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AFP recently wrote about the dangers to American high-performance aircraft parked on the ramp domestically, and when deployed globally.
In response to our inquiry, the Department of the Air Force has issued a statement. The following is attributable to a Department of the Air Force spokesperson:
The Department of the Air Force takes unauthorized unmanned aerial system overflights of our installations and assets very seriously. Drone incursions are an urgent and evolving threat.

Just before a major transition and for the first time since Advana’s inception, the Pentagon’s Agency Financial Report for fiscal 2025 excludes any mention or performance-related information about the widely-used data analytics and AI platform.
The reviewers’ decision to omit Advana updates from last year’s report raises new questions about the tool’s efficacy, as officials move to reshape its underpinning program via a broader push to help the agency achieve a clean financial audit.

This story was updated Friday, Jan. 23, with up-to-date snow and ice predictions for major bases based on National Weather Service forecasts.
The 101st Airborne Division paused a major field exercise Wednesday night as military bases across the Midwest and on the Atlantic coast began bracing for a historic winter storm this weekend. Crews at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, began trimming trees on base in anticipation of ice storms, and bases from Missouri to South Carolina stood up various emergency teams with leaders of on-base emergency, medical, and utilities units.

Some Marines who reenlist in fiscal 2027 will be eligible for selective retention bonus “kickers” up to $50,000 as part of the Corps’ SRB program.
The service announced details about the program in a message that was signed Thursday.
“Retaining our most experienced and qualified Marines remain one of the service’s highest priorities,” the message stated.
The Corps is offering “kickers” for certain enlisted Marines whose current contracts expire in the Oct. 1, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2027 timeframe.

This year, the Defense Information Systems Agency will prioritize an effort to unify all of the combatant commands’ networks worldwide into a single, cloud-based platform to improve security and interoperability.
The Mission Network-as-a-Service program aims to break down disparate, geographically-siloed networks used by individual COCOMs into a unified network known as Combatant Command Net (COCOMNet).

Sailors and Marines are now banned from using products containing kratom, a plant derivative widely sold alongside vape and CBD products. Kratom is sold and widely touted as a “natural” treatment for health conditions ranging from anxiety to pain relief to weight loss but those claims have drawn heavy doubts from traditional medical providers. Some states have reported an increasing number of poison control reports, and in severe cases, lawsuits have alleged that users died from concentrated products containing the substance.

Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place of notable World War II leaders, including Gen. Omar Bradley and Adm. William Halsey. While Maj. Gen. George S. Patton IV is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, his famous father is not. In fact, he’s not even buried in the United States.
Related: America named four tanks after General George S. Patton
After Gen. George S. Patton Jr. died in Allied-occupied Germany in 1945, his body was transported to Luxembourg and buried there. The history of Patton as a military leader is storied, to say the least.

The French DGA has ordered long-range, remote-controlled munitions from the European defence company MBDA and Aviation Design.

Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranOnly days ago, the United States appeared poised to make good on President Donald Trump’s threat to intervene if the Iranian regime responded to widespread anti-government unrest with violence. However, while stepping up economic pressure via tariffs and additional sanctions, Washington held off on military action even as Tehran ferociously cracked down.

A quality-of-life issue often cited by rank-and-file soldiers is not being able to use on-base dining facilities, which they technically cover the cost of by having a portion of their monthly pay recouped to cover meal costs. During a recent town hall in Hawaii, a soldier said that the chow hall at Schofield Barracks, known as Warrior Inn, is often closed, and he asked if soldiers could be allowed to use their meal cards at restaurants off base.
“Warrior Inn has been closed for the fifth time within a year,” the soldier, a specialist, said during Tuesday’s town hall held by U.S.