The Army surpassed its recruiting goal of 55,000 new recruits in fiscal year 2024, while adding 11,000 individuals to the delayed entry program, which will support next year’s recruiting efforts. This marks a significant turnaround after the service missed its recruitment targets in 2022 and 2023. The success is largely attributed to the Army’s Future…

A Vietnam War pilot who had been missing for over 50 years has finally been identified. U.S. Marine Corps Captain Ronald W. Forrester was piloting an A-6A Intruder on a nighttime mission over northern Vietnam when his plane lost radio contact. He was just 25 years old when his aircraft disappeared during the combat mission…

The proliferation of hypersonic missiles and the Unites States’ position in the world relative to its near-peer adversaries presents an ongoing discussion over what weapons to prioritize and what gaps to close. Lockheed Martin’s director of Air Dominance and Strike Weapons Advanced Programs, Scott “Fish” Fisher, recently visited with Ryan Robertson to discuss Lockheed’s latest…

Despite the modern advancements in America’s national defense, the military still relies heavily on decades-old equipment. The B-52 Stratofortress, the CH-47 Chinook and the M-61 Vulcan are all still in service because they remain effective. However, maintaining such old equipment presents challenges, as parts that were once easy to obtain are now scarce or no…

John Kelly, former President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff, said that Donald Trump’s assertion that the Presidential Medal of Freedom is “much better” than the Medal of Honor is false, and that the two awards are “not even close.” Kelly is a retired Marine corp general. He explained that the Presidential Medal of Freedom is…

The U.S. Marine Corps just took delivery of its newest amphibian vessel: the ACV-30. The eight-wheeled combat fighting vehicle is a key part of the Marine Corps’ plan for combat in the Pacific, if the need arises. Built by BAE systems and Iveco, the ACV-30 can launch from the open sea, sail up to 12…

The alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attack and two accomplices reached a plea deal with prosecutors. And former President Donald Trump sparks controversy with comments made about Vice President Kamala Harris at a conference of Black journalists. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Alleged 9/11 mastermind agrees to plea deal…

This episode of Weapons and Warfare lifts the curtain on the Lockheed Martin F-35 assembly facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The manufacturing team finishes a new jet every three days. It then gets passed on to the next team, before eventually making its way to its new owner. The Weapons and Warfare team got an…

New ability achieved. For the first time in the Indo-Pacific, the United States Marine Corps successfully fired the AGM-179 joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM), hitting and sinking a moving vessel near Okinawa, Japan. The JAGM was fired by a USMC AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter during an expeditionary strike training mission by the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.…

America is celebrating its 248th Independence Day on July 4, 2023. This episode’s weapon of the week will take a look at some patriotically themed vessels, vehicles and weapons that the U.S. military has accrued over the years. The USS Constitution — also known as Old Ironsides — is the world’s oldest commissioned warship still…