The Pentagon’s enterprise-wide generative artificial intelligence platform is continuing to see high levels of use across the department, with millions of civilians, contractors and military personnel taking advantage of the service.In a discussion with Punchbowl News on Wednesday, Defense Department Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Cameron Stanley said “as…

There’s a revolution happening in the U.S. military. Low-cost, “expendable” drones that fly into a conflict zone and, by design, don’t come back. At a recent military exercise in Germany, known as Exercise Saber Junction, Army soldiers launched approximately 1,900 attack drones, with more than 1,000 considered disposable or expendable.…

Data stolen in a major hacking group’s alleged intrusion into FBI systems is believed to contain personal information on hundreds of FBI intelligence analysts and other employees involved in clandestine intelligence-gathering and surveillance, according to two people familiar with the matter.The analysts focus on myriad subject areas like Russia, China,…

Some U.S. military satellites have been operating so long that the Guardians controlling them weren’t alive when the spacecraft first reached orbit. “There are operators at Schriever Space Force Base that are younger than the satellite that they’re operating,” Ryan Roberts, Deloitte’s Space practice cyber leader, told Military.com. Some satellites,…

If you are thinking about joining the Marine Corps, you will have to pass the initial strength test (IST). The IST is a shortened version of the physical fitness test (PFT). A recruit only has to do pull-ups, push press, sit-ups and a 1.5-mile run. The IST is the first…

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Updated Sep 23, 2026, 12:40 PM EDT The following are the maximum and minimum scores for male and female Marines taking the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test. The following are the max./min. score charts for male and female Marines for each event of the Marine Corps’ Physical Fitness Test (PFT): USMC…

Fundamentals Series — Part 9In the last two articles, we’ve taken our fundamentals off the static firing line and started moving. We’ve discussed why movement belongs early in a shooter’s development, how to move without unnecessarily disrupting the gun, and how to control our pace based on the shooting problem…

The Marine Corps has strict height and weight standards. However, it is considered acceptable not to meet the height and weight standards as long as you meet the service’s body fat standards. Now, a recent change has been added. If you do not meet either the height and weight standards…

When people picture concealed carry, this is probably the setup that comes to mind first.A handgun inside the waistband, somewhere toward the front of the body, with a shirt covering it. Appendix inside-the-waistband carry, usually shortened to AIWB, is one of the most common ways people conceal a handgun. PHLster…

The Marine Corps Physical Conditioning Program has two main components: the physical fitness test (PFT) and the Body Composition Program. The Marine Corps’ weight and body fat standards are health and performance based, and not based on appearance. Marines are considered not within these standards when their body weight and…