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Army

This wild new Black Hawk prototype is part drone, part Transformer

Sikorsky has turned a Black Hawk helicopter into an autonomous aircraft with the goal of accompanying manned missions in the air.

Coast Guard

At least 30 rescued in Alaska floods as military teams rush to remote villages

Multiple search and rescue helicopters and planes from the state's Army and Air National Guard forces, along with Coast Guard units, were scrambled in the wake of typhoon-fueled flooding.

National Guard

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

“National Guard Soldiers and Airman are required to meet service-specific height, weight and physical fitness standards at all times,” the National Guard Bureau said on Thursday.

News

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops 

Left over research and development funds will be reallocated to pay military members on Oct. 15, the Department of Defense said, following orders from President Trump.

News

Troops stung by ‘hard’ credit checks and unexpected denials in USAA’s relief loans

As troops scrambled ahead of a missed paycheck, some were surprised by credit checks and denials at military-friendly USAA. A chatbot told one soldier to open a credit card or visit a competitor.

Air Force

Fourth death in four months linked to Air Force nuke base

An airman’s death on Wednesday came only a week after another airman assigned to F.E. Warren Air Force died in an apparent murder-suicide.

Middle East

US to send 200 troops to monitor Gaza ceasefire

The force will not enter the Gaza Strip, but focus on logistics, according to officials.

Air Force

Idaho Air Force base will host a Qatari F-15 training unit

Qatar will set up a facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho to train F-15 pilots. Secretary Hegseth had to clarify it will be on an existing, U.S.-controlled base, not a new separate Qatari one.

Air Force

Air Force revamps its special warfare training pipeline

Starting in November, Air Force special warfare students will go through a 16-week “Zulu Course" on combat skills after the assessment and selection process.

Navy

Navy fires commanding officer of missile submarine USS Wyoming

Cmdr. Robert Moreno was relieved as commanding officer of the USS Wyoming’s Blue Crew on Oct. 8. The Navy has not said why he was fired other than a "loss of confidence."

Military Life

For barracks overhaul, Hegseth steers towards private contractors

A new Barracks Task Force has 30 days to come up with a plan to bring in private industry and ways to bolster self-help programs.

News

Military charities prepare for surge in cash requests during shutdown

As troops face a missed paycheck Oct. 15, official charity organizations that serve each military branch are already fielding a surge in requests for cash aid.

Army

We salute the soldiers who named their tank ‘Divine Intervention’

“Divine Intervention” is the latest entry in the pantheon of awesome names for U.S. tanks.

National Guard

Poll: Most Americans say military should be apolitical and face only ‘external threats’

Fifty-eight percent of all adults surveyed in a new poll said that Trump should only deploy the military against 'external threats.'

News

Long-dismissed ‘Gulf War Illness’ finally recognized with international medical code

Vets says doctors often question if Gulf War Illness is real. The condition was just added as a formal diagnosis in a key international medical system.

Air Force

Air Force training command may stop embedding mental health teams within units

Air Education and Training Command is considering ending it True North mental health resiliency program, which embeds counselors inside "priority" units. No final decision has been made.

Military Life

Hegseth directs new task force to come up with ‘barracks investment plan’

Though some barracks funding has been diverted to border operations this year, a new task force will have 30 days to come up with new proposals to address substandard facilities.

Benefits

One VA staffer rubber-stamped benefits at 20 times the normal rate. That could be bad news for vets.

Lauded by some as a 'hero without a cape,' a VA staffer who blindly approved tens of thousands of benefit packages actually missed many claims, leaving some veterans underpaid.

Entertainment

Adam Driver will portray Air Force Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman

The Air Force combat controller was killed as he fought alone on an Afghanistan mountain in 2002 after a mission with Navy SEALs went wrong.

Air Force

Air Force says viral ‘combat fitness’ memo isn’t real

The memo appeared to meet Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's call for each service to develop a 'combat' fitness test. But Air Force officials say it's fake.