A 390A graduate dons their new Special Forces regimental distinctive insignia following the Activation and Induction ceremony at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, the Special Operations Center of Excellence, at the JFK Auditorium on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 2, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexis Washburn)
Special Forces leaders told DefenseScoop they believed the technicians will bring foundational change, but recognized high demand for the new role as the service charts the program’s…
U.S. Airmen assigned to the Collaborative Combat Aircraft Experimental Operations Unit inspect a YFQ-44A Fury aircraft at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, July 20, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renee Blundon)
U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief Lateef Compton, U.S. Central Command senior enlisted leader, visits Airmen and Guardians in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, Jan. 7, 2026. Compton visited multiple sites around the base and had lunch with Airmen and Guardians assigned to U.S. Space Forces – Central. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop)
“We have proven that spacepower produces battlefield success. This means providing effective and well-equipped space forces, in the right quantities, to combatant commands on the front lines…
Michael Coulter, then-CEO of Hanwha Global Defense, speaks during the Warsaw Security Forum 2025 in Warsaw, Poland, on September 30, 2025. (Photo by Marek Antoni Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images).
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) pulls into Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan Oct. 16, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry)
U.S. service members and Kuwaiti Land Forces participate in the game operation cyber justice, an event of the Best Cyber Warrior Challenge at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 15, 2019. (Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Christopher Lindborg)
After the services scrambled to prepare for the new program and leaders warned subordinates about looming pay cuts, the Pentagon authorized the military branches to preserve their…
Participants discuss how emerging tech can drive breakthroughs in lethality at GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. Panelists include, from left: DefenseScoop Editor-in-Chief Jon Harper, General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems’ Chris Haynes, Army Lt. Col. William Taylor, Army’s Bhavanjot Singh, Marine Corps Col. Matthew Ritchie, and Rep. Patrick Harrigan (NC-10). (Scoop News Group photo)
A U.S. Army unmanned, eight-wheeled, all-electric, all-terrain transport vehicles armed with the R600 autonomous weapon system provides support to dismounted Soldiers in an urban environment as part of a human integration experiment at Fort Irwin, Calif., March 17, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks)
A U.S. Army soldier assigned to 6th Battalion, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, performs set-up tasks on an air defense system as part of Exercise Dragon Flag on Kunsan Air base, August 18, 2026. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Samantha Mussatti)
Lt. Gen. Chris Eubank, Commanding General, United States Army Cyber Command, speaks at the Warriors Corner #3 during the 2026 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Rey Ramon)
A laboratory technician at the Synthetic Biology and Biosurveillance Branch at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases demonstrates the Biodefense Mass Sequencing and Surveillance assay, developed by a team of researchers under the direction of branch chief Lt. Col. Jeffrey Kugelman during the coronavirus pandemic as a way to rapidly test large numbers of Service Members for exposure to COVID-19. BMASS can be used to test for multiple diseases at the same time, extending its potential beyond just COVID-19 surveillance. (DOD photo by: Paul Lagasse)
Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle speaks during the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Kaufmann)
US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth salute as a US Army carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, during a dignified transfer solemn event for US service members killed during operations in the Middle East, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, on July 22, 2026. Swinton was killed in action on July 19 at at Erbil Air Base in Iraq. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)
The setting sun casts a warm glow on the Senate side of the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building on September 14, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)
U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby attends an International commemorative ceremony for the 82nd anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Normandy landings in Langrune-sur-Mer, northwestern France, of June 6, 2026. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)
Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg administers the oath of office to Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 16, 2025. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)
A Barracuda unmanned surface vessel undergoes testing in southern Ukraine, on March 30, 2026. The multifunctional drone boat is developed by the Barracuda unit of the 40th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade, part of the 30th Marine Corps of the Ukrainian Navy. It features a modern tracking system, remote control, and artificial intelligence elements. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to junior officers and enlisted leaders during a State of the Force address at the at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2026. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Brann)
An aerial view of the National Mall, including the Washington Monument, the U.S. Capitol, the Jefferson Memorial, the Tidal Basin and the Pentagon from Air Force One as it departs on September 26, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)
