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Air National Guard dangles $7,500 bonus for eligible reenlistments

Aug 07th: The Air National Guard is ramping up for a “Summer Surge Incentive” in an effort to keep eligible service members in uniform. Read more ▸

Marine Corps hackathon announced for fall

Aug 07th: The service is bringing artificial intelligence developers together in California to build tools that can be quickly refined or immediately moved into use. Read more ▸

Senate confirms new chief of space operations

Aug 07th: The Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess as the U.S. Space Force's next chief of space operations. Read more ▸

Rheinmetall says ramping up ATACMS output will take time as US rebuilds stocks

Aug 07th: Rheinmetall signed a memorandum of understanding with Lockheed last month to jointly produce Army Tactical Missile Systems. Read more ▸

Pentagon ready to deploy Salesforce AI agents for admin tasks

Aug 07th: Salesforce said the Defense Department and the Army’s Human Resources Command approved its autonomous AI agents for missions with sensitive information. Read more ▸

An Air Force robot made the C-17 part no vendor would

Aug 06th: A U.S. Air Force robot made a replacement part for a damaged C-17 Globemaster III when no vendor would. Read more ▸

Major VA study to examine effectiveness of psilocybin on depression, PTSD

Aug 06th: The VA is launching a study on the safety and effectiveness of psilocybin — magic mushrooms — for treating major depressive disorder. Read more ▸

Navy fires top auditor amid report that she insulted subordinates

Aug 06th: The probe concluded that Donjette Gilmore, auditor general of the Navy Audit Service, made a habit of harassing and belittling subordinates. Read more ▸

SOUTHCOM replaces Southern Spear with Western Hemisphere task force targeting criminal networks

Aug 06th: U.S. Southern Command replaced Operation Souther Spear with a new task force targeting narcoterrorism networks. Read more ▸

Boeing wins first production contract for jet-powered JDAM

Aug 06th: Boeing won the first production contract for a jet-powered guided bomb that can fly more than 300 nautical miles. Read more ▸

Their military careers were cut short in combat. Now they’re fighting Congress for their full benefits.

Aug 06th: Combat-injured veterans argue they shouldn’t be penalized after war injuries cut their careers short, but the cost could reach $78 billion. Read more ▸

Iran issues warning to Gulf states: US must desist or you’ll be hit hard

Aug 06th: Iran has made a concerted push with Gulf states, warning them explicitly that Tehran will hit their oil, power and water plants unless U.S. strikes end. Read more ▸

Navy removes the head of its drone program just 8 months into her tenure

Aug 06th: Eight months after her appointment as Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Robotic and Autonomous Systems, Rebecca Gassler was removed from her position. Read more ▸

Senator introduces bill to stop VA from recouping military separation pay from disabled vets

Aug 06th: An Arizona senator introduced a bill that would prevent veterans from being surprised when the VA docks their disability payments to recoup separation pay. Read more ▸

North Carolina National Guard settles lawsuit over blocking Facebook critic

Aug 06th: The North Carolina National Guard settled a federal lawsuit with a former guardsman who alleged the service violated his First Amendment rights. Read more ▸

30 days after Army communications overhaul, questions remain about access to information

Aug 05th: One month after the Army announced its communications overhaul, some military families are saying the changes have made it harder to find information. Read more ▸

Trump-class battleship program will cost $275 billion, CBO report says

Aug 05th: The Congressional Budget Office estimates the Navy’s new Trump-class battleship program will cost $275 billion, with the first ship costing $23.4 billion. Read more ▸

Firestorm Labs builds drones aboard USS Essex without shore resupply

Aug 05th: Service members aboard the USS Essex were able to 3D-print 12 first-person view drones using a containerized microfactory. Read more ▸

The countdown begins: National Coast Guard Museum one year from opening

Aug 05th: The 80,000-square-foot National Coast Guard Museum is slated to open the week of the service's 237th anniversary. Read more ▸

Everybody wanted to visit the wounded soldier. I wanted to be left alone.

Aug 05th: The athletes, actors, and officers meant well, but a soldier injured in Iraq just wanted time with his wife. Read more ▸

‘Meatball’ no more: Marine recruit drops over 100 pounds for boot camp

Aug 05th: Michael Guzman recently graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island after losing nearly 100 pounds to serve. Read more ▸

The Army certifies its first equestrians as it revamps horse care

Aug 05th: The Army recently established the 08H Army Equestrian military occupational specialty and qualified some of the first soldiers through an 18-week program. Read more ▸

US Navy, Saildrone to use unmanned systems in expanded counternarcotics role

Aug 05th: The U.S. Navy is extending its use of Saildrone unmanned surface vehicles for an expanded counternarcotics mission. Read more ▸

US Army wants a surface-to-air missile that can destroy small drones

Aug 04th: The U.S. Army wants new surface-to-air missiles, costing less than $150,000 apiece, that can destroy small drones. Read more ▸

Risk of developing ALS varies by service, study finds

Aug 04th: Air Force, Coast Guard and Navy veterans had the highest rates of ALS diagnosis in an analysis of more than 14,400 cases. Read more ▸

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