U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Clark, 36th Operations Support Squadron weather apprentice and forecaster, observes cloud patterns using a Mark IV-B weather system to determine if a storm is forming during exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 25, 2025. REFORPAC, part of the first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise series, … [Read more...]
DoD Transitions Soldiers to Support ICE
JULY 28, 2025 - The Department of Defense announced a change in the duty status of military personnel supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in its immigration law enforcement mission. Personnel will transition from Title 10 to Title 32 status. This change affects the 1,200 service members currently authorized for the mission and includes an additional 500 newly … [Read more...]
Baltic States Pledge to Meet NATO’s 5% GDP Military Target
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a quadrilateral exchange with Estonian Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur, Latvian Minister of Defense Andris Sprūds, and Lithuanian Minister of Defense Dovilė Šakalienė at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 25, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aiko Bongolan) JULY 27, 2025 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held … [Read more...]
DoD Moves Forward With PCS Overhaul
JULY 26, 2025 - The Defense Department's Permanent Change of Station Joint Task Force is taking decisive steps to stabilize the military move process following the termination of its contract with HomeSafe Alliance, June 18, 2025. During a press briefing earlier this week, Army Maj. Gen. Lance G. Curtis, task force commander, stated that the decision was made after HomeSafe … [Read more...]
Army Unveils Lightweight Combat Assault Ration
JULY 25, 2025 - The Army's new close combat assault ration features a 39% volume reduction and 17% weight reduction compared to existing field rations, allowing warfighters to carry five days' worth of nutrition in a three-day footprint. The new, lightweight, energy packed, nutrient-dense, individual field ration, called the Close Combat Assault Ration, CCAR, is now available … [Read more...]