As a member of the Army’s 506th Infantry unit, Paul Kim had a front-row seat to some of the most intense fighting of the Iraq War. The experience changed Kim and his fellow troops forever, leading to the groundbreaking 2010 PBS documentary “The Wounded Platoon,” showing a group of young…
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Sixteen American soldiers killed on D-Day were interred in a communal grave at Omaha National Cemetery last week, on May 7, more than 81 years after a mine blast and fire aboard their landing craft kept them from ever reaching the beaches of Normandy. The soldiers had been aboard Landing…
WAIKIKI, Hawaii—Drones are everywhere U.S. Army Pacific forces go these days. Last week, the 25th Infantry Division used uncrewed vehicles, vessels, and aircraft to fight a simulated battle on a Philippine beach. This week, two more buzzed about the USARPAC commander’s head as he delivered the keynote speech at AUSA’s…
XTEND CEO Aviv Shapira says the future of drones is not really about drones. It is about software. In an interview with Military.com, Shapira described XTEND as a company operating “at the intersection between AI and robotics,” building an operating system that allows humans to direct complex robotic missions remotely…
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President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed cyberattacks and espionage activities carried out by both nations during their bilateral meeting this week.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One during his return flight to the United States, Trump, when asked if he raised the…
If you’re shopping for a new car, and want a sedan with a hybrid powertrain as your chosen method of transport, both the Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla offer electrically assisted variants that are likely on your shortlist. Both these cars have plenty to offer, and can make a…
Lawmakers ripped into Army leaders on Friday, asking why the service this week canceled the imminent deployment of a brigade combat team to Poland.But Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and acting Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve had few answers about the decision. It wasn’t theirs, LaNeve told lawmakers at the…
Some open-world games are huge, but not fun to explore because there is nothing in them, or they simply don’t have cool mechanics to invite players to have fun while traversing. It can be difficult for developers to find a good balance between all the gameplay features, and for some…
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The Navy’s new 30-year shipbuilding plan outlines an effort to buy 15 battleships by 2055, and reveals details about the 80-plus robot boats it aims to add within five years.“Our success will be measured by one metric: a larger, more capable fleet—manned and unmanned—ready to defend our homeland and project…
Military Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves always end up costing more than you think they will. While the U.S. government reimburses many moving expenses or gives benefits and allotments, most military members also experience unexpected out-of-pocket costs. Veteran spouse and military life expert Joanna Guldin joined the PCS With…
In a sudden about-face, Pentagon leaders are asking the White House to restore funding for the E-7 Wedgetail, even after the Air Force sought to spend the money on satellites instead of the next-generation radar plane.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told House appropriators on Tuesday that the Pentagon has sent a…
Ford’s plan to spend $1.8 billion to build electric vehicles at a plant near Toronto is now complete. Except that instead of $1.8 billion, the costs have spiraled to $5 billion. And the EV the plant was going to build is now gas and diesel-powered Super Duty pickups. Still, it’s…
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The U.S. Army has reopened an investigation into a Black female U.S. Army captain and Adjutant General (AG) officer who alleged that her supervisor, a chaplain superior, remarked last year about having her “tied to a tree.” In April, Military.com broke the story of the remark purportedly made towards Tatyana…
Confederate Army Lt. Henry S. Farley fired a single 10-inch mortar round from Fort Johnson on James Island, South Carolina, at 4:30 a.m. April 12, 1861. The shell arced across Charleston Harbor and burst over Fort Sumter, signaling 43 Confederate guns and mortars to open fire. The most deadly conflict…
The Golden Dome missile-defense system would cost $1.2 trillion to build out, far more than the White House has budgeted, according to a new estimate by Congressional researchers.The figure is roughly double the Congressional Budget Office’s initial assessment of Golden Dome, based on the expansive yet vague executive order issued…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the conflict’s rising $29 billion cost and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles. While the Pentagon chief softened his tone from hearings before…
