The Air Force is joining other military branches in suspending tuition assistance that thousands of active-duty service members rely on to pay for college classes.

Even as President Barack Obama and military officials plan for the end of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, tens of thousands of American servicemen and women are being deployed to that war zone.

Filing for disability benefits is an onerous process in the best of cases. For homeless veterans, the process is exponentially more difficult.

Today’s story is about Kyle Dubay from Tempe, a former Army combat medic who served three tours in Iraq.

It’s hard to know how many veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. We know that the number receiving government compensation for those conditions went up more than 200 percent in the last decade.

Arizona is home to more than half a million veterans and this week on Morning Edition we’re hearing the voices of veterans who came to us through KJZZ’s Public Insight Network.

The Marine Corps is forming the first squadron of pilots to fly the next-generation F-35B fighter jet in Yuma. So far two veteran pilots have been trained to fly the aircraft.

Veterans’ Day is Sunday, and events are planned throughout the state to honor the estimated 600,000 military veterans living in Arizona.

The Veterans Affairs office in Phoenix has one of the nation's longest average wait times for processing veterans' disability benefits.

Arizona Senator John McCain says defense cuts that could go into effect on New Year's Day would very seriously impact Arizona’s military installations, as well as its defense industry.