Navy launches initiative to improve food quality at installations
The U.S. Navy has announced a new pilot program that will seek to provide sailors with healthier culinary options and more avenues to use their meal entitlements. The service is launching its shore food service transformation initiative at Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Mississippi, and...
Blade Show 2026 Opens Next Week in Atlanta
Next week, large scale manufacturers, small custom shops, dealers, and enthusiasts will all mix and mingle in Atlanta for Blade Show 2026. The first thing that comes to mind with Blade (’round these parts, anyway) is the new knives. Along with SHOT Show in the...
How US Army combat medics are preparing for an Indo-Pacific fight
HONOLULU — As the U.S. Army prepares for a possible fight in the Indo-Pacific theater, combat medical teams are seeing vast differences in what treating wounded personnel there would entail compared to recent conflicts. Looking back at previous wars, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, the...
US Army integrates veterinarians into human combat care
HONOLULU — In an effort to mitigate logistical issues that accompany large-scale combat operations, the U.S. Army is working to better integrate veterinarians into combat care. To better prepare for the possibility of a large injury rate in a future Indo-Pacific fight, combat medical teams...
US Army receives first lightweight Javelin launchers
The U.S. Army has received its first batch of new, lighter Javelin launchers, defense contractor RTX announced in a statement Tuesday, the most recent development for the guided missile system credited with helping Ukraine stave off Russia’s initial invasion. The Lightweight Command Launch Unit, LWCLU,...
Immigration stress: A readiness problem the Pentagon does not measure
The military measures readiness through deployments, training, retention and equipment. Recent ICE detentions of military spouses have exposed a question the Pentagon has not publicly answered: are threats of deportation affecting troops’ ability to serve? The Trump administration said in 2025 that “military service alone...
Sapper-turned-influencer charged for bomb-making tutorials
A former U.S. Army combat engineer turned gun influencer was arrested for distributing videos that provided step-by-step instructions on making explosives. In the criminal complaint filed in a Missouri federal court, authorities linked Jordan Derrick’s tutorials to at least two incidents, including the deadly 2025...
DARPA launches search for robot medics to treat battlefield casualties
In situations where battlefield medical care becomes overwhelmed during heavy combat, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking toward a future in which robot medics tend to casualties. The agency envisions swarms of robots linking up to drag wounded personnel to safety. They...
US lawmakers weigh aviation fuel cost increase from Iran war in fiscal 2027 defense hearing
After the nationwide average of fuel prices increased significantly due to the war in Iran, U.S. lawmakers are grappling with its effects on aviation fuel ahead of approval for fiscal year 2027’s National Defense Authorization Act request. A portion of the U.S. Air Force’s budget...
US launches ‘self-defense’ strikes against Iran amid ongoing ceasefire
The U.S. military on Monday conducted “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, U.S. Central Command said, to prevent Iranian hostilities toward U.S. troops. The strikes targeted missile launch sites and Iranian boats that were in the process of laying mines, according to Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins,...
