@RobertIrvine He’s changed my life, possibly saved it. His dedication to veterans is unmatched. I thank god everyday for the service dog I have. Happy bday
Today marks the beginning of a new chapter for the Robert Irvine Foundation—one we've been working toward for a long time.
Fuel to Serve, our five-year partnership with USAA, is built around a simple idea: when it comes to our military, food is never just food. It is essential to readiness.
It is physical health, community building, and even mental health support.
We're starting at Fort Bragg and in the Washington, D.C. region, learning what works, measuring the impact, and building a model designed to reach military families far beyond those first communities.
I am immensely proud of the Robert Irvine Foundation team and everyone at USAA for helping bring this to life.
This is just the beginning.
“If we don’t take care of the people…then all the planes and trains and tanks…it doesn’t matter because we’ve lost the human being,” Irvine said. @RobertIrvine
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54 miles. 24 hours. Three checkpoints across the Scottish Highlands.
The night before, there is dinner.
"This isn't just a physical challenge. This is a mental challenge. We get to fuel them so they can get mentally prepared, physically prepared. We're the first step they get to take."
Robert Irvine Foundation chefs fed thousands the night before the Cateran Yomp. Not because a meal fixes anything, but because nobody starts something this hard on empty.
"The cooking's cool, but the reward on top of it, it's a whole different level."
The Navajo Nation has roughly 400,000 enrolled members and covers more land than West Virginia. Until this April, none of them had ever signed an NFL contract.
The one who finally did played six snaps on Saturday night and got a standing ovation from fans wearing both teams' jerseys.
Shiyazh Pete's first high school didn't have a football team. He transferred to Shiprock, New Mexico, joined the team as a sophomore, and mailed his own highlight tape to colleges during a COVID senior year with almost no recruiting resources on the reservation. The offers came back from Division II and Division III schools. He walked on at New Mexico State instead, redshirted, and spent his first year on the practice squad.
Three seasons later he was a first-team All-Conference USA left tackle, playing with a cast on a dislocated thumb, protecting the quarterback in a 34-10 win at Auburn.
Then Kentucky. Twelve starts in the SEC and a team captaincy. According to the NCAA, five Native Americans played Division I football in 2025. Pete was one of the five and the only one in the SEC.
Draft analysts ranked him somewhere between the 36th and 54th best tackle in the class. Seven rounds went by. Nobody called.
Dallas signed him as an undrafted free agent within days. The team's own rookie minicamp video of him was built around one line he said on camera. He had to earn that star.
Saturday in Glendale, thousands of Navajo Nation members made the trip to a Cardinals preseason game to watch a backup tackle. The Navajo Nation president came. When Pete checked in during the fourth quarter, the Navajo section noticed before anyone else did. Six plays, one touchdown drive, and then a chant of his last name loud enough that his teammates cleared the bench so he could face it alone.
His head coach handed him the locker room afterward. He told a room full of men he'd known for four months that fate brought them there as strangers, and this game, this star, this team would make them brothers.
Every locker room speech ever given is about brotherhood. This one came from the guy who spent his whole career as the only one in the room.
AMERICA 250
I think it's cool to be an American.
I think it's cool to love your country.
I think it's cool…
…that this country took a kid from England with nothing but a dream and gave him every shot to build a life he never could have imagined back home
…that I get to serve the men and women who wear the cloth of our nation through the Robert Irvine Foundation
...that in the picture above, a guy who came up in the British Royal Navy is becoming an Honorary Chief Petty Officer of the US Navy
…that after 250 years, the American idea is still the boldest bet on human freedom the world has ever seen
…that no matter where you start or what your name is, America still bets on the person willing to outwork everybody else
…that the right to fail, learn, and come back swinging is the greatest gifts this country offers
…that my daughters got to grow up in a place where their only limits are the ones they set for themselves
I think it's cool to love your country.
I think it's cool to be an American.
God bless this great nation of ours.
Happy Fourth to all who celebrate.
To everyone else, grab a plate and pull up a chair. There's so much more I'd love to tell you about this place, which turned out to be everything I dreamed of and so much more. This country belongs to all who are willing to show up and do the work of building it.
That's worth celebrating.
I visited Fort Carson to see firsthand how the Army is transforming military nutrition through its Campus-Style Dining Venue modernization program, with the help of celebrity chef @RobertIrvine.
The results speak for themselves: healthier meals, higher morale, and lower costs. Fort Carson is proving that real, nutritious food can strengthen military readiness while saving taxpayer dollars.
Gearing up for America’s 250th? 🇺🇸
Now is the time to wear your patriotism and your support for those who serve proudly.
Shop the Robert Irvine Foundation collection and help support programs that strengthen the physical and mental well-being of our service members, veterans, first responders, and their families.
Every purchase helps fuel our mission and creates a direct impact for the heroes and families we serve every day. @RobertIrvine
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Veterans are not statistics – they are parents, siblings, children, friends, teammates, caregivers, and community leaders, but the reality is that 7% of veterans will experience PTSD at some point in their lives. Everyone experiences PTSD differently. Sometimes, PTSD symptoms can start months or even years after the event. Or symptoms can come and go over a period of several years.
June marks PTSD Awareness Month, a time to help let others know that effective treatments do exist.
If you or a friend or loved one is dealing with any of the following, please know that help is available:
- Experiencing unwanted memories or nightmares
- Avoiding things that remind you of the event
- Having negative thoughts and feelings
- Feeling on edge
For more information and resources on #PTSD visit:
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Always a great time having the foundation and @RobertIrvine host events during Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival. Great food and a fun time for our veterans and first responders. Thanks for the ongoing support of our heroes.
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In just one week, more than 100 veterans will travel to Scotland together to take on the Cateran YOMP alongside military allies from around the world with the Army Benevolent Fund @ArmyBenFund
For months, this group has trained, prepared, and connected from afar, sharing stories, goals, challenges, and encouragement before all meeting in person. Next week, they will board an @AmericanAir flight together for the first time.
Veterans from every branch of the U.S. military will take on 54 miles through the Scottish Highlands, pushing through difficult terrain alongside people who understand the physical and mental challenges that can follow military service.
For many, this experience becomes more than an endurance event. It becomes connection, accountability, camaraderie, and a renewed sense of purpose.
Because sometimes healing begins by walking beside people who understand your journey.
Learn more about the Cateran YOMP: https://t.co/JILNHbwGaU