SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - The Department of War today announced the extension of the Pilot Health Insurance Enhancement for DOW Civilian Employees in Japan, reaffirming the department’s commitment to improving access to medical care for its overseas workforce, and adding interpreter support. Launched on Jan. 1, 2025, the pilot program was designed to provide no-cost supplemental … [Read more...]
Hegseth Updates Military Fitness Standards
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - As I stated in my initial message to the Force, "Our standards will be high, uncompromising, and clear." To ensure the lethality and readiness of America's fighting Force, military leaders at all levels must ensure our Warfighters are prepared to meet the demanding requirements of combat by enforcing standards and leading by example. Our military's … [Read more...]
Hegseth Speaks at Gold Star Meeting
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today chaired the first-ever meeting of the War Department's Gold Star Advisory Council, during which he vowed to improve the Pentagon's overall process for interacting with Gold Star families, including the department's Casualty Assistance Program. Gold Star family members are the surviving relatives of U.S. service members … [Read more...]
Trilateral Exercise Kicks Off in the Pacific
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30, two U.S. Air Force F-35s, two RAAF F-35s and two Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15Js fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean prior to the start of Exercise Bushido Guardian (BG) 25 near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 26, 2025. Bushido Guardian has historically been a bilateral exercise between the JASDF and RAAF, but BG25 marks … [Read more...]
Army Conducts First Switchblade 600 Live-Fire Exercise
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - As part of Pegasus Charge, 1st Cavalry Division's effort in support of the Army's "Transforming in Contact" initiative to modernize armored formations, soldiers assigned to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted Fort Hood's first live-fire exercise of the Switchblade 600 Loitering Munition System, Sept. 15. The Switchblade … [Read more...]