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  • Telling the family about shaping the strategic environment can prove difficult. (Getty Images)
    How to talk to your kids about shaping the strategic environment

    Through our hotline you can learn from other Space Force professionals who have shaped more strategic environments than they know what to do with.

    J.D. Simkins
    2 hours ago
  • Social distancing graduation in Sigonella, Italy, in June 2020. (Department of Defense Education Activity)
    About one-third of DoD schools are opening remotely

    About 14 percent of DoDEA students have signed up for a semester of Virtual School.

    Karen Jowers
    3 hours ago
  • In this Sept. 18, 2012, file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
    Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional

    A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the all-male military draft system Thursday, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court decision.

    Kevin McGill, The Associated Press
    4 hours ago
  • A small child dressed in a military uniform looks through binoculars. (Royalty free/Pikst)
    Did the Florida governor just compare schoolchildren to Navy SEALs?

    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis contrasts schoolchildren with Navy SEALs in effort to bolster support for reopening schools.

    Sarah Sicard
    4 hours ago
  • In this image made from video released by the U.S. military's Central Command, Iranian commandos fast-rope down from a helicopter onto the MV Wila oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (U.S. military's Central Command via AP)
    US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz

    The U.S. military's Central Command published a black-and-white video showing what appeared to be special forces fast-roping down from a helicopter onto the MT Wila.

    Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
    5 hours ago
  • Maj. Gen. Christopher E. Craige provides his first salute to the members of the Air Force's Personnel Center during a change of command ceremony, Aug. 12 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Seated at right is Air Force personnel chief Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly. (Sean Worrell/Air Force)
    Maj. Gen. Craige assumes command of Air Force Personnel Center

    Craige is an Air Force Academy graduate and F-15E pilot.

    Stephen Losey
    6 hours ago
  • An F-16 from the 480th Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, waits for a pair of Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons to taxi by before a low-level training sortie at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, May 7, 2019, during exercise Formidable Shield. (Master Sgt. Austin M. May/U.S. Air Force)
    Moving US F-16s from Germany will ripple far outside the Black Sea region

    Former defense and military officials weighed in on the decision to transfer F-16s from Germany to Italy.

    Valerie Insinna and Aaron Mehta
    10 hours ago
  • The remains of eight service members whose bodies were recovered after a July 30 Marine AAV accident are transferred to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. (Marine Corps) mishap were transferred Aug. 12 to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.
    Remains of service members killed in Corps AAV accident transferred to Dover

    Six pallbearers escorted each service member aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III for the journey to Delaware to be released to their families for final arrangements.

    Andrea Scott
    16 hours ago
  • President Donald Trump listens as New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, where the president honored the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots for their Super Bowl LI victory. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
    Gen. Belichick? Trump says Patriots coach has military chops

    Bill Belichick has eight Super Bowl rings. Maybe he should also have four stars.

    The Associated Press
    19 hours ago
  • Brig. Gen. Shawn Manke (Minnesota National Guard)
    Governor names Manke new leader of Minnesota National Guard

    A new leader is taking over command of the Minnesota National Guard.

    The Associated Press
    22 hours ago
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