‘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.
Lawmakers spar over problem of extremism in the military
Democrats see the issue as a major threat to military trust. Republicans dismissed the problem as too small to warrant significant attention.
National Vietnam Veterans Day celebrations adapt for second year in pandemic
Vietnam Veterans Day is March 29.
6 stories about cadets that tried to make everyone miserable
Sometimes, cadets get a little too big for their britches.
Soldier’s training death in Korea was an ‘anomaly,’ Army vice chief says
Congress required the Pentagon to review emergency medical capabilities at bases across the force in the 2021 defense bill.
Renewed push to make more Guard, Reserve missions count towards GI Bill benefits
The move would make more education benefits available to thousands of part-time troops.
US failed to collect reimbursements from Afghanistan coalition partners for years, IG finds
The U.S. spent $773 million in a four-year span to fly American and coalition forces around Afghanistan. At least part of that was supposed to be reimbursed, but wasn't.
White House: North Korea conducted short-range missile test
The missile tests were confirmed by two senior Biden administration officials who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.
Jake Gyllenhaal cast in ‘Combat Control’ as Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman
Chapman, a combat control technician, was killed in action in Afghanistan during 2002′s deadly Operation Anaconda.
Unaccompanied children arriving at US-Mexico border could be housed at two bases in Texas
Unaccompanied minors could be housed on military installations while their asylum cases are adjudicated.
