APRIL 13, 2026 - U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach hosted Indian Air Force Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh for an official counterpart visit Apr. 8 to advance shared priorities in support of the strong and growing U.S.-India defense partnership. As part of the visit, Singh received a full honors arrival at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling … [Read more...]
1st Cavalry Division Tests ‘Golden Shield’
APRIL 13, 2026 – The 1st Cavalry Division has completed the latest phase of its counter drone experimentation, a live-fire exercise from April 7-9 testing cUAS systems for its “Golden Shield” counter-drone concept for an Armored formation. This significant step in the division's Pegasus Charge initiative incorporated autonomous cUAS battlefield effectors for the first time, … [Read more...]
Air Force Considering Alaskan AI Data Centers
APRIL 11, 2026 - The Department of the Air Force is moving forward with actions to potentially build and operate one or more advanced artificial intelligence data centers at three DAF installations in Alaska. The DAF is offering approximately 4,700 acres of underutilized land across Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, and Clear Space Force … [Read more...]
Meet the Dive Recovery Team of Artemis II
APRIL 10, 2026 - The first face the Artemis II crew will see upon their return to Earth will be the face of a U.S. Navy Sailor. Lt. Cmdr. Jesse Wang, Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Laddy Aldridge, Chief Hospital Corpsman Vlad Link, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Steve Kapala make up the dive medical team who will be the first to open the Orion capsule upon its return to … [Read more...]
New England Sailors Gain Fleet Perspective
APRIL 10, 2026 - Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) New England gained a rare, firsthand look at the future of naval warfare during a tour of the future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) while the ship was ported in Newport, R.I., March 6, 2026. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile … [Read more...]