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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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Parris Island drill instructor found deceased in Florida hotel
Sgt. Albert Haynes II, 24, was in Florida to attend a poolee function with U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station-Jacksonville at the time of the incident.
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Future presence of US troops in Lithuania is ‘under review,’ says minister
U.S. troops presently stationed in the country are now leaving as expected, but the next scheduled group is not arriving, the defense minister said.
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US airman found dead on Yokota Air Base
Airman 1st Class Sean S. Chase was discovered unresponsive on Saturday in an on-base dormitory at Yokota Air Base, Japan.
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Air Force crew honors WWII-era Flying Tigers with A-10 paint job
Maintainers at Moody AFB have transformed an A-10 into a piece of visual history, tracing its lineage to the famous Flying Tigers squadron of WWII.
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Immigration concerns and the ‘very typical’ impact on military recruiting
Recruiters, attorneys and advocates say immigration questions continue to arise in conversations about military service.
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Medal of Honor recipient Bruce Crandall, whose heroism was chronicled in ‘We Were Soldiers Once,’ dies at 93
Ret. Col. Bruce Crandall received the Medal of Honor for repeatedly flying his helicopter into intense enemy fire to evacuate dozens of wounded troops.
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US Navy selects companies for at-sea MUSV prototype testing
The U.S. Navy announced on Friday that it had selected seven companies to compete to secure the service’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel contract.
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Pentagon chief sounds ‘alarm’ over China’s buildup, urges allies to boost defense spending
Hegseth urged Asian allies to ramp up military spending to counter China’s growing power.
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US court blocks Pentagon from removing transgender troops, for now
The court ruled that the Trump administration could, for now, bar transgender people from enlisting, but blocked the discharge of current service members.
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Trump invokes national security in push for White House ballroom ‘drone port’
The president wrote that today’s highly sophisticated weaponry means “we can no longer defend Washington, D.C., with rifles and pistols, alone.”
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Air Force returns T-38 Talon to flight status while crash investigation continues
After over a week of a fleetwide halt in operations, the T-38 Talon is returning to flying status while the May 12 crash investigation continues.
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US military seeks cultural advisors in Somalia amid regional strikes
The U.S. special operations task force in Somalia is looking for contractors to advise troops on Somali politics, culture and tribal dynamics.