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President Donald Trump has tapped Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess to be the third person to lead the Space Force as chief of space operations, the service announced Friday.
Schiess currently serves as the Space Force’s deputy chief of operations — a position he has held since November. If confirmed by the Senate, he would receive his fourth star and succeed CSO Gen. Chance Saltzman as the Space Force’s highest-ranking officer.
“The Space Force has made tremendous progress in a short time, and our mission has never been more important,” Schiess said in a statement.
In a major break with tradition, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle has directed that the Navy ships that transport Marines into war zones be commanded by surface warfare officers instead of aviators.
The change applies to amphibious assault ships, transport docks, and dock landing ships, Caudle wrote in an April 24 memo that has been shared on Reddit. The Navy confirmed to Task & Purpose that the memo is authentic.
From Lt Col Asad “Genghis” Khan USMC about the responsibility of command for Marine Officers and NCO’s – You must be willing to die for your men because they are willing to die for you.
Into the Lion’s Den podcast with Commander Dan O’Shea airs Friday May 1st 2026 on AFP.
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As April comes to a close, so does the Month of the Military Child—a time for our nation to acknowledge and recognize the resilience, adaptability, and strength of the youngest members of military families. But for those living this life every day, the calendar turning to May doesn’t mean the challenges or sacrifices disappear.
It means we carry on, as we always have and always will.
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Military children live in a world shaped by change.
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John Bolton spoke to Anderson Cooper on CNN last night and commented on Iran War developments.
Overall, he was supportive of their initiative.
Key points:
> He thinks that the Iranian leadership IS badly fractured, a consequence of the number of leaders eliminated.
“That to me is a sign that the collapse of the regime is making progress,” he said. “We should go back at it. Not talk to them, but continue the job.”
> He however thinks that Trump’s current Iran ceasefire “essentially” only benefits the regime.
As the Marine Corps prepares to introduce a robotic wingman drone into its aviation fleet in the next few years, officials are simultaneously parsing out its long-term plans for developing unmanned aerial vehicles for other missions.
The Corps wants to begin operational testing of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) platform by 2029, said Col. Richard Rusnok, branch head of the Cunningham Group, the service’s aviation-focused innovation unit.
Corporals and sergeants usually tasked with the