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AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy – Growing up outside Dallas, Texas, Airman 1st Class Malik Barry, 31st Civil Engineering Squadron fire protection specialist, moved frequently, faced financial hardship and watched his family navigate challenges that often demanded more from them than they had to give. Those experiences taught him to adapt, persevere and make the most of every opportunity. They are lessons that now shape the way he serves in the U.S. Air Force.

During its first underway period since completing a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va. in July, Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducted its Precision Approach Landing Systems (PALS) certification, Oct. 5-8.

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MyNavy Messages is the latest official Department of the Navy mobile application developed by MyNavy HR IT Solutions to give Sailors faster, more reliable access to the guidance and directives they need when and how they want it.

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Dantzler, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron resource advisor, has made an impact well beyond his primary duties, stepping into critical roles to support Airmen and flightline operations across the 31st Maintenance Group.

Department of War Education Activity leaders joined students, families and educators Oct. 1 as the Quantico Middle High School Warriors defeated Randolph-Macon Academy 49-0 at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Assistant Secretary of War for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Tim Dill attended with his wife and two children, alongside DoWEA Director Paul Craft and acting Chief of Staff Todd Schlitz. The leaders spent time with military-connected families and school staff, including Principal Miles J. Shea, while cheering on the Warriors.

Alpha-Gal Syndrome, or AGS, is an unusual, sugar-triggered allergy initiated by the bite of the Lone Star tick and poses a unique threat to military readiness. To combat this threat, the Defense Health Agency-Public Health at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is leveraging advanced vector surveillance, cutting-edge tick testing, and targeted nutritional strategies to protect service members and their families.

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct Diesel Express flight operations between Poland and Germany, Oct. 6-7, 2026, transporting personnel and equipment to support mission readiness and ongoing aviation operations.

The German ships will support NATO missions in the Baltic and North seas, the Atlantic and the High North, according to the announcement.

The partnership will target introduction and support of loitering munitions in Australia and New Zealand

Recent threats on U.S. bases show just how unprepared the military is for drone warfare.

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Humphreys High School culinary arts students demonstrated their skills during a visit from celebrity chef and longtime military advocate Robert Irvine. The visit connected DoWEA classroom instruction with a world-renowned working professional in food service.

“Withdrawing these bombers to [the US] will provide an opportunity for more significant maintenance on the aircraft, but it does reduce the potential sustained strike capacity US forces could bring to bear against Iran,” Timothy Walton, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, told Breaking Defense.

For America’s 250th anniversary, Cogs of War ran ten essays on innovations forged in wartime that subsequently diffused throughout the civilian economy, or had a lasting impact on society, governance, and Americans’ relationship with technology. We received submissions on a wide range of technologies, ranging from a copying lathe built for musket stocks after the War of 1812 to the stealth bomber. Over the last few weeks, subscribers to our free newsletter voted, and we’re pleased to announce the winners of our contest below.One idea surfaced in most of the essays: Historically, the government’s role in innovation was as much The post Ten Wartime Technologies at America’s 250th appeared first on War on the Rocks.

SAGAMI GENERAL DEPOT, Japan – Soldiers from the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade gathered here Oct. 2 for a fitness challenge that combined physical endurance with education on vital Army programs.

In 1914, European armies entered a war with forces designed to move. Within months, they were digging themselves into the earth. Ffires from newly introduced machine guns and heavy artillery made movement across exposed ground a proposition far more deadly than in any war that had ever afflicted humanity. More than a century later, armies are confronting an unsettling echo of that experience in Ukraine.Drones and other robotic precision weapons fill the low-altitude airspace, detecting and destroying tanks and other large vehicles that appear anywhere near the Ukrainian front and devastating any attempts at mobile ground offensives by infantry. Western The post Achieving Breakthrough: Maneuver Warfare in the Face of Robotic Mass appeared first on War on the Rocks.

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During the Effects Coordination Board (ECB), led by the U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) and hosted by the 63d Readiness Division (63d RD) at the Sgt. James Witkowski Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mountain View, CA, on 7 and 8 August, leaders discussed multiple systems and processes. More than 150 leaders from mission support commands (MSC), readiness divisions (RD), functional commands (FC), and garrisons participated in person or virtually in the 2026 ECB.

The change will bring some additional soldiers to Okinawa, Japan.

Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Fire and Emergency Services is halfway through its annual Fire Prevention Month campaign, which launched Oct. 1. The monthlong campaign includes school visits, open houses and evacuation drills running through Oct. 30.

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Community members and U.S. Army Garrison leadership gathered at Army Community Service here Oct. 1 to mark the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month with a proclamation signing event.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard aviators with the 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion rescued two overdue boaters whose vessel became stuck in icy water about 7 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Oct. 6.

Three U.S. Army Soldiers intervened during a roadside emergency on Interstate 5 near DuPont, Washington, Oct. 5, 2026, protecting two children from harm following a vehicle crash.