Wheels up, instructor down: Army aviation students to fly solo cross-country
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a… lone Army aviation student in the cockpit? For the first time in decades, student pilots are flying solo across the country, the Army announced Thursday, as part of a curriculum change the schoolhouse hopes will create more...
‘Let the AI do it’: Former Air Force secretary pits machine against human operators
As the U.S. Air Force moves to increasingly incorporate artificial intelligence into operations, the force needs to train human operators effectively to use the tools. But the technology might make a better fighter than the human at times, a former Air Force secretary said. At...
US Navy 2 years behind on hypersonic missile installation on Zumwalt destroyers
The U.S. Navy’s expensive effort to install hypersonic missiles on three Zumwalt-class destroyers is two years behind schedule, according to government auditors. In addition to problems stemming from both the destroyers and the missiles, the Navy and Army are reportedly not coordinating work on the...
Blue Angels won’t be punished after low beach flyover, acting SECNAV says
U.S. Navy leadership announced Thursday that the flight demonstration squadron involved in an abnormally low flyover at Pensacola Beach, Florida, will not face consequences. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao absolved the Blue Angels of their unorthodox Wednesday flight maneuver, which rattled civilian chairs and umbrellas....
Navy instructs commands to remove portraits, biographies from websites
The U.S. Navy announced that certain commands are no longer authorized to provide photos and biographies of leadership on public-facing websites. The decision was made to enhance security for sailors and their families, the service said. “Adversaries increasingly aggregate publicly available data to track, profile,...
Space Force must continue to rebuild civilian personnel staff after cuts, chief nominee says
A year after massive civilian personnel layoffs swept through the federal government and across military services, the U.S. Space Force is still rattled from its loss of a third of its total personnel. About 14% of the service’s civilian workforce, roughly 780 employees, got cut...
Soldiers recognized in Army National Guard 2026 Best Warrior Competition
U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Brown of the Florida Army National Guard and U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Fouts of the Arizona Army National Guard were named the 2026 Army National Guard Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, respectively, after winning this month’s...
Hegseth ordered a new study of women in combat. Critics say it’s built to reach one conclusion.
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. Two months before Pete Hegseth appeared in front of Congress to testify in his confirmation to be secretary of defense,...
The new military family: staying together while living apart
Every morning, Chelsea Thomas wakes up married, but alone. Her husband, an Air Force service member, has spent the past three years living more than 600 miles away because of military orders. While he relocated to his next assignment, Thomas remained in Florida with their...
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