Operation Recap: February 2026

February’s content focused on veteran mental health, access to care, and strengthening the support systems veterans rely on after service. Through practical guides, policy analysis, and veteran stories, we highlighted how veterans can navigate VA resources, connect with peers, and access care early so challenges do not escalate.

Here’s what you might have missed:

Articles + Blogs

Featured articles included:

• Love a Veteran: A Lifetime of Service and Family

• What to Expect at Your First VA Appointment

• Modernizing Traumatic Brain Injury Care for Veterans: Why the BEACON Act Matters

• A Simple Guide to VA Mental Health Care (Even If You’ve Never Used It Before)

• Peer Support 101: Why Talking to Another Veteran Can Change Everything

• Mission Roll Call Applauds VA Action Undoing Decades-Old Injustice, Restoring Veterans’ Second Amendments Rights

• Building a Veteran Support Network That Works

MRC in the Media

Mission Roll Call ensured veterans’ voices remained front and center in national conversations throughout February.

Media features included:

• The National News Desk – Veterans’ group calls on Congress to address health care, homelessness and more in 2026
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• Military.com – Veterans’ 2026 Priorities Put Health Care, Suicide Prevention to Crongress
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Veterans Town Hall

Veterans joined CEO Jim Whaley and COO Ray Whitaker for the February Town Hall, discussing the 2025 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, a guide to mental health care, and the Veteran Connection Network, with a special appearance by Kerry Irvin from Operation Healing Forces. 

Watch the February 11th Veterans Town Hall

Speak Up: Your Voice Matters

Take this month’s Mission Roll Call survey and help define the veteran priorities that will guide Congress and the VA ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

• Take the March Veteran Survey