Monday, September 21

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—As Air Force leaders prepare to hand AI more decision-making power in the years ahead, they’re also working to get airmen comfortable with that.  “A little bit scary, but we need to lean into it,” Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said at the Air and Space Association’s Air, Space…

Nearly 200 feet beneath the turquoise water of Bikini Atoll, an American aircraft carrier still rests upright on the lagoon floor. USS Saratoga survived Japanese torpedoes, kamikaze attacks and years of fighting across the Pacific during World War II. What finally sank the carrier was an atomic bomb detonated underwater…

The voices behind some of America’s most recognizable animated characters belonged to those who served in uniform long before they entertained us with their amazing voice acting chops. Some of these actors entertained troops or worked behind the desk at a radio station. Others survived malaria, flew combat missions, or…

The Marine Corps laid out its fiscal 2027 enlistment bonuses in MARADMIN 405/26, signed Sept. 2. The incentives take effect Oct. 1 and run through Sept. 30, 2027. For anyone considering a Marine contract this year, the useful part of the message is narrower than the headline. The Corps is…

The Central Intelligence Agency is overhauling its acquisition process to get new tech faster, officials said Monday. A new framework introduces a vendor-vetting system, streamlines IT authorization, and “provides clear pathways for CIA to leverage its unique authorities to acquire essential capabilities, rapidly onboard breakthrough technology prototypes, and modernize its core systems to meet…

Update: The Pentagon will reportedly carry out performance reviews of major U.S. defense firms and plans to make “noncompliance determinations” in the weeks ahead, The Hill and the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The reviews come on the heels of an executive order President Trump signed last month vowing closer scrutiny…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Along with Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt was the American president most fascinated with nature and with the American West, and like Jefferson, Roosevelt transformed the region he loved. I’m dan Flores, and this is the American West, brought to you by Velvet Buck Wine, where the hunt…

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