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38 sailors, Marines wounded this month in Middle East
The Pentagon's Defense Casualty Analysis System said 29 sailors and 9 Marines were wounded in the Middle East in September.
By Riley Ceder
VA uses hundreds of AI systems. Veterans may not know when they’re involved.
The VA’s recently released 2025 AI Inventory identifies 215 of those use cases as high-impact systems.
By Natalie Oliverio
US Army’s Ranger School alters men’s physiology more than women’s, study shows
Researchers tracked hormone levels, blood markers and body composition over the weeks-long school and published their findings this month.
By Eve Sampson
Anthony Tata assumes oversight of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Families of missing service members from the Vietnam war are pushing for answers on budget cuts that have canceled MIA searches in Vietnam and Laos.
By Richard Sisk
Debate over women in combat prompts NDAA battles
The amendments follow Hegseth’s order that all the services develop gender-neutral physical fitness standards for all troops in ground combat roles.
By Hope Hodge Seck
US, UK, France, Germany raise alarm about Chinese patrols off eastern Taiwan
The countries said Chinese patrols off the coast of Taiwan threaten regional stability and freedom of navigation.
By Yimou Lee, Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina, Reuters
Pentagon demands human performance data from services in fitness overhaul
The Pentagon has quietly set in motion a yearlong strategy to unify the military services’ approach to achieving what it calls “Total Force Fitness.”
By Hope Hodge Seck
US Army’s ‘Tropic Lightning’ Division ponders transformation lessons from Philippine war games
Because of HIMARS, Maj. Gen. Bartholomees pointed out his “division artillery is really what transformed the most.”
US troops, families adjust to new normal of Iran war
“To maintain this constant state of ‘Level 10’ alert vigilance, to be ready to go at the drop of a hat, is a very stressful ... operational mission."
By Phil Stewart, Reuters
US forces board sanctioned tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says
U.S. forces have intercepted multiple commercial and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean in recent months.
By Reuters
Pentagon balks at court order allowing HIV-positive persons to serve
The Pentagon is fighting a court ruling that lifted a ban on potential recruits with controlled HIV from joining the military.
By Patricia Kime