DECEMBER 18, 2025 - President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Air Force Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, attended a dignified transfer yesterday at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The fallen are Army Sgts. William Howard and Edgar Torres Tovar, both assigned to … [Read more...]
Army Transforms to Meet the Needs
DECEMBER 17, 2025 — The United States Army has consistently transformed to meet the needs of its people, equipment, tactics and strategy over the past 250 years. The year 2025 was no different. Army senior leaders demonstrated this year that no challenge is too great to overcome if new ways of thinking are applied to find solutions. The Army addressed quality-of-life concerns … [Read more...]
Counter-Drone Prototype Succeeds
DECEMBER 17, 2025 - A new, innovative detection system for countering uncrewed aerial systems (c-UAS) conducted its first field tests at sea during the Bold Machina (BOMA) exercise in the Netherlands this September. Rapidly developed by a small team led by officer-scholars from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), the c-UAS system deployed aboard a Dutch Navy fast raiding, … [Read more...]
Military and Industry Test AI for Warfighters
DECEMBER 17, 2025 - On a cold December day, deep in a training area on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, soldiers, airmen, Marines and civilian industry partners came together to test the latest drone and counter-small unmanned aircraft systems technology, while rapidly sharing targeting data through the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Maven Smart System. Scarlet Dragon … [Read more...]
Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Lucy Stone
DECEMBER 17, 2025 – John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209) was delivered to the Navy, Dec. 16. The delivery marks the official transfer of the ship from shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO to the Navy. Delivery follows the successful completion of sea trials to test the readiness and capability of the ship and to validate … [Read more...]