3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (427+ words) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to NASA's headquarters in Washington today, where he attended the first meeting of the Presidential Commission on the U.S. Space Academy. President Donald J. Trump called for the development of a space academy via an Aug....

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (265+ words) Joint Interagency Task Force 401 hosted its second interagency summit last month to accelerate cooperation against rapidly evolving drone threats. The gathering brought together more than 200 leaders and experts from 75 departments and agencies to synchronize efforts to strengthen homeland defense against…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (219+ words) Air Force Capt. Hanna Born is on a personal mission to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by running 2,977 miles — one mile for each person killed that day., At Fort Rucker, Alabama, Air Force Capt. Hanna Born trains…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1156+ words) Delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The 56 delegates who signed the formal break from Britain are all considered Founding Fathers. He married Mary Bartlett, his first cousin, Jan. 15, 1754. It was common practice in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (493+ words) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosted Richard Marles, Australia's deputy prime minister and defense minister, today at the Pentagon, where the two men commemorated the 75th anniversary of the historic alliance between Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. Signed Sep. 1, 1951, the ANZUS…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (519+ words) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosted Richard Marles, Australia's deputy prime minister and defense minister, today at the Pentagon, where the two men commemorated the 75th anniversary of the historic alliance between Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. They also discussed how…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (511+ words) U.S. officials spoke to the media yesterday regarding the progress of Operation Southern Spear — the large-scale U.S. military and counter-narco-terrorism campaign in the Western Hemisphere — one year after the operation launched in September 2025, saying the mission has been largely successful thus…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (599+ words) Senior leaders and security cooperation personnel from across the War Department gathered for the 2026 National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program conference in Atlanta, Aug. 13. The goal of the annual conference was to align activities and engagements with National Defense Strategy…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (484+ words) U.S. soldiers participated in Exercise Saber Junction 26 alongside allied troops in Germany to test combat readiness and new drone technology., More than 2,300 paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, along with more than 2,100 allied and partner forces from 10 nations are participating in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1061+ words) Delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The 56 delegates who signed the formal break from Britain are all considered Founding Fathers. Massachusetts had five delegates. This week's profile features Elbridge Gerry, John Hancock and…...