What to know about changes to the US military draft registration

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US soldiers during a training event.
The US military today is an all-volunteer force, though eligible men are required to register for Selective Service should a draft be reinstated.

U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs

Drones are key to protecting the Arctic where humans can't, but getting them to work in the cold is a challenge

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A man in camouflage and a fluffy hat kneels working on a large drone in the snow
Drones have big advantages in the huge and largely empty Arctic, but the cold also makes them hard to operate.

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Epic Fury strikes on Iran were fueled by 2 million energy drinks, about a million gallons of coffee, and nicotine, top general says

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A helicopter sits on the deck of a ship with a colorful sky in the background.
The US and its allies and partners struck over 13,000 Iranian targets and intercepted almost 2,000 ballistic missiles and drones.

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Epic Fury bombers made 18 round-trip flights from the US to strike Iran, each spending more than 30 hours in the air

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A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit aircraft departs Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, during Exercise Global Thunder 26, Oct. 26, 2025.
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers carried out strikes in Iran.

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NATO ignored the drone threat, and now it's scrambling to learn new ways of war, top commander says

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A Shahed-136 drone.
Iranian-designed Shahed drones have been used extensively in the Middle East and Ukraine in recent years.

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Ukraine says it replaced human soldiers with 'ground robots' in over 21,000 missions for Q1

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An armed Ukrainian tracked UGV sits on grass.
A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system.

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'Sandy' A-10s the Air Force says it no longer needs flew 'close-in gunfights' in high-risk Iran rescues

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A-10 Warthog flying behind a refueling aircraft in the skies above Iran.
A task force including A-10s protected the rescue aircraft flying to pick up the downed F-15E pilot in Iran.

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Why the US military risks so much to save downed airmen stuck behind enemy lines

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A special mission aviator looks out of an HH-60W Jolly Green II after a personnel recovery exercise.
A special mission aviator looks out of an HH-60W Jolly Green II after a personnel recovery exercise.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez

NATO needs Ukraine's 'adaptation DNA' and an 'HOV lane' for new war tech, top commander says

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A soldier of the Unmanned Systems Forces prepares a drone 'Salut' for flight by connecting cables to the system on March 31, 2026 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Ukraine has proven it can adapt quickly to a changing battlefield.

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Ukrainian troops flew a cat and a dog 7.5 miles by drone to evacuate them from the front lines, animal rights group says

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An FPV drone operator wears his rig.
A Ukrainian FPV drone pilot. The war has seen drones take on a growing list of odd missions, including escorting prisoners of war and, now, rescuing pets.

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