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The Defense Department is just now trying to play catchup to Ukraine and Israel in using small drones on the battlefield, but it has its work cut for it.

The safety inspections come after Air Force Global Strike Command ordered a pause in the use of the pistols.

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/ Recovery Equipment) Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV was declared dead after a 45-hour search in the Timor Sea.

An erratic car crashed into the main gate at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, prompting base security to open fire.

31 F-16s will shift to Osan Air Base in the second phase of the Air Force’s experiment with supersized fighter units. 

Adm. Daryl Caudle takes over the role, which has been empty since Adm. Lisa Franchetti was removed from the position in February.

The Command Assessment Program, or CAP, uses formal review boards to select soldiers for command positions. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll ordered a review of the program.

From DARPA prototypes to the fully uncrewed USX-1 Defiant, the Navy is testing how far it can go without sailors aboard.

When the Army’s vice chief of staff wore a tank top in an Army video, soldiers thought it was a vision of their fitness future. But the service is not issuing tank tops for the PT uniforms.

EAS baby, you can't stop time.

Ukraine has used drone boats to sink Russian ships and destroy aircraft and the U.S. is paying close attention.

The drone's crew, flying from a base in Missouri, tried a "rack swap" to regain control of the MQ-9A Reaper, but a decoupled propeller ended in a crash in the Mediterranean Sea.

As the Army tests drone and counter-drone tech in Europe, its finding that its youngest soldiers have a distinct advantage.

Sig Sauer issued a statement that the pistols “CANNOT, under any circumstances,” fire without the trigger being pulled.

Single soldiers will get two-year assignments instead of the typical 12-month tour. Soldiers with families will get three-year tours.

While some units in the Air Force have pulled the M18 from duty after a discharge killed an airman last week, officials from the other services said they have no plans to modify or pause use of the pistol.

“I am just like any other member of the community. I wasn’t looking to be heroic. I just wanted to help my neighbors,” said one of the Marine veterans who intervened.

Search efforts are continuing for a sailor from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, who was reported missing on Monday.

The legislation, which failed to move forward in previous years, would allow dependents to stay on their parents’ military insurance until 26 without an extra premium.

The next flight will test out laser-based communications in low Earth orbit.