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After watchdog slams understaffing, AI to vet Pentagon-backed professors’ China ties

AI’s confusion over the nature of DOD research partnerships may mask real espionage if humans are not the final judge of foreign influence, experts warn.

By Aliya Sternstein

2 months ago

‘This was surgical’: The tactics behind the Maduro mission

The entire mission hinged on a narrow break in Venezuela’s weather. When that window opened, the U.S. military moved fast.

5 months ago

Night vision goggles may have hampered pilots before DC crash: Experts

Aviation experts said the goggles may have created viewing difficulties for the pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a jet in January.

11 months ago

Night vision goggles, weather likely factors in Marine helo crash

The CH-53 Super Stallion crashed Feb. 6, 2024, during a night flight when it hit a mountain near Pine Valley, California, killing all five Marines aboard.

By Tara Copp, AP

14 months ago

Could Trump drop the VA and DOD abortion access policies right away?

Advocates say undoing the military's abortion policy may be easier than ending VA rules.

By Leo Shane III

19 months ago

Trump picks Fox commentator Pete Hegseth as his next Defense Secretary

Hegseth is an Army veteran and will need to be confirmed by the Senate before taking over the top civilian Pentagon post.

By Leo Shane III and Noah Robertson

19 months ago