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Senate confirms new Chief of Space Operations
The Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess as the U.S. Space Force’s next chief of space operations.
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Marine Corps hackathon announced for fall
The service is bringing artificial intelligence developers together in California to build tools that can be quickly refined or immediately moved into use.
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Rheinmetall says ramping up ATACMS output will take time as US rebuilds stocks
Rheinmetall signed a memorandum of understanding with Lockheed last month to jointly produce Army Tactical Missile Systems.
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Boeing wins first production contract for jet-powered JDAM
Boeing won the first production contract for a jet-powered guided bomb that can fly more than 300 nautical miles.
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Their military careers were cut short in combat. Now they’re fighting Congress for their full benefits.
Combat-injured veterans argue they shouldn’t be penalized after war injuries cut their careers short, but the cost could reach $78 billion.
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30 days after Army communications overhaul, questions remain about access to information
One month after the Army announced its communications overhaul, some military families are saying the changes have made it harder to find information.
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Step inside the soon-to-open Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial
Get a sneak peek of the new memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as it prepares to open to the public in October.
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Japanese torpedo sends US ship to the ocean floor during Valiant Shield exercise
The USS Juneau was sent to the ocean floor during a multinational SINKEX exercise.
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Former leader who served during transformative time for Coast Guard dies at 65
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Frank Welch spearheaded a number of reforms for senior enlisted personnel.
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Inside the Marine Corps’ Call of Duty training experiment
Marine Corps University began using the popular video game to improve cognitive performance and decision making under pressure.
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Select Navy reserve aviators eligible for up to $40,000 in annual bonuses
The service is offering annual financial incentives in an effort to retain its aviation leaders.
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Bipartisan bill would let service members sue US military for sexual assault
The bill is modeled after similar legislation that allows service members to file civil claims for medical malpractice at U.S. military hospitals.
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Pilot shut off fuel supply, leading to October 2025 Skyraider II crash, Air Force finds
A student pilot reached for the wrong fuel control in his Block-1 OA-1K Skyraider II, forcing a crash-landing, an Air Force investigation found.
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USMC awards $20 million contract for first autonomous ground vehicles
The Marine Corps is pursuing a first-of-its-kind $20 million production contract for fully autonomous ground vehicles.
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DC resident who played Darth Vader’s ‘Imperial March’ at troops receives settlement
Sam O’Hara’s Star Wars-inspired protest set off a monthslong lawsuit between O’Hara, the distrist, several D.C. police officers and an National Guardsman.
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Anthony Tata assumes oversight of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Families of missing service members from the Vietnam war are pushing for answers on budget cuts that have canceled MIA searches in Vietnam and Laos.
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US Marine declared dead after being reported missing from USS Anchorage
Lance Cpl. Armando Ortiz Canseco, 21, disappeared from the amphibious transport dock ship on Thursday, prompting a search and rescue operation.
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Military Sealift Command ships makes history with rare combat award
The award cements the USNS Kanawha and the USNS William McLean as the first-ever auxiliary ships to receive the Presidential Unit Citation.
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20-year trove of shipboard assault cases now public after data request
Launched earlier this month, the archive, which covers all relevant cases between 2000 and 2022, shows a broad range of alleged misconduct.