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A British and two U.S. soldiers operate a remote device.

April 3, 2018

Armed With Science: Unmanned Technology - Breaching the Battlefield

Unmanned and remote-controlled technology enables troops to stretch farther while conserving resources and is a capability the enemy will not know how to counteract once it is implemented, the commander of the 82nd Brigade Engineer Battalion said.

Blue lines over a black background.

April 3, 2018

Armed With Science: Army Scientists Explore Fiber Optics

Army scientists would like to one day use quantum networks to achieve ultra-secure communications that can provide more efficient processing of information for data-to-decisive actions, the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for research and technology said.

A gloved hand holds a tubed medical sample.

April 3, 2018

Disease Detectives: Epi Lab Tests Medical Samples From Across the World

Each year the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s Epidemiology Laboratory Service in Ohio performs about 2.1 million tests for clinics and hospitals treating active duty service members, reservists and guardsmen.

Medal of Honor blog

April 2, 2018

Army Lieutenant Charges Enemy, Saves Platoon in Vietnam

Walter Marm Jr. saved many American lives during the Battle of la Drang in Vietnam, a fight that would later be dramatized in the movie “We Were Soldiers.”

A Navy chef mixes ingredients for a meal in a bowl during a culinary competition.

April 1, 2018

Cool Jobs: A Day in the Life of a Pentagon Executive Chef

A military culinary specialist isn't always scrambling to cook for the masses at the mess hall. As long as you keep learning, you can make it to the top.

An air force officer sits in front of a computer monitor.

March 30, 2018

Armed With Science: Computers To Help Navy Recruit Unmanned Systems Operators

The Navy is working with private industry to develop a computer game designed to identify future candidates for its remotely operated, unmanned vehicles, or drones.

A military doctor looks at some papers while sitting at her desk.

March 30, 2018

Armed With Science: Uniformed Physicians Honored on Doctor's Day

National Doctors’ Day is celebrated every March 30th, to recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities. Military doctors are also responsible for serving a population that is vital to national security.

Workers reconnect power lines in Puerto Rico.

March 27, 2018

Armed With Science: Army Engineers Restore Majority of Puerto Rico Power Grid

After months of hard work. officials with the Army Corps of Engineers report that power has been restored to more than 90% of Puerto Rico following two hurricanes that devastated the island last September.

Medal of Honor blog

March 26, 2018

Courageous Soldier Earned Medal of Honor in Afghanistan

At just 20 years old, Army Sgt. Kyle White would face an enemy attack thousands of miles from home with a maturity and bravery that belied his age. For that, he was awarded the nation's highest honor.

ROTC cadets walk together during the Bataan Memorial Death March. .

March 26, 2018

The 29th Bataan Memorial Death March in Photos

The Bataan Memorial Death March is no easy feat, but thousands do it each year to honor the sacrifices of those who defended the Philippines during World War II.