The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is currently on lockdown amid an unspecified threat.
“Naval Support Activity Annapolis, in coordination with local law enforcement, is currently responding to reports of threats made to the Naval Academy,” Navy officials said in a statement on Thursday. “The base is on lockdown out of an abundance of caution. This is a developing situation and we will provide updates as they become available.
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Marine Corps officials are investigating whether a recruiter made an insulting social media post about conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed on Wednesday while giving a speech in Utah.
An image posted on the unofficial Marine subreddit page appears to show the recruiter sharing a meme on Instagram that includes a picture of Kirk with the caption, “Another racist man popped.”
Marine Corps officials said Thursday they were aware of “a social media post last night that does not align with our core values,” said Capt.
The Pentagon’s chief information officer is undertaking yet another reform of the Defense Department’s IT enterprise — this time focusing on streamlining its classified networks to enhance data sharing and interoperability.
Katie Arrington, who is performing the duties of CIO, plans to introduce a new program dubbed “Mission Network-as-a-Service” that aims to reduce the number of disparate data fabrics used by combatant commands into a single, unified network.
Improving the U.S. military’s preparedness for electronic warfare will be a priority for Gen. Christopher Mahoney if he’s confirmed as the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he told lawmakers Thursday.
Mahoney, who has been serving as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, was nominated by President Donald Trump in June to be America’s second-highest ranking military officer. The vice chair of the JCS plays a key role in the Defense Department as chair of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council and a senior adviser on technology-related initiatives.
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex visited the Ce
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) raised serious national security concerns this week about the Pentagon’s plans to integrate the controversial “Grok” chatbot into U.S. military operations via a recent high-dollar deal with tech billionaire Elon Musk’s company, xAI.
“As Secretary of Defense, you are responsible for protecting highly sensitive and classified information, procuring the best tools through a competitive acquisitions process, and ensuring that every servicemember is treated with dignity and respect.
Army drill sergeants are now banned from making social media posts with trainees during basic training, according to a new policy.
An August update to the handbook Army drill sergeants use to train new recruits at boot camp, known as TR 350-6, now says Army trainers are “prohibited from creating social media content that includes Trainees.”
“All soldiers must understand that when they are logged on to a social media platform, they still represent the U.S.
In his first public speech as Chief of the Defe
The Czech Army will operate comparably sized fleets of Leopard 2A4 and 2A8 main battle tanks, a significant increase in previous capability.
The Navy relieved the commanding officer of a littoral combat ship deployed to the Middle East, 5th Fleet officials announced.
Cmdr. Adam Ochs was relieved as the commanding officer of USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) on Thursday “due to a loss of confidence” in his ability to command, Navy officials said in a release. He has been temporarily reassigned as commander of Naval Surface Group Southwest.
Officials said the ship is currently on a scheduled deployment in the Navy’s 5th Fleet area of operations which covers 2.