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DoD NEWS FEED
- Department of War Secures Unmodified SOC-1 Type 2 Opinion for War Data Platform, Accelerating Path to 2028 Clean Audit
- Department of War Launches Secure Space Network to Break Down Barriers to Classified Defense Work
- One Year In, U.S. Space Command Headquarters Relocation Moving Expeditiously to 'Rocket City, USA'
- Readout of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's Meeting With Australia Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles
- Department of War Invests $11.4 Million to Enhance Manufacturing of W-Band Traveling-Wave Tube Amplifiers and Modernized Space Traveling-Wave Tube Amplifiers
- Department of War Announces $174 Million Investment to Secure Gallium Supply Chain
- Department of War Invests $22.1 Million to Expand Critical Radiation Testing Infrastructure for Defense Microelectronics
- 'American-Made, American-Owned': DOW Revitalizes Domestic Copper Foil Production to Bolster the Defense Industrial Base
- DOW Invests to Upgrade Critical Chemical Defense Materiel Facility
- U.S. Department of War Invests in National STEM Program to Bolster Defense Workforce Readiness
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
- Signers of the Declaration of Independence: New Hampshire September 4, 2026Delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Three of the 56 delegates who signed the formal break from Britain represented New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlett, Matthew Thornton and William Whipple.David Vergun
- Meet Mmoab: A Military Working Dog Serving in England September 1, 2026The latest addition to the 100th Security Forces Squadron's military working dog pack is 3-year-old Mmoab, a black Belgian Malinois who joined the U.S. Air Force canine team at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England.Karen Abeyasekere, 100th Air Refueling Wing
- Face of Defense: Space Force Basic Military Training Graduate Returns to Instruct Next Generation September 1, 2026Space Force Sgt. Morgan O. Thompson became the first guardian to complete Space Force basic military training and later graduate from military training instructor school as a Space Force military training instructor.Brandon Kalloo Sanes, Space Training and Readiness Command
- Dolly Parton Supported America's Military for Over 50 Years August 31, 2026Country music legend Dolly Parton stayed connected to the military for more than a half century, consistently showing support for the troops over the years.Army Sgt. Katherine Devereaux, Office of the Chief, Army Reserve
- Naval Academy Graduates Make History During NFL Preseason August 31, 2026Marine Corps 2nd Lts. Eli Heidenreich and Alex Tecza made U.S. Naval Academy football history when they appeared for the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 28-27 preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills.U.S. Naval Academy
ARNG NEWS
- New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon
- Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26
- Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities
- Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project
- Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future
USAR NEWS
- Puerto Rico native retires as Army Reserve general after 39 years
- Optimizing Military Programs Delivery: Louisville District advances innovative barracks delivery at Fort Hunter Liggett
- A Voice from Home: Dolly Parton's Decades-Long Connection to America's Military
- Indianapolis-area service members participate in the annual Danish Flyver March
- 95th Training Division tests how to expand basic training in a major war
WORLD NEWS
- After CIA director visit to Moscow, Putin pushes harder for military win - washingtonpost.com
- American tourists urged to prepare wills, leave DNA samples as ‘unprecedented’ crime, terror threats grip North African country - New York Post
- Germany's far-right AfD bids for first taste of power in eastern vote - bbc.com
- ‘Everyone seems to have forgotten’: In Tibet, flood-hit families search for the missing and grapple with China’s silence - The Guardian
- Russian drone strikes Ukraine's security service HQ, escalating air war - reuters.com
US NEWS
- Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt - nytimes.com
- Veterans make emergency request to block construction of Trump’s arch - washingtonpost.com
- Trump moves to allow ranchers and hunters to kill gray wolves - washingtonpost.com
- Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends in mistrial despite dramatic appeal from defense - washingtonpost.com
- UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size - bbc.com
BUSINESS NEWS
- Vance says Trump, US military have prevented ‘energy crisis’ during Iran war - Fox News
- The Heart Drug Pelacarsen Fails, Shocking Novartis and Cardiologists - nytimes.com
- Wall Street ends lower as solid jobs data fuels hawkish Fed bets - reuters.com
- Bloom Energy surges on inclusion to S&P 500; Illumina, Everpure also added (BE:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha
- OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki - Ars Technica