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Hasty US exit from Europe could drive allies away from American arms, RAND says
A rapid, uncoordinated U.S. military drawdown from Europe could push key NATO allies further away from American weapons over the long term, according to a new RAND study, a shift the authors say would hurt the U.S. defense industrial base. RAND released the report, “Anticipating Allies’ Responses to U.S. Retrenchment from Europe,” on Wednesday. It examines how France, Germany, Poland…
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Trucker tool x-rays brokers’ rate offers armed with cost-per-mile
Memphis, Tennessee-headquartered Vincent Scott spent more than three decades in air traffic control with the Federal Aviation Administration. Yet through all that time he remembered a scene from his boyhood in South Carolina, when his dad was a part-time coach for his Little League team."I see my dad over there"…
How to earn the US Army’s Jungle tab in Panama — and lose 10lbs
BASE AERONAVAL CRISTÓBAL COLÓN, Panama — Though many service members venture into the hot, humid terrain of the U.S. Army’s jungle school in Panama, not all leave with the newly authorized-for-wear Jungle tab.The Panama course, back after a decades-long hiatus, resumed in 2025 as the U.S. military shifted its focus…
US Army hackathon sets backdrop for an AUSA focused on autonomy
The Army recently wrapped up a hacking initiative that asked defense companies to break into each other’s networks and allow their autonomous machines to communicate.Operation Jailbreak, which began in May and concluded in late August, staged two major events that brought contractors, operational units and Army technical experts together to…
FMCSA seeks emergency action to block ‘chameleon’ CDL schools
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is calling for emergency action to keep "sham" CDL schools shut down by investigators out of the driver training game. An Information Collection Request submitted to the White House in September shows the agency making an emergency request to tighten rules on the Training Provider…
North Dakota blitz puts 122 OOS
FMCSA, other enforcement officials issue 122 OOS violations in North DakotaFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration inspectors recently partnered with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies for a commercial vehicle safety operation in Williston, North Dakota.The collaboration resulted in:109 inspections, including 20 hazardous materials checks494 total violations122 out-of-service violations47…
US Army aspires to create Indo-Pacific manufacturing hub in Korea
In the Pacific, a single bolt can become a giant headache and the source of months of delay. The bolt that Col. Scott Carpenter held up Monday during the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting belonged to a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station turret, and it is back-ordered…