US seizes 2 oil tankers linked to Venezuela
The Trump administration intends to control the distribution of Venezuela’s oil products globally following its ouster of Maduro in a surprise raid.
By Josh Boak, The Associated Press
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ROTC students are helping the military defend against AI deepfakes
The Synthetic Media Lab at Syracuse University is building tools that will help organizations, including the U.S. military, to distinguish truth from hoax.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Excerpt: Marine, former senator writes about life, love in memoir ‘In the Arena’
Before Chuck Robb became the governor of Virginia and then a U.S. Senator, he started his career in service to his country as a Marine.
By Chuck Robb
The Air Force is ready to retire four E-8C Joint STARS jets in 2022
Airmen associated with the aircraft can switch to other jobs at Robins Air Force Base or transfer elsewhere.
Two dozen KC-46 tankers will likely call MacDill Air Force Base home
The Florida base has been initially selected as a new home for the Pegasus aircraft, beating out Fairchild AFB in Washington. A final verdict is slated for fall 2023.
After evacuation, US-trained Afghan pilots want to return to the sky
Afghan airmen can’t wait to get back in the cockpit. Multiple hurdles stand in their way.
Massachusetts activates National Guard to support hospitals
Up to 300 Guard members will begin training this week to provide nonclinical support at 55 acute care hospitals and 12 ambulance service providers.
SOUTHCOM boss seeks to strengthen military ties in region
While the politics between the U.S. and South American nations might not be what “we would want .... the military relationships are really strong."
US Air Force blows up a target with a cruise missile from a cargo plane
The Air Force wants to make a "bomb bay in a box" to load on cargo planes — and for the first time launched an armed cruise missile in this way.
All-out war or ‘creeping occupation’ among Putin options, says Ukraine MoD
There are two potential courses of action Putin could take — either all-out war or a “creeping occupation” of Ukraine, that nation's Ministry of Defense tells Military Times.
By Howard Altman
Defense bill bans private funds for deploying National Guard
The annual bill also made landmark changes to the way the military handles sexual assaults, keeps women out of the draft and lays the groundwork for a new war memorial on the National Mall.
Deployed Guardsman’s stories for kids become children’s book
Fred Terry isn’t the only Montana veteran to contribute to the book. Another member of Fred’s Butte-based unit, Jon Poe of Billings, illustrated the book for him.
By Tyler Manning, Independent Record