The US Navy sacked a destroyer captain after a ship collision. The incident spotlighted the risks of resupplies at sea.

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during a fueling-at-sea, Feb. 28.
The USS Truxtun collided with a support ship in the Caribbean Sea earlier this monthi.

Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ryan Colosanti/US Navy

US Army drone school leaders say they don't want to buy gear that can't be easily upgraded

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Three men in camouflage gear sit outdoors wiht one wearing a headset and holding a controller with a small screen in front of them
The US Army's new drone course is designed to make soldiers lethal with small drones.

US Army/2nd Lt. Veronica Jordan

US military dogs died in poor kennel conditions as others fell ill, Pentagon watchdog says

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US military working dog
A new report found serious welfare concerns at military kennels across the country, leading to four deaths and dozens of illnesses.

Staff Sgt. Oscar Toscano/US Army

The US Army is taking a key drone lesson from Ukraine and letting soldiers build their own

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A man works on a small drone on a wooden table.
The Best Drone Warfighter competition included an innovation lane focused on evaluating soldier-made drones.

US Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Troutman

Russia's Arctic units have been wrecked in Ukraine, but NATO is bracing for a 'dangerous' comeback

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Danish military forces participate in a military exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in the Arctic Ocean in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
NATO forces participate in a military exercise in the Arctic Ocean in September.

AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

Top Marine says troops need to be able to lock in jobs before they leave the Corps

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The Corps' top enlisted leader, Sergeant Major Carlos Ruiz, is pushing for an earlier, and more aggressive, hiring process for Marines leaving the service. Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 12th, 2025.
The Corps' top enlisted leader, Sergeant Major Carlos Ruiz, is pushing for an earlier, and more aggressive, hiring process for Marines leaving the service. Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 12th, 2025.

Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin/US Marine Corps

The Army's new drone competition is really a talent hunt. It's scouting out what makes a top drone pilot.

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A soldier sits on the ground wearing a headset and holding a controller. Behind him, various soldiers crouch, sit, and stand. There is a barren tree line in the background.
The US Army held its first annual Best Drone Warfighter competition in Huntsville, Alabama, bringing operators from across the service to compete in two lanes.

US Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Troutman

Thousands of military families are stuck on childcare waitlists. More spots may not be enough to fix the deeper problems.

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Air Force childcare
US military childcare development centers support service members and their families. There are, however, thousands of children waiting for spots to open up.

Airman Paden Henry/US Air Force

NATO is deploying a drone carrier to its eastern edge after repeated Russian airspace incursions

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The Turkish Navy amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu (L400) steams in the Mediterranean Sea, August 21, 2023.
NATO is deploying a Turkish drone carrier to Russia's doorstep.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins

These new Ukrainian ground robots can launch unjammable fiber-optic drones close to the front so troops don't have to

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A black ground robot on six wheels on snow with a drone flying above it under a grey sky
Ratel Robotics said it had adapted one of its ground robot models to carry and launch fiber-optic drones.

Ratel Robotics

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