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Marines in South Korea recently demonstrated new one-way attack drones in a live-fire test.

The Fort Hood-based corps spent the first half of this year under Army Europe and Asia, as the Army continues to restructure.

The carrier is in the ninth month of an extended deployment, with military families reporting food shortages, moldy showers and more.

Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza was relieved in recent days for unspecified reasons, with less than two months left in his tenure.

Capt. Mathew Loe was removed from his post for a “loss of confidence in his ability to command.”

The Air Guard-wide “summer surge incentive” is aimed at both retaining airmen and recruiting from active duty.

Don’t discount military service as an educational tool.

The command that oversees U.S. special operators expects the Flyweight Assault Machine Gun to begin field testing in 2028, a spokesperson said.

Homelessness advocates say providing small resources like phones and rides can solve major barriers to housing.

Both sailors and Marines with medical waivers for facial hair grooming standards will be counseled after six continuous months of treatment.

The identity of special operations troops could soon get the same legal protections as spies and other intelligence agents.

The Air Force’s small arms budget is focused on “older and higher priority weapons,” a service spokesperson said.

If fielded, the Enduring High Energy Laser would protect bases from drones.

Soldiers will only be able to make “confidential” reports and the Army will aim for more mediation and facilitation instead of full-blown investigations.

“Due to high employee turnover and staffing shortages, the meal service was sub-optimal for 4th Infantry Division soldiers,” an Army colonel wrote to a member of Congress.

Signals intelligence, or SIGINT, is one of the hardest jobs in the Air Force to qualify for. A perfect score in the training course is unprecedented, officials said.