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The US military wants to showcase battle-ready laser weapons by 2028
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Subscr...[Read More]
Rubio faces lawmakers as Iran ceasefire hangs in the balance
Iran continues to field a robust drone arsenal, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Tuesday, attributing the resilience — despite America...[Read More]
Immigration concerns and the ‘very typical’ impact on military recruiting
Javier Dela Torre was making plans to join the Army when he learned military service would not provide a pathway to citizenship for his mother. Prior ...[Read More]
Medal of Honor recipient Bruce Crandall, whose heroism was chronicled in ‘We Were Soldiers Once,’ dies at 93
Ret. Col. Bruce Crandall, who led more than 900 combat missions during two tours in Vietnam and received the Medal of Honor for repeatedly flying his ...[Read More]
US Navy selects companies for at-sea MUSV prototype testing
May the best Unmanned Surface Vessel win. The U.S. Navy announced Friday that it selected seven companies to compete for the service’s Medium Unmanned...[Read More]
Task Force Ashland’s Navy-Marine Corps team returns to San Diego after four months of operations in the Indo-Pacific
Marines and Sailors of Task Force (TF) Ashland returned to San Diego aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), following fou...[Read More]
US court blocks Pentagon from removing transgender troops, for now
A U.S. appeals court on Monday said President Donald Trump’s administration could, for now, bar transgender people from enlisting in the military, but...[Read More]
Trump invokes national security in push for White House ballroom ‘drone port’
President Donald Trump on Sunday assailed a federal judge’s injunction halting aboveground construction of the White House ballroom, emphasizing the e...[Read More]
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, accordi...[Read More]
Beating the clock: FRCE rapid repair team keeps C-130 on schedule
What started as a routine inspection on a KC-130J Hercules at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) quickly turned into a coordinated, cross-functional t...[Read More]
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South Carolina military base to be renamed after Lindsey Graham
The Pentagon is moving to rename a joint military base in South Carolina after Lindsey Graham, a Republican U.S. senator from the state who died July ...
Navy changes title for sailors working in cybersecurity to reflect ‘warfighting’ ethos
U.S. sailors tasked with protecting global communication networks and the flow of data will be given a new moniker for their career field, the Navy an...
New Navy HAZMAT Tracking System Modernizes Operations, Bolsters Fleet Readiness Aboard 50 Ships
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – Information technology (IT) specialists from Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) have installed H...
NEXCOM Helps Military Families Prepare for Back-to-School Season
The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is the one-stop shop to help military families prepare for the new school year, offering savings, services,...
Shrapnel, broken bones and head trauma: New records show how US troops were wounded in Iran war
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Su...
FRCE conducts first on-site HH-60W Jolly Green II repair
An unplanned repair on an Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter is providing Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) with the opportunity to refine its HH...
Navy asks private sector for help building temporary housing during renovations
The U.S. Navy is looking outside the military to address its need for temporary housing as it renovates barracks and vacates service members who previ...
ASN Kohlmann Visits Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
KITTERY, Maine – Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Naval Support Activity Maine (NSA Maine) hosted Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserv...
