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Test Schedule: US Army aspires to create Indo-Pacific manufacturing hub in Korea

As the Army builds out its logistics capability in Korea, it’s investing in manufacturing to supply local forces — and troops across the Pacific region.

Drone carrying M250 machine gun completes firing test

A heavy-duty quadcopter carrying Sig Sauer’s new M250 light machine gun has completed a test requiring it to identify and engage targets from the air.
Readiness bill coming due for Navy after marathon carrier deployment, No. 2 admiral says

The Navy’s No. 2 officer sounded a warning, saying the effects of deployment extensions and other combat commitments on readiness had yet to be felt.

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All U.S. military operations on the island will cease for 48 hours for a standards training period, followed by a 30-day reflection period.
Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan to die by US Army firing squad

Hasan, a former Army officer who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood in 2009, will be executed by firing squad.
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According to a new VA report, 17.7 veterans die by suicide each day.

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How the US military plan to livestream an execution compares with global practice

If carried out as planned, death penalty experts said it would mark the first known broadcast or livestream of a lawful execution.

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Military spouses are having issues accessing their own medical records as well as their children’s.
US to livestream Army execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon official says

The U.S. will livestream the Army’s upcoming firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a Pentagon official told Reuters.
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The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is working to connect with the armed forces.

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The Defense Innovation Unit is looking to recruit about 100 drone pilots and create a standing registry of operators across the military services.

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Senators introduce bill to abolish military draft agency

The Selective Service System, which costs more than $31 million per year, has largely been defunct since 1973.

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Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation

Lawmakers questioned the timing and the reasons, lambasting the order that Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said sent a “terrible message to Russia and our allies.”

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US Marines practice seizing remote islands in Philippine exercise

Based on Oahu, MADIS crews face limitations when live-firing at home, so Konien was enthusiastic about the opportunity to fire rounds and missiles abroad.

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China fires verbal warning shot at US over Taiwan

Any misstep over Taiwan could push the U.S. and China toward direct confrontation, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump.

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‘West-side Skid Row’: Pests, crime, litigation plague plans for VA’s Los Angeles campus

Pests and crime threaten VA’s efforts to expand housing for homeless veterans at its sprawling west Los Angeles campus.

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Iran military threat is diminished but not eliminated, CENTCOM chief says

Adm. Brad Cooper said the U.S. had severely degraded Iran’s warfighting capacity, including the elimination of roughly 90% of its inventory of naval mines.

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Barracks improvements, installation safety top priorities for military construction budget

The $21.5 billion budget request for military barracks would address a backlog of construction and repairs, logistics leaders said.

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Energy secretary: Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to nuclear weapon despite Operation Epic Fury

“They are weeks — a small number of weeks — away to enrich that to weapons-grade uranium,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright told a Senate committee.

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US special operations leaders frustrated by inability to modify their own equipment

The military must wait for manufacturers to fix or upgrade equipment, leaving them with outdated capabilities as technology evolves quickly, they said.

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Marines mandate servicewide AI training by year’s end

The Marine Corps will require all Marines to complete a basic artificial intelligence course by the end of the year.

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Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield estimated to cost $1.2 trillion

A national missile defense system would cost $1.2 trillion to build and maintain over the next 20 years, a nonpartisan federal agency estimated.

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Coast Guard bans kratom, similar drugs immediately

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