion: A moving podcast about Japanese American incarceration 

League of Women Voters Statement on USCIS Policy Restricting Voter Registration at Naturalization Ceremonies 

Article: USPS increasing shipping prices ahead of holiday season 

Article: Disruptions at U.S. Military Bases in Indo-Pacific Due to Government Shutdown 

Article: Navy beats annual recruiting goals with more recruiters, less paperwork 

Article: Book Bans Are ‘Common and Rampant.’ So Are Educators and Parents Fighting Them. 

Article: Hundreds of VA clinicians warn that cuts threaten vets' health care 

Article: The Supreme Court Is About To Hear A Case That Could Change Elections 

Article: How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls 

Article: Shutdown cancels sports games and dances for students at military-base schools 

Article: Former Army vice chief of staff ‘concerned’ about Hegseth’s ‘attack on women’ 

Article: Trump's online behavior tells us he 'can't hold a thought together': analysis 

Article: 7 Ways modern military life is better for milspouses than it used to be 

Dems Abroad Take Action: Congress Must Stop Trump’s Blank Check Power Grab 

Dems Abroad Statement: Comment Now on the EAC’s New Voter Suppression Rule 

Video: Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling explains how Trump's unlawful orders hurt the military 

Federal Register Comment by the U.S. Vote Foundation and Overseas Vote File 

Survey: The Military Family Advisory Network's 2025 Military Family 360 Survey 

Article: Bullying Culture Grows As Pentagon Weakens Protections For Service Members 

Article: Shutdown cancels sports games and dances for students at military-base schools 

Article: ‘Unhinged Despotism’: Critics Slam Trump’s Willingness to Invoke Insurrection Act 

Article: IRS announces new federal income tax brackets for 2026 

Article: Hegseth says US will host Qatari air force facility in Idaho 

VFW Press Release: VFW to Washington Post - Veterans’ Disability Benefits are Not ‘Loopholes’ to Exploit 

Article: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official 

Article: ICE Deports Father of U.S. Marine While Visiting His Pregnant Daughter 

Article: Pritzker Warns Trump Will Have Military Seize Ballot Boxes So He Can ‘Count the Votes Himself’ in Elections 

Article: 'A First Amendment problem': Lawsuit over book bans at Department of Defense schools 

Article: Trump Faces MAGA Backlash for Plan to Build Qatari Air Force Facility in Idaho 

Article: How Many Americans Live Abroad? 

Article: U.S. Social Security will block your payments if you travel to these two countries