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Snapshot: 2026-09-18
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- 1.The US Army is looking for new drones to ferry blood suppliesmigration · As part of the U.S. Army Blood Link project, the service is seeking new drones that can transport blood supplies in the field.
- 2.Martial arts instructor accuses Army of stealing instructional materialmigration · The lawsuit alleges Army personnel hastily copied the material “verbatim and near-verbatim” as indicated by the typos and wonky formatting.
- 3.AI military targeting may move faster than humans can authenticate, critics warnmigration · AI military targeting may move faster than humans can authenticate, critics warned during a Wednesday hearing in Washington.
- 4.Army crowns top drill sergeants in first competition since sweeping command restructuremigration · The Army crowned its top drill sergeants for the first time since the service brought recruiting and initial training under the same three-star command.
- 5.Army commanders can recommend rank bump for NCOs in first sergeant rolesmigration · Army Battalion Commanders can now nominate senior enlisted leaders for promotion - and increased pay - commensurate with their position.
- 6.Vietnam War conscientious objector falsified Silver Star award, defrauded VAmigration · James Lyon, 80, admitted to submitting fraudulent documents to the VA, collecting over $124,000 in disability payments.
- 7.Army trainee struck by vehicle and killed while on foot outside Oklahoma basemigration · An Army basic trainee was struck by a vehicle and killed while on foot along a busy interstate.
- 8.US military must adapt as formations will be ‘hunted’ by autonomous systems, Caine saysmigration · Technology, such as AI and autonomous systems, is changing the character of war, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said.
- 9.VA facilities struggle to staff mental health, nursing, safety positions, watchdog findsmigration · More than half of the Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers have reported severe staffing shortages, the Office of Inspector General finds.
- 10.Iran war has cost $38 billion, depleted two-thirds of US missile interceptors, CBO saysmigration · The U.S. military has incurred about $38 billion in costs from combat operations against Iran, a new Congressional Budget Office analysis found.