Acronyms & Terms Reference
This reference page exists to prevent adjudication errors. Many abbreviations used in OEF2026 documentation overlap with terms from prior conflicts. When in…
Documenting the events, policy changes, and VA regulatory developments of 2026 — and connecting every entry to future veteran compensation claims.
Archive updated weekly. Next scheduled sweep: April 15, 2026.
The strongest VA claims are built on records created while the events are happening — not reconstructed years later at a C&P exam. The OEF2026 Field Log is a free, mobile-friendly tool that lets service members document their own experiences in real time. No account. No login. Nothing stored on a server. Just a private log that lives on their device and exports by email whenever they’re ready.
Every entry is a potential evidence document — dates, locations, events, symptoms, witnesses. Send this link to anyone currently serving in the OEF2026 theater. The time to start documenting is now, not after separation.
Open the Field Log →This is a contemporaneous evidentiary archive for veterans of Operation Epic Fury 2026 (OEF2026) — the U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran that commenced February 28, 2026.
Every entry is documented in real time, while the operation is active, using official government and military sources (Tier 1). That timing matters: VA disability claims are significantly stronger when supported by records created close to the date of service — not reconstructed years later.
This archive is built to support the three things a VA adjudicator needs to approve a service-connected disability claim: Proof of Event (the incident happened), Proof of Location (you were there), and Proof of Exposure or Injury (you were affected).
⚠️ Important: This archive documents OEF2026 — Operation Epic Fury only. It does not cover Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan, 2001–2014). Always write OEF2026 in your claims paperwork — never the bare “OEF” — to avoid routing errors.
This archive provides evidentiary documentation only. Nothing here constitutes legal advice. Consult an accredited VSO, claims agent, or VA-accredited attorney for individual claims guidance. | HadIt.com
February 28 – April 2, 2026 | 13 Combat KIA Named | All Sources Documented | AI-Searchable
⬇ Download Sweep Report PDF — OEF2026 Feb 28 – Apr 2, 2026
NotebookLM is a free AI research tool from Google. This archive's intelligence sweep reports and evidence summaries have been loaded into a shared NotebookLM notebook. You can ask it questions in plain English and it will search across all the reports and answer with citations.
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What to search for: Try questions like “What happened at Shuaiba Port?” — “What units were at Prince Sultan Air Base?” — “What is the legal authority for OEF2026 claims?” — “What diagnostic codes apply to acoustic trauma?”
Every answer includes a source citation. Click the citation to see the exact document it pulled from. Those documents are your claims evidence.
⚠ Always use “OEF2026” in your searches — not “OEF.” They are different conflicts.
This reference page exists to prevent adjudication errors. Many abbreviations used in OEF2026 documentation overlap with terms from prior conflicts. When in…
F-15E crew shot down over Iran on April 3, 2026, recovered alive April 5–6. Tier 1 anchor for CSAR personnel DC 9411…
Date: Ongoing — February 28, 2026 – Present | Location: All OEF2026 Bases — CENTCOM AOR | Source Tier: TIER 1 +…
Date: March 31, 2026 | Location: Theaterwide — All OEF2026 Units | Source Tier: TIER 1 — PRIMARY SOURCE Department of War…
Date: March 17, 2026 | Location: 5th Fleet AOR | Units: USS Spruance (DDG-111), HSM-71 (Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron) | Source Tier:…
Date: March 16, 2026 | Location: Undisclosed | Units: USAF F-15E aircrew | Source Tier: TIER 1 — PRIMARY SOURCE Official DVIDS…
Date: March 12, 2026 | Location: Western Iraq airspace (near Turaibil) | Units: 99th Air Refueling Squadron, 6th ARW, MacDill AFB; 121st…
DFAS IDP table confirms Operation EPIC FURY by name — April 2026. Establishes 38 U.S.C. § 1154(b) combat veteran presumption…
Document Type: Congressional Record — House General Leave Debate | Issuing Body: U.S. House of Representatives (govinfo.gov) | Date: March…
Document Type: DFARS Class Deviation | Issuing Body: OUSD(A&S) / Defense Pricing and Contracting (acq.osd.mil) | Source Tier: TIER 1…