That’s not a real soldier: campaign warns troops, families of AI scams
Advocates are raising alarms about how easily criminals can fabricate faces and voices in their efforts to cheat veterans and active-duty troops.
Pentagon & Congress
White House officials to attend funeral of Afghan vet turned advocate
After Army Sgt. Michael Verardo was injured in Afghanistan in 2010, his family spent years pushing for better care for veterans and caregivers.
Putin claims Mariupol win but won’t storm Ukrainian holdout
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces not to storm the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol but to block it “so that not even a fly comes through.”
Army Golden Knights demo at Nats Park causes brief Capitol evacuation
Capitol Police identified an aircraft that they said posed "a probable threat,” but it was actually carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights.
‘How is this possible?’ Air Force general’s brother testifies against him at court-martial
“How could Bill do this to us? How is this possible?” Maj. Gen. Bill Cooley's brother, a civilian Air Force employee, testified at the two-star's court-martial Wednesday.
Army expects Next Generation Squad Weapon to get to its first unit by next year
An unloaded XM5 rifle is two pounds heavier than an unloaded M4. But the XM250 is four pounds lighter than the M249 SAW.
Navy EOD officer dies in training accident
Fowler was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1.
Reducing military and veteran suicide with a push for gun safety
On this episode of The Spouse Angle podcast, the Department of Defense is ramping up its suicide prevention efforts with a focus on gun safety.
SpaceX shut down a Russian electromagnetic warfare attack in Ukraine last month — and the Pentagon is taking notes
“The next day, Starlink had slung a line of code and fixed it," said Pentagon electronic warfare director Dave Tremper. "And how they did that was eye-watering to me."
VA to award millions in suicide prevention grants to community groups
About $52 million in grants are expected to be distributed to groups by this fall.
China looks to learn from Russian failures in Ukraine
China, like Russia, has been ambitiously reforming its Soviet-style military and experts say leader Xi Jinping will be carefully parsing Russia's failures in Ukraine.
