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U.S. Air Force Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, delivers keynote remarks during the Security Forces Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course graduation ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 8, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders)

UPDATED: Gen. Bussiere still set to retire from Air Force

Gen. Thomas Bussiere is still slated to retire from the Air Force, despite an erroneous notice posted on Congress.gov indicating that he had been renominated for vice…
Gen. James J. Mingus, U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff, delivers a presentation on The Evolving Character of War during the third day of the annual Maneuver Warfighter Conference, Sept. 11, 2025, in Marshall Auditorium at Fort Benning, Georgia. The annual Maneuver Warfighter Conference gathers U.S. Army senior leaders and subject-matter experts from across the globe to discuss the way forward for maneuver forces. (U.S. Army photo by Joey Rhodes II)

Trump submits nomination to replace Mingus as Army Vice Chief of Staff

The president nominated Lt. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who currently serves as an advisor to Secretary Pete Hegseth, to the post.
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 20: U.S. President Donald Trump calls on reporters during a meeting with Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese (L), Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles during a bilateral meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Albanese is visiting the U.S. Capital to meet with President Trump and later visit the Pentagon. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump officially endorses AUKUS at White House meeting with Australian prime minister

They unveiled a new plan to invest in a wide range of materials that are essential for existing and emerging defense assets.
A crane is seen from Virginia as it removes airplane wreckage from the Potomac River, where American Airlines flight 5342 collided with a US military Black Hawk helicopter, near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on Monday, Feb 03, 2025 in Alexandria, VA. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Senators urge new aviation safety proposals informed by fatal collision near DCA

Lawmakers seek to require aircraft fleets across the nation to be equipped with more precise situational awareness technology.
U.S. Army Sgt. David Ngo, a UH-60 helicopter repairer with Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support), Washington National Guard, services a UH-60L Black Hawk after medevac training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., July 20, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Adeline Witherspoon)

Army needs to ask for ‘the right data’ along with right to repair, acquisition chief says

The assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology told DefenseScoop that locking down the right to repair, via the contracting process, is part of…
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Right, The Chief of Staff of the Army, General Randy A. George; and Lt. Gen. Tony Hale, G-2 Deputy Chief of Staff, aboard a UH-60 Blackhawk, view different training sites of Fort Huachuca’s John R. Fox Multi-Domain Operations Non-Kinetic Range Complex Feb. 21, 2024. The complex is used by the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence and visiting units and organizations. (DVIDS Photo by Sgt. Jilian Mueller)

Army Counterintelligence Command prepares for expanded off-post authorities

Agents will soon be permitted to conduct searches, execute warrants, and make arrests off of military installations, the G2 said.
A C100 drone flies on Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 17, 2025. The 1st Cavalry Division is currently modernizing its formation with updated drone training as a part of its “Pegasus Charge” transforming in contact initiative. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob Nunnenkamp)

Army ‘on a path’ to meeting Hegseth’s ambitious drone goals

DefenseScoop interviewed Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Brent Ingraham on the sidelines of the AUSA conference.
Soldiers gather during a promotion and reenlistment ceremony outside Army Counterintelligence Command headquarters, July 14, 2025, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. (Photo by Adam Lowe, DVIDS)

Why Army counterintelligence agents were heads-up at AUSA

“Those are great venues for an intelligence officer from an adversary to collect information," a senior officer told reporters.
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