‘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’s new Arctic strategy aims to build expeditionary capability
Information gleaned from a recent brigade-size exercise will help determine what funding is needed by Alaska units to work for extended periods across the Arctic and in other cold-weather environments.
National Guard members from Kentucky, Hawaii to support Capitol task force; Maine guardsmen return from DC
Nearly 2,300 National Guard members will continue the support mission through May 23 following the Jan. 6 riot.
The Spouse Angle Podcast — Up this week: Why it’s Getting Easier for Spouses to Transition Their Careers
More states are passing laws to make it easier for military spouses to transfer professional licenses after a move. A lawyer and a teacher share some of the barriers they’ve faced when having to transfer their careers after a PCS.
Former Green Beret, whom Trump pardoned for alleged murder, won’t get Silver Star or SF tab back, Army rules
Former Army Maj. Matthew Golsteyn faced murder charges in the 2010 death of an alleged Afghan bombmaker until Trump pardoned him in late 2019.
Unarmed Army Ranger confronts a shotgun-wielding robber during Sunday brunch
Robbers recently sentenced to 10 years in prison.
US-South Korea alliance ‘has never been more important,’ says Defense Secretary Austin
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in South Korea with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as part of their regional tour aimed at boosting America’s Asian alliances to better deal with growing challenges from China and North Korea.
Ukraine should look to US for air defenses, improved air force, says former defense adviser
Experts in both Kyiv and Washington are wondering if the Biden administration is willing to share with Ukraine's military.
Biden calls Afghanistan troop withdrawal deadline of May 1 ‘tough’
Biden, in an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that aired Wednesday, said he was consulting with allies on the pace of the drawdown.
Lawmakers favor white candidates over minorities in service academy nominations: report
About 74 percent of congressional nominations went to white students, in contrast to the country's racial makeup.
