The US Marine Corps is looking for a few good robots to build airfields
For Marines who have toiled over assembling airfields in austere environments, relief may be on the way.
By Michael Peck
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Why Congress must end the remarriage penalty for military survivors
A policy that causes surviving spouses to lose their benefits if they remarry suggests their sacrifice ends the moment they seek a new chapter in life.
By Ashlynne Haycock-Lohmann
Coast Guard to deploy autonomous saildrones on Great Lakes
The vessels will be deployed this year from May through October to expand maritime surveillance and data collection.
By Brooke Griswold
Here’s what’s behind the US Army’s $2.1B R&D funding increase
Within the Army’s $253 billion budget request is a proposal to boost research and development spending by 12.9%.
By Daniel Terrill
Danger pay for US troops could double, expand to more regions
The U.S. defense budget request for Fiscal Year 2027 has raised the prospect of an increase in the monthly stipend paid out to troops in dangerous regions.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Refusing evacuation, this Marine packed dirt into his wound and continued to fight
The patch of contested real estate known as the Battle of Getlin’s Corner is also remembered for an officer who stood out in a field full of valor.
By Jon Guttman
Defense Department proposes splitting military health system budget
The Defense Department wants to split its funding for the military health system to protect military facilities and care.
By Patricia Kime
Impacts of Strait of Hormuz tensions stifle searches for US missing in Laos
The ripple effects of the Iran war have spread to Laos, where fuel shortages have forced the cancellation or curtailment of searches by U.S recovery teams.
By Richard Sisk
US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say
The move comes as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe.
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters
US to close its flagship Gaza mission as Trump plan stalls
The U.S. military-run body tasked with monitoring the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and boosting aid to Gaza is set to be shut down, seven diplomats told Reuters.
By Alexander Cornwell, Reuters
US Marine Corps replaces Basic Reconnaissance Course with expanded training
The new Ground Reconnaissance Course is one of two programs replacing the service’s Basic Reconnaissance Course.
By J.D. Simkins