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Soldiers recently detected, tracked, engaged and defeated multiple drones at ranges between 500 and 800 meters using the Ballistic Low Altitude Drone Engagement system from a Stryker vehicle during a live-fire event for Project Flytrap 4.0 in Poland.
U.S. Central Command and the Egyptian armed forces participated in Exercise Bright Star at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, to strengthen collective security and promote regional stability.
Airmen assigned to 168th Medical Group, Alaska Air National Guard, engaged in an advanced, rigorous, combat casualty care exercise designed to sharpen their skills in delivering lifesaving care under hostile conditions at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
During a press conference at the White House, President Donald J. Trump announced that U.S. Space Command would be relocating from Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., to the Army's Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.
An explosive ordnance disposal robot depth-perception system, developed by former Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Trombone and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Ruben, provides robot operators a clearer sense of depth to improve safety, speed and precision in high-stakes EOD missions.
More than 2,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen from six states and the District of Columbia are on duty in Washington as part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force.
The goal for alternative navigation testing is to examine the feasibility of providing an aircraft or weapon with its own internal GPS estimation tools instead of using external sources.
The U.S. Tennis Association hosted the 2025 Lt. Joe Hunt Military Appreciation Day at Arthur Ashe Stadium, in Queens, N.Y., paying tribute to the only U.S. Open champion to die in service to his country.
This week in the Defense Department, the Coast Guard seized $2.2 billion in illegal narcotics, the Air Force achieved a key development milestone and President Donald J. Trump floated the idea of a new name for the department.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth honored a police department for being a recipient of the 2025 Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award during a city hall ceremony in Hendersonville, Tenn.
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