U.S. Southern Command chief Marine Gen. Francis Donovan said the era of massive troop deployments and sprawling forward operating bases, common during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, is increasingly da
The U.S. Marine Corps has established Digital Transformation Teams (DXT) to spearhead the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) systems aimed at improving operational readiness and rapid respons
On February 4, 2026, the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) Innovation Campus, located at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, achieved a significant milestone by earning the Education
The Pentagon has announced plans to integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT into its generative AI platform, GenAI.mil, which currently serves over a million military personnel. The inclusion of ChatGPT is part of
The Pentagon has announced plans to integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT into its generative AI platform, GenAI.mil, which currently serves over a million military personnel. The inclusion of ChatGPT is part of
On February 3, 2026, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II fighter jet successfully shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone that was approaching the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in the Arabian Sea. The
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has directed the Department of Defense (DOD) to issue monetary awards of up to $25,000 for high-performing civilian employees, effective by January 30, 2026. In a memo, he
The Pentagon is initiating a six-month review to assess the effectiveness of women in ground combat roles, ten years after lifting restrictions on their service in combat positions. Undersecretary of
The Pentagon is initiating a six-month review to assess the effectiveness of women in ground combat positions, a decade after all restrictions on their service in combat roles were lifted. The review
The War Department has announced the first round of Fiscal Year 2026 Army Projects for the Future (APFIT), marking a significant milestone in defense project funding and development. This initiative a
Drone hunter-killer MADIS vehicles now being produced for Marines
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The U.S. Marines have begun production of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS), a new drone hunter-killer system, as of September. This short-range ground-based air defense system, develop
Enrique Ramos, a 33-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died by suicide in the parking lot of the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans’ Hospital on December 4, 2025. San Antonio police reported that Ramo
Teledyne FLIR Defense has secured a $42.5 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to supply over 600 Rogue 1™ loitering munition systems as part of the Organic Precision Fires-Light program. These