Christian Craighead

Global Conflicts

The US Navy has battled operational tempo ordeals for years. The Iran war exposed the flaws.

Vague operational planning and a lack of transparency during U.S. actions in Iran have exacerbated the U.S. Navy’s longstanding logistics, maintenance and manpower…

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Global Conflicts

Thousands of soldiers now roam Washington’s streets. They seldom stop crime.

Well past midnight one day this spring, three police officers pulled up to a nightclub where a man was stomping…

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Global Conflicts

‘Everybody loves a winner’: US-Ukraine intel sharing surges as Kyiv racks up wins

KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine has rebounded to full strength as Kyiv’s mid- and deep-range strikes continue…

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Air Force

DARPA came close to finding a drone that can lift four times its own weight

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) concluded its Lift Challenge last week, and although none of the participants achieved the desired…

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Defense Technology

DIA’s artificial intelligence chief envisions ‘agent-to-agents’ interactions that support military operations

he Defense Intelligence Agency’s chief AI officer is anticipating a future in which digital agents work together across a combatant…

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Air Force

Flight-tracking data shows continued Russian air bridge to sub-Saharan Africa

VIENNA — Russian state-aligned military forces operating in the Central Sahel relied on at least 75 flights by military and…

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Global Conflicts

US Marines roam far and wide from temporary Darwin base

This year marked the 15th deployment of U.S. Marines to Australia under the Marine Rotation Force-Darwin (MRF-D) initiative, but this…

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Air Force

Watchdog Presses DOD to Fix Decaying Infrastructure at Pacific Air Bases

The Pentagon’s watchdog has identified serious concerns over corrosion, mold, and the structural decline of “critical infrastructure” at Air Force…

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Air Force

Summer at USAFA: Academy Aims to Teach Airmanship to All

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.—It’s a warm, windy morning at one of the busiest flightlines in the U.S. Air Force, and…

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Air Force

Fly, Fix, Defend: Wilsbach Aims for a Readier Air Force

LONDON—When Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach became Chief of Staff of the Air Force in November 2025, he coined a simple…

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