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US military needs ‘urgent revolutionary institutional change’ to prepare for modern war, Petraeus says
Ret. Army Gen. David Petraeus praised the Pentagon’s new Autonomous Warfare Command but said the U.S. must rapidly prepare for modern autonomous war.
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Marine sniper veteran visits Ukraine to meet man behind 2,069-meter shot
Marine sniper vet Colby Barrett headed to Ukraine to spend time with one of Ukraine’s elite snipers, call sign Lektor. The result is a forthcoming film.
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Air Force unit halts rappelling, ropes training after airman dies during public demonstration
After Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson died from injuries sustained during a public demonstration, his squadron ceased all rappel and rope training events.
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Tom Skerritt, Air Force veteran and ‘Top Gun’ star, dies at 93
Skerritt served in the U.S. Air Force before launching an acting career that spanned from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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A ‘super’ rebrand: Navy mandates dropping ‘artificial intelligence’
The U.S. Navy this week became one of the first services to mandate changing terminology from “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence.”
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US Air Force wants AI to assist aerial refueling
The goal is for AI to automatically analyze refueling operations from cameras mounted on the tankers and provide “hot wash” feedback to the tanker crews.
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Navy officer convicted of pushing his wife out of window to her death petitions Supreme Court for review
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Errors in disability cases for ‘painful scars’ resulted in overpayment: VA watchdog
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Salaries, food and sumo wrestling suits: What I learned paying the bills for war
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‘Jaws of hell’: A B-24 crew’s capture, survival after WWII air raid
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US Army Corps of Engineers failed to explain drop in environmental mitigation work: Watchdog
A chart published by GAO shows a sharp decline in the agency’s decisions to make mitigation plans for wildlife and habitat protection from 2022 to 2025.
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Official poster depicts the US Army’s newest threat: The Iranian soldier
The U.S. Army recently published a quick-recognition guide to help soldiers identify members of the Iranian army.
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US to livestream Army execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon official says
The U.S. will livestream the Army’s upcoming firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a Pentagon official told Reuters.
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Readiness bill coming due for Navy after marathon carrier deployment, No. 2 admiral says
The Navy’s No. 2 officer sounded a warning, saying the effects of deployment extensions and other combat commitments on readiness had yet to be felt.
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Pentagon barred Qatar base access to hide Iran war damage, US senator claims
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was denied access to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, during a recent Congressional Delegation trip in what he calls a “cover-up.”
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What is the US Public Health Service’s Commissioned Corps? Its top leader wants you to know
The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is working to connect with the armed forces.
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US Army report cites systematic failures in 2025 helicopter and jet collision that killed 67
The key factor was two broken radio transmissions, resulting in the helicopter crew not receiving critical details from air traffic control.
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Sig Sauer develops 25-round mag for Army’s next-gen rifle
Soldier feedback, from the constructive to the blistering, has been instrumental in guiding Sig Sauer in its development of the M8 carbine.
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Future cost, use of Marine Corps ACVs scrutinized in congressional report
The Congressional Research Service pointed to the war in Ukraine, where armored vehicles have largely been driven from the battlefield by drones.
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Air Force, Northrop Grumman break ground on B-21 Raider facility
The over one-million-square-foot facility in California is set to be the final assembly line for the B-21 Raiders’ accelerated produduction timeline.