Every year, thousands of Americans consider serving in the military. You can make the military a very rewarding growth experience if you prepare yourself before joining. Here are the top 10 things you need to consider before meeting with a recruiter: 1. Self-Motivation Joining the military is often a life-defining…
CAIRO (AP) — Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with a pause in attacks coming after a period of rapidly escalating tensions. The comments came after…
A new veteran-founded nonprofit is trying to turn race registrations into a route back to structure, purpose and community. Operation WarriorFit, based in North Carolina, provides free or substantially discounted entries to veterans, active duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and first responders. Founder and Executive Director Jonathan…
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) announcement earlier this month of 11 nations’ support for the procurement of Saab GlobalEye aircraft as NATO’s new Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) is drawing varied reactions, with one former U.S. official warning that the path forward is an “easy button” that puts…
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Air Force officials are pursuing a space-based system to detect airborne threats and pushing off additional funding for battlespace awareness aircraft in the 2027 budget, even as the service’s fleet of radar planes is in Iran’s sights.A base contract has been awarded for a new space-based…
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The next 15 years will likely see potential adversaries crank up their space and counter-space capabilities, so the Space Force needs more people and money, the service’s chief said as he rolled out two long-awaited policy documents on Wednesday.Together, “Objective Force 2040” and “Future Operating Environment…
It seems everyone wants to rule the cosmos—or get a spaceplane. But the more satellites militaries launch and rely on, the more they need a good watchdog to protect them. And what’s better than one with a robotic arm that can also refuel?That’s where the MDA Midnight platform, unveiled at…
An unmanned helicopter concept being developed by Airbus for Marine Corps logistics missions may pave the way for an armed variant, company officials say.Airbus is working on an unmanned version of the MQ-72C Lakota for the Marines’ Aerial Logistics Connector competition; on Wednesday, the company said it had completed another…
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NASHVILLE—The Army is continuing to name its airframes after Indigenous tribes with its first tiltrotor aircraft. The MV-75 is officially the Cheyenne II, the service’s undersecretary announced Wednesday at the Army Aviation Warfighting Summit.Members of the tribe have served in every U.S. armed service and during every major conflict, said…
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