Military pay raises of up to 7%, faster health care for transitioning service members and several reforms affecting the U.S. Air Force Academy are one step closer to becoming law after the House of Representatives approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday. The…
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FARNBOROUGH, UK—The first robot wingman to fly with U.S. aircraft in a major multi-national exercise wasn’t among the ones that the Air Force picked for initial-production contracts last month. Instead, it was the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, which is being developed by Boeing for the Australian Royal Air Force—and a company…
After just a few months of content releases, Marathon is finally taking the plunge and releasing a limited-time PvE mode called Vault Breaker. Trading intense PvP extraction for a more focused roguelite loop, between July 21st and August 4th, we are going to get to see a whole different side…
What Is DEFCON? DEFCON, short for Defense Readiness Condition or simply Defense Condition, is the U.S. military’s ranking system for defense readiness for a potential nuclear attack. The system of ranking the perceived threat to national security originated during the Cold War, when fear of communism was at a high.…
Most transitioning service members treat LinkedIn like a second resume: Upload a headshot, job title, rating, MOS, AFSC, or designator, write the About section, copy-paste the Experience section. Done. Except that’s not how LinkedIn was designed to be used. It’s not a copy of your resume or a billboard for…
Sail250 Virginia opens this week with an international fleet of more than 60 tall ships and military vessels from 20 countries arriving in Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area. The event is one of five official U.S. ports hosting the national Sail250 America tour to mark the country’s 250th anniversary.…
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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has introduced multiple provisions within the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that focus on childcare for military families, stopping “secret” spending by the Pentagon, and codifying sex-neutral standards. The NDAA recently passed out of both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, setting…
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A new memorandum issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) calls for changes to care provided to LGBTQ+ military veterans, including ceasing all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and disbanding “gender ideology” initiatives. Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health John Bartrum signed the June 12 memo, originally…
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OpenAI will bring ChatGPT to GenAI.mil, the Pentagon’s generative-AI platform, in “early July,” a company official said Tuesday.The AI firm is working with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Mohammed Husain—the company’s strategic delivery lead for cyber—said at the Defense One Tech Summit in Arlington, Virginia.“I think we’re going live extremely…
Future military satellites may someday receive a command as simple as, “Find the Chinese carrier battle group,” and determine for themselves how to complete the mission. For retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Brook Leonard, that future is no longer science fiction. In an interview with Military.com, Leonard, a former senior…
A well-known hunter is in hot water over a controversial video showing him stab a wounded coyote with a knife. The graphic video, which was originally leaked to Cowboy State Daily by a private investigator, depicts Aaron Snyder approach a wounded coyote, pull it from a bush, kick it to…
Compared to the previous month’s Forza Horizon 6, 007 First Light, and Lego Batman, June 2026’s triple-A games lineup is somewhat lacking. So far, the biggest releases of the month have been ports; for instance, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition launched on the Switch 2,…
The nation’s largest counterintelligence unit aims to use artificial intelligence tools to speed security clearance reviews for people and companies seeking to do sensitive work on behalf of the government.The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency can use AI to reduce parts of the vetting process from “months to hours,” said…
