‘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.
Army fires 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade commander
Subordinates accused Col. Jonathan Chung of regularly berating and micromanaging them since assuming command in July 2021.
Senators back 5.2% pay raise for troops, but not other salary boosts
House plans for salary boosts for junior enlisted troops were replaced in the Senate by plans to study the issue.
How soon is too soon? ‘Six Days in Fallujah’ out 18 years after battle
A controversial first-person shooter based on an actual battle and featuring real-life Marines in the game is now available to play on PC.
‘Invaluable’: Utah Guard, Morocco celebrate 20 years of military ties
Utah and Morocco share a military relationship spanning two decades and dozens of exercises.
Lawmakers push to make it easier to discipline, fire VA workers
The move follows years of debate over whether department leaders are doing enough to root out problematic staffers
Pentagon Porta-John painting the unwitting unifier of officer-enlisted
Whether the oil painter sought to depict a subject capable of uniting all military demographics is unknown, but he succeeded nonetheless.
Pre-K for 4-year-olds to start in the fall at this DoD school in Japan
If the school system gets funding, DoDEA officials plan to start phasing in the pre-K program at more schools in the fall of 2024.
How old Army admin systems mangled the names of fallen Latino soldiers
The Army's new personnel system can correctly render Latino names, but that won't undo decades of damage.
Sir, this is a Wendy’s: CSM says recruiting hurt by fast food industry
“It’s Wendy’s. It’s Carl’s Jr. It’s every job a young person goes up against."
