‘Let the AI do it’: Former Air Force secretary pits machine against human operators
"Let the AI do it," a former Air Force secretary said this week, pitting machines against human operators.

Official Department of Defense announcements, leadership changes, budget decisions, and Pentagon press briefings.
"Let the AI do it," a former Air Force secretary said this week, pitting machines against human operators.
Roughly 2.7% of the thousands who left the service over the vaccine mandate have rejoined and another 7% have expressed interest in returning.
The United States, Thailand and Canada successfully concluded the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Thailand maritime exercise in Sattahip, enhancing combined naval capabilities and reinforcing a shared commitment to a free and secure Pacific region.
NSPM-7 marks a major conceptual shift in U.S. counterterrorism policy, departing from approaches that primarily targeted foreign threats.
A year after government personnel cuts swept across the military, the Space Force is still looking to rebuild their civilian staff.
Retired Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams, the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, returned to the base where he earned his gold wings, joining Naval Aviation Schools Command in congratulating 29 student naval aviators who completed their introductory flight evaluation training.
Unemployment among active-duty spouses actively seeking work climbed to 29.9% in 2025, up from 21.8% in 2023.
Researchers who spoke with The War Horse said a new study makes sense if at least some anecdotal evidence found problems in mixed-gender combat units.
The DoD does not recognize “geo-bachelor” as an official personnel status or maintain department-wide data on how many families live this way.
The information adds detail about Chinese intelligence collection of U.S. voter data, but doesn't change the intelligence community's rejection of the president's 2020 claims.
Analysts and former officials said Mikhailo Federov had the clearest thinking on winning the war.
Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess and lawmakers said in a Senate hearing that adversaries are targeting the space domain first in conflicts, citing the Iran war.
NATO gripes, funding arguments, and Iran war tension will underscore the show.
“This is Uber for manufacturing delivered at the speed of Amazon, for the highest quality of parts,” Marine Lt. Col. Michael Radigan told reporters.
The Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing was activated to support wildland firefighting operations in the western United States, with significant fire activity in the Southwest, Great Basin, Rocky Mountain and Northwest geographic areas.
Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, who is likely to be confirmed, would be the young service's third leader.
To help Army recruiters get information fast, enabling them to do their jobs at speed and with more authoritative resources, the Army developed Staff Sgt. Star, an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot.
New legislation would enable foreign service officers pushed out by the Trump administration to rejoin the department without retaking the Foreign Service Officer Test.
A widely debated veterans bill was pulled from a House vote Thursday amid controversy.
Scam artists are targeting the $100,000 now available to eligible New Mexico victims of radiation exposure dating back to the Trinity blast.
The alliance must also take hard lessons from the U.S. war on Iran, said Air Chief Marshal Johnny Stringer.
The War Department delivers one of the most comprehensive health benefits, through TRICARE, including an exceptional prescription drug benefit program, said David J. Smith, Defense Health Agency deputy director, during a hearing in Washington.
As service leaders seek more money and headcount, thousands of “required” jobs went unfilled in 2025, watchdog agency found.
Senators raised concerns about the potential anti-competitive tactics of the military’s Tricare pharmacy program contractor, Express Scripts.
President Donald J. Trump announced that the War Department will be investing roughly $10 billion in materiel production while in support of more than 4,000 defense industry jobs across Pennsylvania.
Gen. Chance Saltzman sets his retirement as the service’s top budget priorities face cuts, scrutiny.
The U.S. Air Force completed its first-ever collaborative combat aircraft live-fire test with the Anduril YFQ-44A.
The panel will examine the processes regarding the Pentagon's COVID-19 policies and what led to the dismissal of those who refused the vaccine.
Jay Clayton faced Democratic criticism after repeatedly declining to say Joe Biden won in 2020 and standing by subpoenas issued by his Manhattan prosecutor’s office to four New York Times journalists.