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U.S. Army Central conducted a test of the CARPE Dronvm application at McEntire Joint National Guard Base and Poinsett Range on July 18, 2023.

Need better drone defense? The US military may have an app for that.

The CARPE Dronvm application is funded by the Pentagon and developed by the Mitre Corporation. It underwent testing earlier this month.

By Colin Demarest

22 months ago

Then-Maj. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, now Air Forces Central Command boss, talks with 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen during a tour Sept. 11, 2021, of an undisclosed military location somewhere in Southwest Asia. (Master Sgt. Traci Keller/Air Force)

Fewer troops in CENTCOM? No problem, says 3-star air boss

“How do we share information? How do we share intelligence? How do we gain a common understanding with each other?” Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

The last runway out of Kabul: US transport jets face complex evacuation mission

“Time needs to be on their side. … Minutes are precious.”

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 years ago

Air Force B-52s conduct third Bomber Task Force mission in Middle East this year

The bomber aircraft departed from Barksdale Air Force base in Louisiana for the mission, which was designed to deter aggression in the region.

By Diana Stancy

4 years ago

Navy, Air Force troops train with UAE pilots to thwart fast-boat attacks in the Persian Gulf

U.S. Navy and Air Force troops joined with United Arab Emirates pilots recently to conduct training operations in the southern Persian Gulf. The training included using the expeditionary mobile base Lewis B. Puller as a staging platform to practice tracking and engaging simulated fast-attack craft.

By Harm Venhuizen

5 years ago

Airstrikes against ISIS dwindle as caliphate crumbles

U.S.-backed forces rooted out ISIS forces from their last piece of territory, and on March 23 declared they had defeated the militant group after a devastating, nearly five-year war.

By Stephen Losey

6 years ago