• Army Begins Simulated Combat in Hawaii
    NOVEMBER 7, 2026 – After days of preparation and staging across the Hawaiian archipelago, U.S. Army forces and their multinational partners began training against opposing forces during a Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center Rotation, Nov. 4. This phase of the…
  • Air Force Strengthens Counter-Drone Readiness
    NOVEMBER 6, 2026 – Joint Interagency Task Force 401 conducted counter-drone training with the 6th Security Forces Squadron and U.S. Secret Service agents at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, last month, strengthening their ability to defend critical installations and infrastructure…
  • Centcom Benefits From Project Agincourt, Drone Dominance Efforts
    NOVEMBER 5, 2026 – So far this year, frontline troops in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility have received more than 25,000 unmanned aerial systems and counter-UAS to help them better execute their mission. The Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager…
  • Border Operation Sees 70% Drop in Rio Grande Valley Crossings
    NOVEMBER 4, 2026 – Just 30 days after U.S. Northern Command and Joint Task Force Southern Border repositioned hundreds of service members to Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, illegal crossings and suspicious activity in the sector have plummeted by approximately 70%.…
  • National Museum of the Marine Corps Marks 20 Years
    NOVEMBER 4, 2026 – The National Museum of the Marine Corps marks its 20th anniversary on November 10, 2026, celebrating two decades of preserving Marine Corps history while continuing to expand with new exhibits that tell the Corps’ ongoing story.…
  • National Guard Expands Weekend Drill Child Care Program
    NOVEMBER 4, 2026 — For U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Amber Peck, finding reliable child care became one of the greatest challenges of serving in the Wisconsin Army National Guard. As a co-parent in a dual-military family, overlapping drill weekends…
  • Air Force Enters New Era for Rotary-Wing Operations
    NOVEMBER 3, 2026 – Joint Base Andrews marked a historic milestone Nov. 2, with the arrival of the first HH-60W Jolly Green II, bringing a new generation of Air Force rotary-wing capabilities to the nation’s capital for the first time…
  • USS George Washington Sailors Vote While Deployed
    NOVEMBER 3, 2026 – Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington voted during a voting rodeo event held in the ship’s library last month. Navy Chaplain (Lt.) Steven Matkins, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s voting assistance officer, organized…
  • Marines Reunite for Special Netflix Film Screening
    NOVEMBER 2, 2026 – The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation welcomed members of the 6th Marine Division for a special reunion and advance screening of Netflix’s World War II film The Mosquito Bowl at the National Museum of the Marine Corps…
  • Marines Earn Top Honors at Drill Instructor School
    NOVEMBER 2, 2026 – Marines assigned to Blount Island Command earned two of three honor graduate spots in their drill instructor school class and brought leadership lessons back to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Fla. Marine Corps Staff Sgt.…
  • Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Returns Home After Northern Patrol
    OCTOBER 31, 2026 – The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Stratton returned to their home port in Alameda, California, Oct. 24, after a 103-day patrol in the Arctic and Bering Sea, where they worked to reinforce maritime safety, security…
  • DoW Strengthening Military Installation Infrastructure
    OCTOBER 30, 2026 – The War Department embarked this year on new initiatives to strengthen the infrastructure of military installations and to build a new prototype American base, said Dale Marks, assistant secretary of war for energy, installations and environment,…
  • Marine Corps to Present Purple Heart to Korean War Veteran
    OCTOBER 29, 2026 – The Marine Corps will recognize 95-year-old Korean War veteran and former Pfc. Louis J. Mercadante, who served with the storied Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, during a Purple Heart presentation ceremony at the National Museum…
  • Hegseth Outlines Cooperative Agenda for Regional Stability in Asia
    OCTOBER 29, 2026 – During remarks at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers’ Meeting in the Cebu province of the Philippines today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth outlined a defense cooperation agenda focused on practical collaboration and regional…
  • Air Force Establishes New Hypersonic Capabilities
    OCTOBER 28, 2026 – The Department of the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract for the production and fielding of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, Sept. 29, 2026. The contract was executed under the Department of…
  • Competition for Next Great American Base Heating Up
    OCTOBER 28, 2026 – Competition to host the Next Great American Base — a premier joint force installation project — has been met with “exceptional” nationwide interest. That’s what Dale Marks, assistant secretary of war for energy, installations and environment,…
  • How One Unexpected Encounter Changed a Veteran’s Life
    Mike Deardorff knew he wanted to join the military since he was 10 years old. But upon returning home from more than a decade of realizing his dream in the U.S. Marine Corps, the transition back to civilian life would…
  • ‘War’ Sends Clarifying Message to Adversaries About Mission
    OCTOBER 27, 2026 – A little over a year ago, in September 2025, President Donald J. Trump rechristened the Department of Defense as the Department of War — a name it held once before, back when the Pentagon first opened…
  • Marines Support NATO Security Initiative in the Baltic Sea
    OCTOBER 10, 2026 – A specialized team of U.S. Marines currently deployed to Europe will be re-tasked to the Baltic Sea region to support the NATO-led Enhanced Vigilance Activity Baltic Sentry. Around four dozen U.S. Marines from 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,…
  • Air Force Demonstrates Rocket Cargo Delivery
    OCTOBER 24, 2026 – The Air Force Research Laboratory tested the Rocket Cargo project’s point-to-point delivery capabilities during a commercial rideshare launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Oct. 20. Rocket Cargo is a research and development project to…
  • Foundation Launches Fundraiser to Restore Vandalized Iwo Jima Monument
    OCTOBER 23, 2026 — The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation (MCHF) is launching a fundraising campaign to support the restoration of the historic Iwo Jima monument near Marine Corps Base Quantico following extensive vandalism on October 21, 2026. The limestone sculpture,…
  • DoW Publishes Seventh Release of UFO Files
    OCTOBER 23, 2026 – Today, the Department of War is publishing the seventh release of declassified and historical Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE). The collection continues to…
  • Unmanned Helicopter Gets Second Life
    OCTOBER 23, 2026 – In a prime demonstration of Joint Force agility and resource optimization, the Navy and Army partnered to rapidly repurpose divested MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, transforming excess inventory into dynamic test assets. At the direction of…
  • DARPA Autonomous Vehicles Deliver at Fort Knox Event
    OCTOBER 22, 2026 — Two dozen distinguished visitors from key military and government organizations gathered at Fort Knox’s St. Vith Range Oct. 15 to witness a technological capability that is set to reshape the future of ground combat. Developed under…
  • Navy Selects Radiant Industries for Microreactor Prototype
    OCTOBER 21, 2026 – The Department of the Navy announces the selection of Radiant Industries, Inc. (Radiant) to design, build, and deliver a prototype Microreactor Power Plant (MPP). The selection of Radiant’s Kaleidos microreactor design, pursued in conjunction with the…
  • Arctic Experiment Explores Ways to Close Air Surveillance Gaps
    OCTOBER 21, 2026 – U.S. military personnel, scientists and international partners conducted live-fly testing in Alaska last month during the final event of a three-year Arctic air domain awareness experiment series, collecting data to assess technology that could help close…
  • Squadrons Fortify Pacific Airfields, Advance Agile Combat Employment
    OCTOBER 20, 2026 – Air Force civil engineers recently completed a deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to revitalize historic runways and infrastructure abandoned after World War II on the neighboring island of Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, helping prepare…
  • F-22 Directs Collaborative Combat Aircraft in Airborne Demonstration
    OCTOBER 19, 2026 – The Department of the Air Force executed airborne tactical command and in-flight control of a YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft from an F-22 Raptor earlier this month, advancing efforts to rapidly develop, evaluate and deliver mission-autonomy capabilities…
  • Hegseth Thanks Young Americans in Knoxville
    OCTOBER 17, 2026 – On the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with two groups of young Americans who opted to defend the nation, falling in line behind generations of Americans who served…
  • Guard Helps Prepare Astronauts for Lunar Landings
    OCTOBER 16, 2026 — The Colorado Army National Guard is playing a critical role in humanity’s return to the moon by partnering with NASA to train astronauts for upcoming crewed missions to the moon’s south pole region. At the High-Altitude…
  • Navy Lands Drone Ship Without GPS
    OCTOBER 16, 2026 – The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division successfully proved an unmanned system can navigate missions and land aboard Navy ships without GPS or pilot control during recent testing. “In contested areas where satellites and communications are…
  • Guard Mobilizes for Southern Border Mission
    OCTOBER 15, 2026 – New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 204th Engineer Battalion are mobilizing to the nation’s southern border for Operation Ardent Vanguard, supporting border defense, detection, monitoring and infrastructure. The battalion held a mobilization ceremony…
  • Autonomous Warfare Command Has Always Been End State
    OCTOBER 15, 2026 – Project Agincourt as a pathway to a four-star-led Autonomous Warfare Command has always been in the cards, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said yesterday at the 2026 Association of the United States Army annual meeting and…
  • Training Prepares Soldier to Save Lives During Accident
    OCTOBER 14, 2026 – What began as a routine commute to work Oct. 5 quickly became anything but for Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Hytower, a practical nursing specialist assigned to Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.…
  • Army Drives the Success of the Joint Force
    OCTOBER 13, 2026 — The Army’s top civilian leader said the service remains central to the success of the joint force during the opening ceremony of the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting and exposition on Oct. 12.…
  • DoW Certifies Second Guided-Missile Destroyer
    OCTOBER 12, 2026 – Following a comprehensive, multi-phase due diligence review, the Department of War has determined that significant operational and managerial improvements at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) have established the capacity and stability necessary to support the…
  • DPAA Identifies Record Number of POW/MIA
    OCTOBER 9, 2026 – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified the remains of 250 service members missing from past conflicts in fiscal year 2026, surpassing its previous record of 231 set last year. The last identification was Army Capt. Albert…
  • Air Force Breaks Ground on B-21 Production Facility
    OCTOBER 8, 2026 – The Department of the Air Force alongside Northrop Grumman broke ground on the new final assembly line at Air Force Plant 42, Sep. 29, marking a significant step toward expanding production capacity for the B-21 Raider…
  • Hegseth Visits USS Lincoln Ahead of Deployment
    SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth boarded the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln at sea yesterday, one day prior to the ship returning to its home port of San Diego. Hegseth’s visit came at the end of…
  • Army Command Holds Mercury Rising Event
    OCTOBER 7, 2026 – Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company took part in the first “Mercury Rising” event of the new fiscal year at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Oct. 2. Led by Army…
  • Columbus State University Creates Center for Military History Studies
    OCTOBER 7, 2026 – Through the Moore Institute, Columbus State aims to grow its existing military history programs that foster informed public discourse, preserve critical historical records and offer valuable educational opportunities. Situated in Columbus, Georgia—near vital military installations like…
  • Marines Enhance Anti-Ship Tactics in Hawaii
    OCTOBER 6, 2026 – U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Littoral Combat Team’s Medium-Range Missile (MMSL) Battery conducted a two-part training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 2026, to build proficiency in modernized artillery…
  • Trump, Hegseth Announce New Maryland Shipyard
    OCTOBER 6, 2026 – President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today announced the development of a new shipyard, to be called “Arsenal-2,” during a ceremony at the future site in Sparrows Point, Maryland. The project will…
  • Hegseth Attends Air Force, Navy Football Game
    OCTOBER 3, 2026 – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado, today, where he addressed roughly 3,500 members of the school’s cadet wing ahead of the annual Air Force vs. Naval…
  • Marine Corps Achieves FY26 Recruiting Mission
    OCTOBER 2, 2026 – Marine Corps Recruiting Command exceeded its fiscal year 2026 recruiting mission across every component and category, leading a historic, departmentwide rebound in military enlistments. Defying national trends and proving that the appeal of elite service remains…
  • The Work Behind a 2-Hour Airborne Mission
    OCTOBER 2, 2026 – Inside the King 98 — a call sign for an HC-130J Combat King II — loadmasters prepared for another group of jumpers while the aircrew set up the next approach. A completed parachute drop meant finishing…
  • Military Gains Greater Access to Bleeding Control Tech
    SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 – BC3 Technologies, a Baltimore-based medical technology company pioneering innovation in emergency medical response and hemorrhage control, today announced that its flagship SEAL Hemostatic Wound Spray is now available at 77 Army & Air Force Exchange Service…
  • Navy and National Guard Breaks Ground on Machine Gun Range
    SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 — The Oregon National Guard and U.S. Navy broke ground Sept. 9 on a new Multi-Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) Range at the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility, marking the start of construction on a project more than…
  • Last Produced Harrier Jet Moved To Museum
    SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 – The U.S. Marine Corps’ last produced AV-8B II+ Harrier traveled to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, for its final mission this July. BuNo 166288 was demilitarized and made safe for display prior to departure by truck…
  • U.S. Based F-35B Squadron Deploys to Japan
    SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 – The U.S. Marine Corps deploys Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, also known as the “Hawks,” an F-35B Lightning II squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, under the…
  • Building the Spaceport of the Future
    AUGUST 10, 2026 – Dominance in space begins on the ground. At Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Civil Engineers are forging power projection platforms for the Spaceport of the Future initiative. The initiative is focused…
  • Army Breaks Ground on Ammunition Plant in Iowa
    JULY 22, 2026 — On July 15, the U.S. Army marked a significant milestone in its modernization efforts by breaking ground on a new 155mm ammunition production facility at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant. The ceremony, attended by local officials…
  • FBI Arrests Leaker of Downed Fighter Jet Over Iran
    APRIL 8, 2026 – The FBI has arrested a former U.S. Special Operations Command employee for allegedly leaking the downing of the F-15e fighter jet shot down over Iran late last week, the FBI announced today. FBI Director Kash Patel…
  • Advanced Shipbuilding ‘Factory of the Future’ Opens in Alabama
    MARCH 23, 2026 – Funded in part by Navy investments provided in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the advanced manufacturing company Hadrian officially opened a new facility in Cherokee, Alabama March 20th that will boost production of U.S.…
  • Air Force Evaluates Real Estate Opportunities
    MARCH 9, 2026 – The Department of the Air Force and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force signed a memorandum of understanding to explore mutually beneficial opportunities at Hanscom Air Force Base, March 5. The…
  • Air Force Modernizes Physical Fitness Program
    MARCH 1, 2026 – The Air Force announced an update to its Physical Fitness Readiness Program (PFRP) in a Directive Type Memorandum introducing new standards and scoring models designed to better align with the demands of modern warfare and promote…
  • Pete Hegseth Travels to Denver, CO
    FEBRUARY 22, 2026 – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will travel to Denver, Colorado, tomorrow, to visit True Anomaly and Sierra Space. Secretary Hegseth will also administer the oath of enlistment to the next generation of American warfighters at Buckley…
  • Boots to Business Empowers Military Entrepreneurs
    JANUARY 30, 2026 — The Army’s home in the Caribbean hosted a Small Business Administration Veterans Business Outreach Center Boots to Business workshop Jan. 28–29, equipping transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses with practical knowledge and resources to start…