US Navy successfully tests new long-range, winged JDAM out to 200 miles
An April 1 test saw the munition deployed from an F/A-18 Super Hornet, fly approximately 200 miles in 34 minutes and strike within meters of its target.
By Brooke Griswold
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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
Marines approve red dot optics for pistol qualification — under one condition
The Marine Corps is embracing pistol-mounted optics, but only if your unit picks up the tab.
By Daniel Terrill
The US has several options to counter Iranian mines. These are some key assets.
The U.S. Navy decommissioned its only four minesweepers in the Middle East last year, but still maintains other counter-mine capabilities it can deploy.
By Riley Ceder
US Navy rotates last cruiser homeported in Japan to San Diego
The USS Robert Smalls will be replaced by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin.
By Riley Ceder
Pendleton Marines recognized for vehicle rescue after violent rollover
A trailer hitch from a truck came loose and flew into the car’s windshield, sending the vehicle carrying a mother and her three children off of a ridge.
By Brooke Griswold
Engineer acquitted of charges in probe into fatal 2017 Marine plane crash
A former Air Force engineer charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during a criminal investigation into the crash was acquitted.
Select naval flight officers, aviators eligible for $120,000 retention bonus
TAR naval aviators and naval flight officers with the rank of commander who have screened for aviation milestone command are eligible for the bonus.
What to know about Defense Protection Act and the Pentagon’s Anthropic ultimatum
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei repeatedly has made clear his ethical concerns about unchecked government use of AI.
VA to formally rescind controversial disability ratings rule
A policy requiring VA medical examiners to include effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be formally rescinded on Feb. 27.
By Patricia Kime
Thanks but no thanks: Greenland declines Trump’s offer to send Navy hospital ship
Both of the U.S. Navy’s hospital ships are currently docked at a shipyard in Alabama.
Christian nationalist pastor speaks on his sermon to troops at Pentagon
Controversial Pastor Doug Wilson's theological and historical views, particularly on gender roles and slavery, have long drawn scrutiny and criticism.
By Tanya Noury