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DoD NEWS FEED
- Readout of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's Call With Japanese Defense Minister Shinjirō Koizumi
- Joint Press Statement on the Fifth Nuclear Consultative Group Meeting
- Department of War Releases 2026 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates
- AUKUS Defense Ministers' Meeting Joint Statement
- Secretary of War General Officer Announcements for December 10, 2025
- The War Department Unleashes AI on New GenAI.mil Platform
- United States Defends Space Interests in Partnership With Allies: CSpO Initiative to Advance Coalition Spacepower
- Readout of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's Meeting With Swedish Minister of Defence Pål Jonson
- DOW Awards $55 Million Grant for Nathan F. Twining Elementary & Middle School at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
- Readout of Assistant Secretary of War for International Security Affairs Daniel Zimmerman's High Level Defense Group Meeting With Polish Secretary of State, Ministry of National Defense, Pawel Zalewski
ARMY TIMES
- The Army keeps getting smaller
- Army schoolhouses dive into new social media trainings
- Scandals in US adviser brigade alarm leaders behind closed doors
- 3D animation shows the inner-workings of an AR-15
- Everything we know Gen. Milley has told the Jan. 6 panel
- The National Guard has a new weapon in the fight for COVID vaccination
- Army Space, Cyber and Special Operations commands form ‘triad’ to strike anywhere, anytime
- Pentagon reviewing how DC Guard is called up for duty
- Army officer’s assault suit against police can proceed to trial
- Iranian charged in plot to murder former National Security Advisor John Bolton
Military Related
- From Quadcopters to Micro-UAS: The Aircraft Used at DOW's Drone School December 9, 2025Because of the increasing prevalence of drones on the modern battlefield, students at the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems University at Fort Sill, Okla., learn the ins and outs of about two dozen kinds of these aircraft.Katie Lange
- Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Ray McKibben December 8, 2025On his third deployment to Vietnam, Army Sgt. Ray McKibben went after the enemy on numerous occasions when his unit was unable to do so themselves.Katie Lange
- Marine Corps Magazine Outlines History, Trends, Future December 5, 2025The Marine Corps, founded Nov. 10, 1775, marked its 250th birthday by publishing a comprehensive magazine introducing readers to foundational knowledge of the service branch.Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Laiqa Hitt
- Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William Windrich December 1, 2025Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William Gordon Windrich was only in Korea for a short time, but the skills he'd honed during World War II helped him lead his comrades to freedom during one of the most savage battles in modern military history.Katie Lange
- Nutrition Research Keeps Warfighters Ready, Lethal in Extreme Cold November 25, 2025As the race to control the Arctic intensifies, more research is focused on how to optimize service member performance in the extreme cold, where lack of sleep and appetite, altitude and equipment issues can all affect a warfighter's ability to function.Katie Lange
ARNG NEWS
- National Guard Mobilizes in Support of Floods in Western Washington
- Spc. Sarah Beckstrom Laid to Rest at West Virginia National Cemetery
- Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers Return from Overseas Deployment
- 134th Air Refueling Wing Welcomes KC-46A Pegasus in Ceremony
- Indiana National Guard Soldiers Arrive in DC
USAR NEWS
- U.S. Army Reserve Officer Finds Success in Tactical Fitness Arena
- Staff Sgt. Brady Benedict: Earning the title of U.S. Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year
- From refugee to U.S. Soldier: A full-circle moment in Ghana
- 416th Theater Engineer Command enhances readiness at Avenger Triad 25
- U.S. Army Reserve integrates critical capabilities during Avenger Triad 25, strengthening allied interoperability
WORLD NEWS
- Bondi Beach: British-born rabbi among 11 killed, as police investigate attack on Jewish community - BBC
- Hamas says Israel's killing of senior commander threatens ceasefire - Reuters
- Myanmar calls on countries to take back citizens held in crackdown on scam centers - Politico
- It's beginning to look a lot like (AI) Christmas - Axios
- Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than 30 years of activism - Politico
US NEWS
- Tracking snow totals across the Philadelphia region - 6abc Philadelphia
- Heavy snowfall blankets western Pennsylvania | Live First Alert Weather - CBS News
- Adrian Carrillo: 26-year-old Marine and his girlfriend among 3 killed in violent Panorama City crash, family says - ABC7 Los Angeles
- Buffalo Bills players, staff safe after deadly shooting near team hotel: Sources - The New York Times
- First widespread snowfall of season creating slick travel conditions on roads in NYC, NJ, across Tri-State - ABC7 New York
BUSINESS NEWS
- ServiceNow in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis in potential $7 billion deal, Bloomberg reports - CNBC
- Wall Street Sees an AI Bubble Forming and Is Gaming What Pops It - Yahoo Finance
- Amazon recall: Update as toxic warning issued for items sold nationwide - AL.com
- ‘Game recognises game’: How Jensen Huang won over Donald Trump - Financial Times
- What economists got wrong in 2025 - Financial Times
SPORTS
- Week 15 inactives: Status of Rome Odunze, Christian McCaffrey and others
- NFL Week 15's fashionable arrivals, featuring Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
- College football bowl season: MVP picks for all 36 matchups
- A reason (or two) to watch every one of this season's bowl games
- Way-too-early 2026 Heisman watch: 15 players who could win the award