DECEMBER 9, 2025 - With stress and burnout continuing to affect service members, the Washington National Guard (WANG) is testing a new strategy: training the brain like any other muscle. The WANG opened three MindGyms on Nov. 21, becoming the first Army National Guard in the nation to offer a virtual mental-fitness system that uses neurofeedback and sensory-reduction technology … [Read more...]
Department of War Brings Back PSYOPs
DECEMBER 9, 2025 - Effective immediately, the Department of War (DoW) will use the term Psychological Operations (PSYOP) instead of Military Information Support Operations (MlSO) to describe planned operations that convey selected information and indicators to foreign audiences in an effort to influence the emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and ultimately the behavior of … [Read more...]
Driscoll Praises Soldiers at Ranger Graduation
DECEMBER 9, 2025 — Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll addressed the 121 newest Ranger-qualified Soldiers during a graduation ceremony Dec. 5, 2025, at Fort Benning's Victory Pond. "You are now part of an elite warrior class, forged through voluntary hardship, that moves further, faster, and fights harder than any other Soldier,” Driscoll said. The secretary’s … [Read more...]
U.S., Australian Cooperation on Land, Air, & Sea
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong conduct a joint press briefing at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2025. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Brann) DECEMBER 9, 2025 - The U.S. and longtime ally … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: McKibben
DECEMBER 8, 2025 - On his third deployment to Vietnam, Army Sgt. Ray McKibben went after the enemy on numerous occasions when his unit was unable to do so themselves. McKibben didn't survive his tour of duty, but his courage and dedication to the mission led him to receive a posthumous Medal of Honor. McKibben was born Oct. 27, 1946, in Felton, Georgia, to Albert and Dottie … [Read more...]