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  • Medal of Honor recipient Bruce Crandall, whose heroism was chronicled in ‘We Were Soldiers Once,’ dies at 93
    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.

    3 months ago
  • US court blocks Pentagon from removing transgender troops, for now
    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.

    3 months ago
  • Trump invokes national security in push for White House ballroom ‘drone port’
    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.”

    3 months ago
  • US military seeks cultural advisors in Somalia amid regional strikes
    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.

    3 months ago
  • Not ‘just a gun’: New SOCOM rifle allows barrel swapping and cartridge changes
    Not ‘just a gun’: New SOCOM rifle allows barrel swapping and cartridge changes

    At SOCOM’s request, the rifle features a swappable barrel, allowing operators to change between legacy cartridges and the newer 6.5mm Creedmoor.

    3 months ago
  • US general holds rare meeting with Cuban military officials near Guantanamo Bay
    US general holds rare meeting with Cuban military officials near Guantanamo Bay

    The meeting is the first in recent memory by a head of U.S. Southern Command and comes amid growing concerns in Cuba of a possible U.S. military attack.

    3 months ago
  • Air Force slashes number of fields eligible for fiscal year 2026 reenlistment bonuses
    Air Force slashes number of fields eligible for fiscal year 2026 reenlistment bonuses

    The number of career fields elibile for the Selective Retention Bonus dropped by 73% in fiscal year 2026.

    3 months ago
  • Pentagon failed to assess impact of cuts to civilian workforce, watchdog finds
    Pentagon failed to assess impact of cuts to civilian workforce, watchdog finds

    Roughly 78,000 civilian positions were eliminated in 2025 — about 10% of a workforce that originally exceeded 793,000.

    3 months ago
  • ‘Scary and silencing’: Troops, families receive threats from foreign bad actors
    ‘Scary and silencing’: Troops, families receive threats from foreign bad actors

    The threats began after the U.S. strikes against Iran and have included identifying details about troops, their spouses and children.

    3 months ago
  • SpaceX awarded $4 billion Space Force contract to track airborne threats
    SpaceX awarded $4 billion Space Force contract to track airborne threats

    As part of the SB-AMTI program, SpaceX is meant to accelerate the delivery of sensors tracking and targeting threats globally from space.

    3 months ago
  • Medal of Honor recipient Bruce Crandall, whose heroism was chronicled in ‘We Were Soldiers Once,’ dies at 93
    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.

  • US court blocks Pentagon from removing transgender troops, for now
    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.

  • Trump invokes national security in push for White House ballroom ‘drone port’
    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.”

  • US military seeks cultural advisors in Somalia amid regional strikes
    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.

  • Not ‘just a gun’: New SOCOM rifle allows barrel swapping and cartridge changes
    Not ‘just a gun’: New SOCOM rifle allows barrel swapping and cartridge changes

    At SOCOM’s request, the rifle features a swappable barrel, allowing operators to change between legacy cartridges and the newer 6.5mm Creedmoor.

  • US general holds rare meeting with Cuban military officials near Guantanamo Bay
    US general holds rare meeting with Cuban military officials near Guantanamo Bay

    The meeting is the first in recent memory by a head of U.S. Southern Command and comes amid growing concerns in Cuba of a possible U.S. military attack.

  • Air Force slashes number of fields eligible for fiscal year 2026 reenlistment bonuses
    Air Force slashes number of fields eligible for fiscal year 2026 reenlistment bonuses

    The number of career fields elibile for the Selective Retention Bonus dropped by 73% in fiscal year 2026.

  • Pentagon failed to assess impact of cuts to civilian workforce, watchdog finds
    Pentagon failed to assess impact of cuts to civilian workforce, watchdog finds

    Roughly 78,000 civilian positions were eliminated in 2025 — about 10% of a workforce that originally exceeded 793,000.

  • ‘Scary and silencing’: Troops, families receive threats from foreign bad actors
    ‘Scary and silencing’: Troops, families receive threats from foreign bad actors

    The threats began after the U.S. strikes against Iran and have included identifying details about troops, their spouses and children.

  • SpaceX awarded $4 billion Space Force contract to track airborne threats
    SpaceX awarded $4 billion Space Force contract to track airborne threats

    As part of the SB-AMTI program, SpaceX is meant to accelerate the delivery of sensors tracking and targeting threats globally from space.

  • Medal of Honor recipient Bruce Crandall, whose heroism was chronicled in ‘We Were Soldiers Once,’ dies at 93
    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.

  • US court blocks Pentagon from removing transgender troops, for now
    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.

  • Trump invokes national security in push for White House ballroom ‘drone port’
    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.”

  • US military seeks cultural advisors in Somalia amid regional strikes
    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.

  • Not ‘just a gun’: New SOCOM rifle allows barrel swapping and cartridge changes
    Not ‘just a gun’: New SOCOM rifle allows barrel swapping and cartridge changes

    At SOCOM’s request, the rifle features a swappable barrel, allowing operators to change between legacy cartridges and the newer 6.5mm Creedmoor.

  • US general holds rare meeting with Cuban military officials near Guantanamo Bay
    US general holds rare meeting with Cuban military officials near Guantanamo Bay

    The meeting is the first in recent memory by a head of U.S. Southern Command and comes amid growing concerns in Cuba of a possible U.S. military attack.

  • Air Force slashes number of fields eligible for fiscal year 2026 reenlistment bonuses
    Air Force slashes number of fields eligible for fiscal year 2026 reenlistment bonuses

    The number of career fields elibile for the Selective Retention Bonus dropped by 73% in fiscal year 2026.

  • Pentagon failed to assess impact of cuts to civilian workforce, watchdog finds
    Pentagon failed to assess impact of cuts to civilian workforce, watchdog finds

    Roughly 78,000 civilian positions were eliminated in 2025 — about 10% of a workforce that originally exceeded 793,000.

  • ‘Scary and silencing’: Troops, families receive threats from foreign bad actors
    ‘Scary and silencing’: Troops, families receive threats from foreign bad actors

    The threats began after the U.S. strikes against Iran and have included identifying details about troops, their spouses and children.

  • SpaceX awarded $4 billion Space Force contract to track airborne threats
    SpaceX awarded $4 billion Space Force contract to track airborne threats

    As part of the SB-AMTI program, SpaceX is meant to accelerate the delivery of sensors tracking and targeting threats globally from space.

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