Oculus founder wants to help troops ‘surpass the limits of human form’
Microsoft is handing over the Army’s do-it-all mixed reality device to defense company Anduril Industries, the companies announced Tuesday. California-based Anduril formerly assisted Microsoft with the $22 billion program by integrating the Lattice platform into the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS. Lattice allowed soldiers...
A look into the remarkable life of Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart
First organized as a “racial experiment,” a contingent of Black Americans began training to be aviators at Tuskegee, Alabama, during World War II. They would prove their worth — and then some — over the skies of North Africa and central Europe as escort fighter...
No plans to draw down US troops in Europe for now, Hegseth says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said administration officials have no short-term plans to cut U.S. troop levels in Europe but are committed to reviewing American military posture worldwide to ensure that forces are prepositioned in the right regions. During a visit to U.S. Africa Command headquarters...
Ukraine’s rare earth elements could help keep US military aid flowing
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has offered to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump for continued American military aid in exchange for developing Ukraine’s mineral industry, which could provide a valuable source of the rare earth elements that are essential for many kinds of...
DOD issues new rules limiting care, enlistement for transgender troops
Transgender individuals looking to join the military will be blocked from enlistment, and transgender troops already serving will be blocked from receiving some gender-related medical care from military physicians under new rules released by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a memo dated Feb. 7 but...
Hegseth signs order to restore Fort Bragg name — but with new angle
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order Monday restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg. The North Carolina base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 as part of a national effort under the Biden administration to remove names that honored...
American support for transgender troops serving openly in the military drops
Support for openly transgender men and women serving in the U.S. military is declining, according to a new poll, as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to reinstate a ban on transgender troops. According to a new Gallup poll, 58% of Americans support allowing openly transgender...
SOCOM wants new helmet goggle mount and oxygen-generating device
U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for a new aviation goggle mount and a way to get portable oxygen to troops in need. Two recent postings under the U.S. Special Operations Command small business innovation research program seek solutions for those two issues among special...
