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On The Radar: Six-Month Conflict with Iran, USS Lincoln R&R, Air Force Football Uniforms

This week's military news roundup covers six months of U.S.-Iran conflict with 18 service members killed and $37.5B spent, USS Abraham Lincoln sailors earning...

Army Pulls Back on Both Traditional Aviation and Its Signature Drone Unit

The U.S. Army is simultaneously realigning two different parts of its aviation portfolio: the manned helicopter formations that have defined Army aviation for...

One Year In: DC's "Temporary" National Guard Mission Now Runs Through 2029

A year ago this month, what the Trump administration described as a temporary emergency response to crime in Washington, DC, became one of the longest-running...

AI Warfare: What Autonomous Weapons Could Mean for America's Military & How Congress is Reacting

Artificial intelligence is changing the ways nearly every person, nation, business, and organization goes about daily life, and the US military is no...

Trump Orders Navy to Rip Out Electromagnetic Catapults on Next Ford-Class Carrier

President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Defense to draw up a plan for tearing the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Weapons...

Special Operations Veterans Could Get Nationwide Concealed Carry Under New Bills

If one of the two proposed bills introduced to committees in the House and Senate passes, current and former special operators will join law enforcement...

Department of Defense Expands Counter-Drone Marketplace, Deepens Ties With Allies and Industry

It should not be news to anyone who follows the events in the Gulf and Ukraine that drones on the battlefield have moved from “nuisance” to “significant...

From Feres to Accountability: Inside the Decades-Long Fight to Sue the Military for Sexual Trauma

When a service member is harmed not only by an individual perpetrator, but also by institutional negligence, what remedy exists? The Military Sexual Trauma...

On The Radar: Iraq Withdrawal, USS Lincoln Concerns, Beer at the Chow Hall

This week's military news roundup covers the Pentagon's planned Iraq withdrawal by September 30th, transferring ISIS counterterrorism operations to Iraqi...

Army Ends Anonymous Harassment Reporting, Shifting Power Back to Commanders

The Army is overhauling the way it handles discrimination and harassment complaints, eliminating the option for soldiers to file anonymous allegations and...

On The Radar: Iran OPSEC, Joint Base Lindsey Graham, Last MV-22B Ospreys

This week's military news roundup covers CENTCOM's OPSEC warning to deployed troops about Iranian surveillance via social media, the Pentagon's move to rename...

The Sixty-Day Deal That Lasted Twenty: Hostilities With Iran Resume

The United States and Iran are back at war, and as of this writing, there is no end in sight. The ceasefire has broken down, and while diplomats from several...

The Bridge Aircraft: Inside the Qatar-Gifted 747 Now Flying as Air Force One

It arrived at Joint Base Andrews on June 19 to the strains of "God Bless the USA," and President Trump descended the stairs of a gleaming Boeing 747 painted in...

Pentagon to Launch ‘Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay’ Program

The Pentagon's upcoming Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay (C-MIP) program marks a major shift in how the military rewards its digital warfighters. Launching October...

What We Know About the Iran War Ceasefire Deal

On Saturday, the Trump Administration released several statements declaring that a deal to end the fighting in the Middle East had been reached. There are few...

Say Goodbye to the Heavy Ruck: Biotechnology is Replacing the Traditional MRE

The Pentagon is advancing alternative protein research to give frontline troops the ability to produce their own food directly inside combat zones using a...