Top Military Shots DEC 13, 2019 | Photo Gallery Here are our picks for this week’s favorite military images. These pictures represent some of the best photojournalism from U.S. servicemen and women who are stationed around the world. READ ARTICLE Marine Corps Utility Task Vehicles Receiving Multiple Upgrades The Marine Corps’ Utility Task Vehicles are undergoing several upgrades designed to improve the safety and performance of the vehicle. Using critical feedback from Marines and taking inspiration spanning the automotive industry to desert racing, engineers and logisticians from the Light Tactical Vehicle program office at Program Executive Officer Land Systems have been working diligently... READ ARTICLE POPULAR VA and Walmart Partner to Deliver Health Care to Veterans The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Walmart cut the ribbon in Asheboro, North Carolina, Dec. 10, for a new VA-led Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations (ATLAS) services pilot location. The public-private affiliation provides convenient health care to Veterans in their communities. “This type of collaboration is the way of the future,” said VA Secretary Robert... READ ARTICLE Army National Guard to Get More Aircraft and Humvees The Army National Guard is getting 100 aircraft and Humvees in the fiscal year 2020 and 300 in 2021-2024 as part of the Army's modernization efforts. Jeffrey White, principal deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, made the announcement Dec. 10 at the 23rd Annual Industry Day hosted by... READ ARTICLE POPULAR U.S. Will Withdraw From Syria When Local Forces Can Keep ISIS in Check U.S. forces in Syria will leave when local forces are capable of keeping ISIS in check on their own, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said. "In short, the mission remains the enduring defeat of ISIS," Esper told the House Armed Services Committee today during a hearing on U.S. policy in Syria and the broader... READ ARTICLE Commissioning Day for HMS Prince of Wales HMS Prince of Wales has been commissioned into the Royal Navy today as the largest warship ever built for the United Kingdom. HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, as the ship’s Lady Sponsor, alongside HRH The Prince of Wales, presided over the ceremony at HM Naval Base Portsmouth this morning, to an audience of 2,000 from... READ ARTICLE POPULAR

Special Operations

Two Legacies Forever United

U-28A Draco Crew Receives 2018 Mackay Trophy

The Evolution of the M134D Minigun

New Strategy Rolled Out for U.S. Army Special Operations Command

Operation Eager Anvil: Pave Low Leaders

Naval Forces

Commissioning Day for HMS Prince of Wales

Damen Completes Combat Systems Installation, Trials on Indonesian Guided Missile Frigate

Navy Awards Block V Virginia-class Submarine Contract

Royal Navy Submariners to Face Toughest of Tests

Navy Accepts Delivery of Third Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) Ship

Aerospace

U.S. Air Force Extends JSTARS Maintenance and Training Contract for Another 10 Years

AFRL Sponsors Service Academy and University Design Challenge

Boeing Starliner Placed Atop United Launch Alliance Rocket for First Flight

Paramount Group Powers Draken’s First Mirage F1 Flight

Draken International to Provide USAF with Realistic Advanced Combat Training

Land Forces

Marine Corps Utility Task Vehicles Receiving Multiple Upgrades

Army National Guard to Get More Aircraft and Humvees

U.S. Forces Reset in Syria, ISIS Struggles to Re-Form

Raytheon Unveils New Dismounted Soldier Training Simulator

Innovative Hearing Protection May Protect Military Working Dogs

Defense Wide

Top Military Shots DEC 13, 2019 | Photo Gallery

U.S. Will Withdraw From Syria When Local Forces Can Keep ISIS in Check

Lockheed Martin’s Latest Generation Radar Technology to Help Japan Defend Against Ballistic Missile Threats

Improvements to Optical Sights Bring Better Eyes to the Front Lines

Top Military Shots Nov 15, 2019 | Photo Gallery

Military Engineering

Flowserve CVP Concrete Volute Pumps Provide a New Level of Flood Protection (SPONSORED)

Proven Carbon and Resin Solutions for PFAS Removal (SPONSORED)

USACE Continues to Progress on Deep Creek Bridge Replacement

Overhauling Oroville: The Amazing Push to Repair the Tallest Dam in the United States (SPONSORED)

L.B. Foster Plays Integral Role in Supporting U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (SPONSORED)

Defense R&D

AFRL Sponsors Service Academy and University Design Challenge

Innovative Hearing Protection May Protect Military Working Dogs

Keeping World’s Largest Wind Tunnels Running at Their Peak

Air Force Researchers Test Plasma Reactor to Destroy Contaminants in Groundwater

Army Researchers Test Human-like Robots

Homeland Security

America’s Last Remaining Heavy Icebreaker Heads for Antarctic

Military Disaster Response

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton in the Indo-Pacific — Traversing the New Center of Gravity

U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Back Home Following 3-month Arctic Deployment

Coast Guard Cutter Conducts Sanctions Patrol Against North Korea

VA & Military Medicine

VA and Walmart Partner to Deliver Health Care to Veterans

Military Medicine: Imaging Technology

VA Research: Cardiovascular Care

Veterans’ Dental Care in Congressional Spotlight

Veterans Affairs Research: Diabetes Care