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Anduril plans to deliver its newly revealed loitering munitions, dubbed Bolt-M, to the Marine Corps in the coming months for the Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program.
The company on Thursday will be the last of three contractors tapped for the initiative to officially unveil their offering.
In April, the Defense Department announced that Anduril, AeroVironment and Teledyne FLIR won contracts to provide kamikaze drones for the program, as the Marines move to give dismounted troops enhanced strike capabilities under a modernization plan known as Force Design. The contracts included $8.

As the Hurricane Ride Out team at Moody Air Force Base reviewed their forecasts ahead of Hurricane Helene, a team member came to a shocking realization. As a direct hit seemed more and more certain, the winds the base was likely to face were projected to be so strong that Moody’s emergency operation building was not rated to survive them.
The team needed to evacuate its own emergency center.
“We had to pack up everything and go,” said Major Christopher Valencia, the leader of the ride-out team. “The hardened buildings standards that you see at places like Tyndall are fairly new.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, a team of veterans led by Tim Kennedy are spearheading rescue efforts.
When the Category 4 hurricane made landfall in Florida on September 26, 2024, it ripped through six states leaving an 800-mile path of destruction in its wake. The record-breaking storm left more than 100 dead and hundreds more missing as 140 mph winds wreaked havoc on the Southeast, leaving North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama to declare states of emergency as floods swept away homes, businesses and roadways.

Soldiers’ Angels “Treats for Troops” is back for the ninth year to bring candy to deployed service members, National Guard members, reservists, and veterans in VA medical facilities – and registration is now open for businesses, clubs and organizations to serve as collection sites.
By becoming a registered collection site, organizations can engage their communities in a fun and festive way, accepting excess Halloween candy and giving back to those who serve.
Since the campaign’s launch in 2016, the organization has sent 594,970 pounds of Halloween candy around the globe.

The U.S. military is using one of its main data analytics and common operational picture tools as part of its response efforts to aid in Hurricane Helene relief.
Several active-duty components, defense agencies and the National Guard are aiding in the relief efforts as requested by the states affected under what’s known as “defense support to civil authorities,” which allow the military to be employed domestically when asked.

Getting out of the military can be an exciting time — a chance to put hard-earned experience to use in the private sector. But when a job offer doesn’t materialize and time drags on, it can be an incredibly daunting period.
“No one talks about the pressure that you have if you’re not able to land a job and you have three kids and wife, or a husband,” said Jai Salters, a lieutenant commander in the Navy, who, on Wednesday, launched the Mil Mentor program through Service to Success.

The Space Development Agency is finalizing requirements and upcoming solicitations for around 200 satellites that will make up the third tranche of its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) constellation.
According to a recent notice to industry posted on Sam.gov, SDA intends to release the first draft solicitations for Tranche 3 of the PWSA’s tracking and transport layers in early 2025. Those satellites — slated to begin launching in 2028 — are expected to provide advancements in capabilities from previous tranches, as well as feature new warfighting applications.

In a ceremony Wednesday, the Army’s organization responsible for outfitting units with network equipment underwent a name change and redesignation.
The organization previously known as program executive office for command, control, communications-tactical (PEO C3T) has been rebranded as program executive office for command, control, communications and network, or PEO C3N.
The redesignation is in line with the Army’s vision for a unified network that eschews the historical tactical and enterprise distinctions.

Led by CEO and Founder Paden Sickles, SickFit, the first woman, minority, and veteran-owned sock company, is on a mission to change the world, starting with helping communities affected by the recent hurricanes.
“In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and as Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, my heart is heavy knowing the devastation these populations are facing,” Sickles explained. “In times like these, it’s the simple things—like socks—that can bring a bit of comfort amidst the chaos and distress.