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‘Airmen walk away from an explosive detonation during EPIC CRAB 25 Exercise at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 1, 2025. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adasha Williams.
In the pantheon of great names for military exercises, few can rival “EPIC CRAB,”  which pays tribute to the unique culture of the military’s explosive ordnance disposal, or EOD, community.
Led by U.S. Pacific Air Forces, this year’s exercise involved EOD technicians from the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Republic of Singapore Air Force, said Air Force 1st Lt.

The 3rd Infantry Division is testing new formations where soldiers are part of specialized teams that focus on using a certain kind of drone technology or specific electronic warfare threat.
The concept is being developed as the Army shifts its focus to fighting conventional wars in the 21st century. As the service changes the way it organizes its forces and prepares for the next big conflict, several units have been hand-selected as part of the service’s Transforming in Contact initiative, including the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team.

Russian forces in Ukraine are suffering casualties at more than 400,000 per year — enough to pack the house at the world’s four largest stadiums. Losses like these have been fuel for simultaneous talk of inevitable Russian defeat or victory in the public conversation. What should we make of this talk? Can Russian forces sustain similar losses in its ongoing war in Ukraine and rebuild to fight another day? The likely answer is “yes,” and it speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approach toward negotiations to end the war.

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This attention to naval shipbuilding is certainly welcome.

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“When women come together, anything is possible.”
Spouse-ly founder and Air Force spouse Monica Fullerton feels inspired and even more driven after spending time with fellow female founders from across the country. Fullerton recently returned from a week in New York City, where she and the 49 other Tory Burch Fellows attended panels, workshops, coaching sessions and networking events.
“It was incredible,” Fullerton told We Are The Mighty. “You know, it was held right there in Times Square.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth today ordered a comprehensive review of Afghanistan withdrawal that resulted in the deaths of 13 American servicemen and the abandonment of American allies in-country to the Taliban.

The Biden administration also left behind reportedly $80 billion in military equipment.
The Memo regarding the Review of the U.S. Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan is below:
AFP covered in-depth the withdrawal of U.S. forces and the attempts by veterans to bring out those who were in danger from the rushed exit from Kabul and elsewhere via Biden orders.

President Donald Trump has officially approved a plan for his ambitious missile defense project known as Golden Dome — which he said on Tuesday will cost an estimated $175 billion and be fielded before his second presidential term ends.
“This design for the Golden Dome will integrate with our existing defense capabilities and should be fully operational before the end of my term, so we’ll have it done in about three years,” Trump said during a press conference in the Oval Office.

The plan to mature U.S. Cyber Command is getting a relook with top Department of Defense leadership calling for a more in-depth review.
Cybercom 2.0, as the effort is known, is an ambitious plan first unveiled by former commander Gen. Paul Nakasone and other top DOD officials, spurred largely by a report requested by Congress in the fiscal 2023 annual defense policy bill to evaluate how Cybercom generates its forces.