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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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Pentagon seeks expertise to develop brain injury assessment standards
The Pentagon is looking to create standards to assess the impact of blast-induced mild traumatic brain injuries.The goal is to have benchmarks that will allow assessment of the “physiological and biomechanical effects of blast injuries” caused by explosions of enemy munitions or the blast effects from firing friendly weapons, according…
Acting US Army secretary creates task force for HVAC repairs
HVAC problems, particularly air conditioning breakdowns, are not uncommon for U.S. soldiers residing in barracks.This summer, mechanical problems with a water treatment plant in Hawaii left thousands of soldiers at multiple Army installations on Oahu without central air conditioning. Soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, experienced five to six weeks of…
Pentagon needs $50B for mass drone production, Hegseth says
The Pentagon wants to build its stockpile of autonomous weapons from thousands of units to the millions. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed AUSA attendees at the Project Agincourt panel on Wednesday, sharing that the Pentagon is requesting roughly $50 billion in reconciliation funding to support the push to scale autonomous…
$200M awarded to states for truck parking
The U.S. Department of Transportation Wednesday announced $200 million in grants awarded to a dozen states to expand truck parking.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the investments are being made through the Department’s Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects (INFRA) program.“American truckers are finally getting the attention and support they…
Voting by absentee ballot? It’s time.
If you’re a service member, family member or overseas U.S. citizen and plan to vote by absentee ballot in the Nov. 3 election, it’s time to get serious, if you haven’t already.All of the information about your state’s requirements and deadlines for voter registration, ballot requests and ballot returns is…
$1M liquid meth bust in California | Fleet aims for driverless trucking this year
Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026:$1M in liquid meth seized from bobtail’s fuel tanks.Another large fleet adds autonomous trucks, with driverless aims for yearend.Drug-smuggling truck stopped in CaliforniaSan Diego Sector U.S. Border Patrol agents recently stopped a smuggling attempt of hard narcotics along Interstate 15. On Sept. 29…