Coast Guard drug chases can run for miles, and they don't always end how they expect

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A small boat sails in dark blue waters towards a white US Coast Guard cutter vessel in the distance. The sky is cloudy blue in the background.
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Courtesy of Lt. Cmdr. Michael Brooks, USCG TACLET South

Stopping drug smugglers at sea takes precision, not luck. Here's the Coast Guard's playbook.

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US Coast Guard personnel board a submersible vessel carrying drugs with a small boat and larger Coast Guard cutter in the background. The water is dark blue and the sky is overcast in the background.
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US Coast Guard photo

The US Air Force just war-gamed how pilots would fight if they lost communications in a high-intensity future war

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Four men wearing camouflage walk in front of a large, grey aircraft on a tarmac. The sky is clear blue in the background.
The Air Force's Agile Combat Employment concept has been a focus for years as it prepares for the potential of a conflict where it can't fully operate out of its major air bases.

US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Howell

Inside the 'ship in a box' that Coast Guard crews use to ready for boat battles on the high seas

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Three men wearing camouflage and holding guns stand in front of a white crate door ready to enter it.
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Screenshots of US Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Dodge

How Coast Guard pilots and sharpshooters leave drug boats dead in the water, from helicopter chases to shooting out the engines

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An orange US Coast Guard helicopter flies behind a Coast Guard vessel. The ocean is dark blue and the sky is overcast in the background.
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US Coast Guard photo Cmdr. Mike Mastrianni

The US Navy is canceling its future frigates in a blow to its ambitions to grow the fleet

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A drawing of a grey Navy warship sailing in blue ocean waters with a blue, somewhat cloudy sky in the background.
Two Constellation-class frigates are currently under construction by shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine.

Chief Petty Officer Shannon Renfroe

The Coast Guard says it's seizing more drugs than ever and needs more ships, aircraft, and people to keep up

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US Coast Guard service members sit in a blue drug boat that's been sized in the ocean. Nearby them is a large Coast Guard Cutter.
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US Coast Guard photo by Cutter Stone's crew

The US Air Force's new strategic bomber and ICBM got more money — almost $1 billion —in the government shutdown deal

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A B-21 Raider conducts flight testing, which includes ground testing, taxiing, and flying operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
A B-21 Raider conducts flight testing, which includes ground testing, taxiing, and flying operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

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The US Army says it's now getting soldiers next-day fixes on new tech rather than making them wait 6 months

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A soldier wearing camouflage kneels in a grassy green field surrounded by rows of dirt and weeds.
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Army Maj. Joel Anderson

OpenAI's veterans crafted 100 ChatGPT prompts to help people transition out of the armed forces

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The ChatGPT page on Apple's App Store being displayed on a phone screen in front of the OpenAI logo.
OpenAI's veteran employees said they wanted to find ways to make it easier for fellow vets to transition back into civilian life.

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