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Drone warfare requires new age of battlefield medicine

Feb 11th: "We should not wait for American soldiers to be engaged in a drone war to modernize how we train, equip and support those tasked with saving them." Read more ▸

VA reorganization projected to cost at least $312 million

Feb 11th: The reforms, known as the RISE initiative, are expected to begin this year with an aim to reduce the VHA’s administrative overhead, improve clinical care. Read more ▸

US Navy on the hunt for strike drones that can launch from any warship

Feb 11th: The Navy is looking for armed drones that can be launched from austere locations or from surface warships other than aircraft carriers. Read more ▸

Coast Guard to expand icebreaker fleet with 11 Arctic Security Cutters

Feb 11th: Last May, DHS approved production of the service’s first polar security cutter to be built in nearly five decades. Read more ▸

‘It just blows your lungs out of your mouth’: A history of thermobaric weaponry

Feb 11th: Palestinian officials have recently accused Israel of using American-made thermobaric weaponry in Gaza. Read more ▸

Marine Corps continues streak as only service to pass financial audit

Feb 11th: For its third consecutive year, the U.S. Marine Corps keeps its record as the first and only service to cleanly pass a financial audit. Read more ▸

NATO kicks off ‘Arctic Sentry’ operation following Greenland brouhaha

Feb 11th: The mission will tie together various allied activities in the region, according to NATO officials. Read more ▸

Mexican cartel drones breach US airspace, prompt El Paso airport closure

Feb 11th: “The Department of War took action to disable the drones,” an administration official told Military Times. Read more ▸

US Marine Corps advances plans for drone wingman

Feb 11th: The Marine Corps released its 2026 Aviation Plan on Tuesday, outlining its strategy to maintain and develop its aviation fleets. Read more ▸

Navy names surface warfare officers of the year

Feb 10th: The Navy recognizes one surface warfare officer from each coast for their leadership, professionalism and warfighting prowess. Read more ▸

Experts argue Marine pullback in Okinawa should be halted as China threat rises

Feb 10th: A plan to shift nearly 10,000 Marines away from Okinawa would dangerously weaken deterrence against Beijing, warns an Atlantic Council report. Read more ▸

ICE, Border Patrol chiefs refuse to comment on VA nurse’s killing

Feb 10th: Acting ICE director Todd Lyons and CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott were questioned Tuesday about the recent killing of VA nurse Alex Pretti. Read more ▸

Female sailors can now purchase new dress overblouse, Navy announces

Feb 10th: The redesign effort is part of the Navy's Size Modernization Program, a five-year plan to upgrade female uniforms for sailors. Read more ▸

Why Greenland’s takeover by the US is not needed for Golden Dome

Feb 10th: Golden Dome is problematic for many reasons. Don’t let it be used to justify the annexation of a NATO ally’s territory as well. Read more ▸

In the bloody, urban combat to liberate Manila, this airborne ‘Angel’ sacrificed all

Feb 10th: Manuel "Toots" Pérez pinpointed what was holding up his company’s advance... and cleaned it out. Read more ▸

Beer and wine at chow halls of the future? Commanders will decide.

Feb 10th: With the first campus-style dining pilot opening this month, soldiers may now have the option to order beer and wine at some chow halls. Read more ▸

Navy leader wants to move faster, leaner instead of turning to carriers in crisis

Feb 09th: Adm. Daryl Caudle wants to convince commanders to use smaller, newer assets for missions instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers. Read more ▸

National Guard members shot in DC will receive Purple Hearts

Feb 09th: Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and Spc. Sarah Beckstrom were fired upon in an ambush-style shooting just blocks from the White House in November. Read more ▸

Fort Hood soldiers to get ‘freedom dollars’ with first campus-style dining facility

Feb 09th: Soldiers are slated to get a daily stipend of $39, or "freedom dollars," to use at campus-style DFACs. Read more ▸

I decided not to go on a patrol in Iraq. An IED killed my friends

Feb 09th: Nearly 20 years later, a soldier still grapples with his decision. "Their deaths were a failure. My failure." Read more ▸

US Air Force needs 500 next-gen fighters, bombers to beat China, think tank says

Feb 09th: "No more ‘divest to invest,’” aviation expert Heather Penney said, arguing that the Air Force needs to dramatically boost its F-47 and B-21 acquisition. Read more ▸

Marine earns service’s highest non-combat award for vehicle rescue

Feb 09th: With the driver stuck, the doors locked and the vehicle quickly filling with water, the Marine began bashing the windshield open with a hammer. Read more ▸

US and Italian soldiers earn German military badge in joint Italy training

Feb 09th: For four grueling days, U.S. and Italian soldiers operated under German standards to earn a foreign military badge few U.S. troops are authorized to wear. Read more ▸

US military boards sanctioned oil tanker in Indian Ocean

Feb 09th: The Pentagon’s statement on social media did not say whether the ship was connected to Venezuela, which faces U.S. sanctions on its oil. Read more ▸

For this Black World War I regiment, battle was on 2 fronts

Feb 09th: For most of the 369th’s Black members, it would take years, even decades, to receive American military honors. Read more ▸

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