Ukraine claims to have fielded a drone-killing laser weapon
The device is known as “Tryzub,” or trident in English, referencing the Ukrainian national symbol.
By Linus Höller
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Air Force purges photos, websites on pioneering female pilots
Some websites on retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, the Air Force's first female fighter pilot, and the World War II-era WASPs have been pulled offline.
Air Force tests unarmed nuclear missile in pre-dawn video
The Air Force must continue maintaining Minuteman III nuclear missiles longer than expected, with the Sentinel successor requiring a major restructuring.
Air Force delays tech sergeant tests to remove DEI from study guides
Questions related to diversity, equity and inclusion will still be part of the actual tests, but those questions will not be scored, the Air Force said.
Airman uses military training to rescue skier during trip to the Alps
“We do a lot of scenarios that prepare us for moments like this, and once I started assessing the injury, it was almost automatic,” the airman said.
By Riley Ceder
Hegseth calls NATO membership for Ukraine unrealistic
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also dismissed deploying U.S. troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force.
By Tara Copp, AP
Ukraine’s rare earth elements could help keep US military aid flowing
Ukraine has offered to strike a deal with President Trump for continued U.S. military aid in exchange for developing Ukraine’s mineral industry.
Trump fires service academy boards that oversee morale, academics
President Trump claimed the boards of visitors at four U.S. service academies had been “infiltrated by woke leftist ideologies.”
US officials bound for Europe for top-level talks on Ukraine
Top Trump administration officials will meet with European officials this week about how to end the war in Ukraine, U.S. officials said.
This Medal of Honor recipient jumped on a live flare to save his crew
During the Vietnam War, John Levitow jumped on a live flare to save his crew from death.
By Jon Guttman
Deterring China, slashing waste top Pentagon priorities, Hegseth says
"Certainly, we want to send the signals to China that the [Indo-Pacific] area will be and continues to be contested.”
Senators detail desired missile defense elements for Trump’s Iron Dome
Two senators introduced a bill that would authorize $19.5 billion for fiscal 2026 to build out Trump's "Iron Dome for America."
By Jen Judson