What to know about Defense Protection Act and the Pentagon’s Anthropic ultimatum
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum this week: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract. Defense officials in the Trump administration also warned they could designate Anthropic, which makes the AI chatbot Claude, as a supply chain risk — or invoke a Cold War-era law called the Defense Product...[Read More]
What to know about Defense Protection Act and the Pentagon’s Anthropic ultimatum
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum this week: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract. Defense officials in the Trump administration also warned they could designate Anthropic, which makes the AI chatbot Claude, as a supply chain risk — or invoke a Cold War-era law called the Defense Product...[Read More]
Task Force Ashland, USS Ashland arrive in Thailand for Exercise Cobra Gold 2026
CHUK SAMET, Thailand — Task Force (TF) Ashland, a forward-deployed force of U.S. Marines and Sailors aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), arrived in the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 22, to join approximately 8,000 service members from 30 nations for the 45th iteration of Exercise Cobra Gold, which runs from Feb. 24 to March 6, 2026.
AUKUS Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia
HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia — Last November, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, just beyond mainland Australia and across the Garden Island Causeway to HMAS Stirling, a U.S. Virginia-class submarine quietly completed the first submarine maintenance period without the support of a U.S. submarine tender—a specialized vessel that provides mobile repair and supply services.
VA to formally rescind controversial disability ratings rule
A regulation that would have required Veterans Affairs medical examiners to include the effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be rescinded formally on Feb. 27. According to an advanced Federal Register notice, the rescission will be effective immediately on publication, expected early Friday morning. In the notice, VA officials said that while the rule was meant to c...[Read More]
Lucky 13: A last-minute swap saved this airman’s life during WWII bombing run
The day began ominously. It was Friday the 13th when the airmen of the 451st Bomb Group of the 15th Air Force based in Castelluccio, Italy, gathered in an ancient wine cellar which housed Group Operations. “Gentlemen, our target today will be … Vienna,” Ed Ryan later recalled in Veteran Voices Magazine. Audible groans could be heard throughout the cellar. Experienced crewman knew how well defended...[Read More]
New hypersonic missiles unveiled for fighter planes, ground systems
The U.S. will soon have the ability to deploy a new type of hypersonic missile that can be shot from fighter planes, bombers, ground-based launchers — and can even be fired from space. Ursa Major, a Colorado-based defense manufacturer, debuted the HAVOC missile system on Tuesday. The medium-range hypersonic system is powered by a liquid rocket engine, is able to alter its speed in flight and can b...[Read More]
Military bases must bolster natural disaster planning to mitigate risks, report finds
The U.S. Department of Defense has not sufficiently tracked the cost of damages from extreme weather and natural disasters at military installations, hurting its ability to anticipate future disaster recovery needs, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report. Over the past decade, extreme weather and natural disasters have cost the department over $15 billion in damages at militar...[Read More]
Prices increasing for overseas military kids’ school meals
Prices for school meals at Department of Defense schools overseas will increase by 25 cents for the 2026-2027 school year, military exchange officials announced. It’s the first change in price in four years. For students in universal pre-kindergarten through grade 5, the lunch price will be $3.75. For those in grades six through 12, it will be $4. Breakfast for all grades will be $2.25. Families w...[Read More]
New commander of US Navy Submarine Force Atlantic takes over
The U.S. Navy ushered in a new commander for one of its two submarine commands, known collectively as “The Silent Service,” according to a Navy release. On Friday, Vice Adm. Richard Seif relieved Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher as commander of Submarine Force Atlantic during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. “It has been a pleasure to come to work every day and lead the gre...[Read More]
New commander of US Navy Submarine Force Atlantic takes over
The U.S. Navy ushered in a new commander for one of its two submarine commands, known collectively as “The Silent Service,” according to a Navy release. On Friday, Vice Adm. Richard Seif relieved Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher as commander of Submarine Force Atlantic during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. “It has been a pleasure to come to work every day and lead the gre...[Read More]
Secretary of War inducts Naval Aviator and Medal of Honor recipient into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes
Last night President Donald J. Trump awarded retired Navy Capt. Elmer Royce Williams the Medal of Honor at the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol. Today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle inducted Williams into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes for his heroic actions during the Korean War.