More soldiers chose to stay in the Army than the service expected this fiscal year, so much so that the Army has narrowed options for reenlistment or service extensions.
In fiscal year 2025, the Army retained 15,600 soldiers, which is 800 more than its original goal. The “retention success” is also compounded by the service exceeding 90% of its recruiting goals in May, Lt. Col. Orlandon Howard, an Army spokesperson, said in a statement.
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Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, will help screen visitors at three Marine Corps installations to prevent foreign nationals from gaining unauthorized access to the bases, Corps officials said.
The ICE agents have already been posted to Camp Pendleton, California, and they will also be sent to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, and Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Virginia, as part of a pilot program, Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Kevin Uebelhardt told Task & Purpose on Wednesday.
Central and Eastern Europe shed their legacy helicopters for second-hand Black Hawks, cultivating a user community on the continent.
In 2021, Julian Spencer-Churchill wrote “Embrace the Arms Race in Asia,” where he argued that an arms race in Asia was a constructive dynamic that would ward off conflict. Four years on, with numerous developments in the Indo-Pacific and around the world, we asked him to reassess his argument. Image: Petty Officer 3rd Class Ethan Morrow In 2021, you wrote “Embrace the Arms Race in Asia,” arguing that, contrary to conventional wisdom, an arms race in the Indo-Pacific would ward off conflict.
The decision cycle in the Russia-Ukraine war is limited to five minutes at the tactical level, and 30 minutes at the operational level.
Last week, President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates — his first major trip abroad during his second term in the White House. The region has experienced significant changes since Trump’s 2017 visit, during his first term as president — including the current war in Gaza and its regional consequences, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, and improved relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. We asked three experts to highlight important or unexpected outcomes from the president’s trip. Read more below.
L Todd Wood and Pete Blaber lay out the false narratives continuing to come from Ukraine and the American national security Blob.
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The US has approved a potential foreign military sale of AW-119Kx helicopters and associated equipment to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Nokia has conducted trials of its 5G technology within the context of Joint Viking 2025 military exercise in northern Norway.
Gaining access to EU funding was a key element of the UK-EU deal, with London looking to defence to generate economic growth.