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Pentagon to roll out new test to assess troops’ cognitive performance
The Defense Department is updating its Cognitive Monitoring Program to include a next-generation capability to meet increased operational demands and reflect matured science. The department will transition from the current Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics, or ANAM, to an “improved capability” through a phased implementation effective...
House passes $1.15 trillion defense bill in near party-line vote
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday, approving a historic $1.15 trillion budget for the Pentagon amid uncertainty on the future of the Iran war. The increased budget, up from the $900.6 billion authorized last year,...
Military’s largest supercomputer is now live at Navy base
Naval Support Activity Monterey, California, is now home to the Pentagon’s most powerful supercomputer. The base, which houses the Naval Postgraduate School, the Naval Research Lab and Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center, received a DGX GB300 computer — billed as the highest-performing AI processing...
The BRRRRT Act would keep more Warthogs flying and force the Air Force to reverse course
A House bill filed this week would force the Air Force to keep at least 126 A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthogs, far more than were in the service’s plans, and to reverse a year’s work dismantling the aircraft’s maintenance depot, pilot training pipeline and weapons course....
Two Wyoming Air National Guard commanders relieved of duty
Two senior Wyoming Air National Guard commanders were relieved of command late last week due to a loss of confidence. 153rd Airlift Wing Commander Col. Brian Diehl and 153rd Operations Group Commander Col. Lawrence Sullivan were relieved from their posts on July 17, according to...
US Navy moving forward on West Coast dock for aircraft carriers
Concerned by the lack of docks on the West Coast that can service large vessels such as aircraft carriers, the U.S. Navy is moving forward with plans to build a new dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The Navy recently published a Sources Sought notice...
Thousands of Marines, sailors back in Japan after deploying for Iran war
The Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Japan on Wednesday after supporting military operations in the Middle East for several months during the Iran war. The 31st MEU, made up of approximately 2,200 service members, arrived at White Beach...
4 US soldiers killed in Iran war return to American soil
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE — Four U.S. service members returned to American soil in flag-draped caskets on Wednesday after being killed in Iranian attacks in the Middle East. The ceremony, known as a “dignified transfer” of the bodies, comes amid growing frustration with the U.S.-Israeli...
Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat makes Farnborough Airshow debut
LONDON — An unusually warm London sun beat down on the grey body of an aircraft. Sleek and gently curved, an average onlooker taking a cursory glance at the airframe may have assumed it to be a small fighter jet. And it may accompany fighter...
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