‘Infrastructure is the weapon’: Inside the race to build portable interceptor factories
As the Iran war drives global demand for interceptor drones, defense startups are betting they can fit a production line into a shipping container.
Veterans
Fewer service members died by suicide in 2024 than year prior, report finds
The report on 2024 suicides found a decrease in the total force suicide rate, though active component rates have steadily increased from 2011 to 2024.
US and allies have ignored Russia’s security demands, Putin says
In his first comments on the standoff with the West over Ukraine in more than a month, Putin said the Kremlin is still studying the U.S. and NATO’s response.
Like action and adventure? The Diplomatic Security Service is hiring.
The Bureau of Diplomatic Security — the arm of the U.S. Department of State tasked with securing diplomacy — is actively seeking veterans to fill overseas positions.
Gold Star Families Day would be celebrated each September under new proposal
The last Monday in September would be set aside to recongize and honor those families' sacrifices.
Ukrainians building up resistance in case Russia attacks
If Russia invades, some of Kharkiv’s 1 million plus people say they stand ready to abandon their civilian lives and wage a guerrilla campaign against one of the world’s greatest military powers.
US troops sheltered, fired Patriot missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE
The acknowledgement by the White House and Pentagon late Monday represent a widening American involvement in Yemen’s yearslong war.
Haste and planning failures doomed Operation Lone Star’s troops to suffer
Never before has Texas — or any other state — involuntarily activated so many troops under state active duty authority for such a long-term mission. Nor has it been done so quickly.
Idaho National Guard to aid COVID-hit prisons, clinics
The National Guardsmen will help at the complex of state prisons south of Boise, according to the Idaho Department of Correction.
Bureaucracy is failing Blue Water Vietnam veterans
Blue Water Vietnam veterans who fought for years to prove exposure to toxic defoliants during their deployments are now dealing with delays to receive benefits.
SECDEF tells governors Guard troops must get COVID-19 vaccine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is reaffirming the need for members of their states’ Army and Air National Guards to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine.
