Most people who lose an arm, a leg, and several organs in a suicide bomb would call themselves victims. Tyler Vargas-Andrews refuses to.
His motto is simple: “Never a victim.”
“I’m a casualty of war — but I’ll never be a victim. That’s a choice,” he said proudly. “Weakness is a choice, happiness is a choice.”
Vargas-Andrews grew up in Northern California, near Travis Air Force Base, surrounded by a community of military families. After September 11, many of his friends’ parents deployed to Afghanistan.
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When Troy Campbell and Travis Ellis first met in 2012, neither could have predicted the movement they were about to launch.
One was a Marine stationed near Atlanta, the other a businessman and community leader. Their paths crossed through the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce’s Honorary Commanders program, which pairs military leaders with local business and political figures to foster understanding of national defense and its impact on the community.
Ellis said the program changed him.
Austin Carrigg’s journey with the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) began soon after her husband enlisted in 2002. Their oldest son was enrolled in the program due to respiratory issues, which canceled their orders to Germany and instead sent them to Fort Campbell, where her husband deployed shortly after.
Their second child, born after that deployment, had even greater medical needs.
“That kiddo had a lot more going on medically than our first one,” Carrigg told We Are The Mighty.
A cadet at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York is being hailed as a hero after he and his father pulled a man from a wrecked car, stepping over sparking power lines as they did, right before the vehicle burst into flames.
“When I saw the car with a live power line sparking, I knew I had to act — there wasn’t time to think twice,” Larry Pickett Jr., a West Point sophomore or yearling, said in a statement. “I’m thankful I could help get him out safely, and even more grateful that everyone is okay.
The UK government is on track to spend over 70% of funds earmarked for UAVs to Ukraine through UK suppliers, said a senior MoD official.
The Marine Corps is planning to bring together service members, civilians and industry at Quantico this fall to develop courses of action for integrating generative artificial intelligence capabilities into the force.
The five-day gathering, slated for Nov. 17-21, will be held as the Corps moves to execute its AI implementation plan. That document was approved in April by Lt. Gen. Melvin “Jerry” Carter, deputy commandant for information. It was developed following last year’s release of the service’s AI strategy.
The British Army will receive nearly 600 Ajax-series armoured vehicles, although the programme has seen delays since inception.
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The electronic warfare (EW) market has seen a resurgence as major players in the global defence market – such as China, Russia, and the US – increase investments in this domain due to a renewed focus on great-power competition and high-intensity conflicts.
The US Army has showcased the capabilities of AH-64E Apache helicopters as a counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (c-UAS) platform.