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A NATO counter-drone exercise in the Netherlands this past spring offered a glimpse of what military leaders increasingly view as one of the most pressing challenges in modern warfare: how to manage crowded, contested airspace filled with drones, sensors and counter-drone systems operated by multiple organizations and nations. The exercise,…
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00:00:01 Speaker 1: Despite the political backlash against it, The Endangered Species Act, ensuring that other species have a basic right, the fundamental right to exist, is one of America’s very best ideas. I’m Dan Flores, and this is the American West. How the Endangered Species Act saved the West…
GPS has become a foundational technology for modern navigation. Commercial aircraft use it, ships rely on it at sea, drivers depend on it for direction, and military forces use it across nearly every domain. Autonomous systems have only increased that dependence, using GPS not just to determine position but to…
An undisclosed financial settlement has been awarded to a Washington, D.C., resident who was handcuffed and detained for playing the “Imperial March” from the movie ‘Star Wars’ on a loudspeaker while following a group of marching National Guard troops. In announcing the settlement, the government of the District of Columbia…
The Marine Corps will pay Overland AI $19.7 million to produce more than a dozen autonomous ground vehicles by early 2027.The vehicles, due to be delivered in about nine months, will be part of the Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems program, which is part of the service’s counterdrone approach, and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans have grown less proud of their country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past decade, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Americans’ pride in the U.S. on several key attributes has dropped since 2017 — including the nation’s military and its political influence…
On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England, which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year, Americans celebrate this historic date in a variety of ways. The following is a list of events offered for Independence Day 2026. Check our Base Guide…
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has dramatically reduced the time it takes to process disability claims, pension benefits and survivor compensation as of 2026, posting some of the strongest performance numbers the agency has recorded in recent years. The average number of days needed to complete a disability claim fell…
The Family Separation Allowance sat at $250 per month for more than two decades, through multiple wars, multiple surges and a period of sustained operational tempo that put more American families through more separations than any stretch since Vietnam. But on Dec. 18, 2025, when President Trump signed into law…
Updated Jun 29, 2026, 5:36 PM EDT A servicemember with dependents who serves an unaccompanied tour of duty may be entitled to a family separation allowance A service member with dependents who serves an unaccompanied tour of duty or is away from their homeport may be entitled to a Family Separation…
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One of the biggest hurdles to overcome when transitioning from a military to civilian career is the idea of self-promotion. When is it too much? When is it arrogance? When is it necessary, and when is it weird? Military-rooted values often confuse the issue. Values of “service before self,” for…
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More than $100,000 has been raised by hundreds of donors for a Navy employee who was attacked by a shark earlier this month and remains hospitalized with serious but undisclosed injuries. A Naval Support Activity (NSA) Panama City employee was initially described by authorities as being in “critical condition” after…
