Gen. James E. Rainey, U.S. Army Futures Command, commanding general, delivers a presentation on “The Close Combat Imperative” during the first day of the annual Maneuver Warfighter Conference, Sept. 9, 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 Daniel Marble)
U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing conduct infil operations into the Caribbean Sea from a Mississippi Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk off the coast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 28, 2025 as part of Emerald Warrior 25.2, a large-scale special operations exercise staged in multiple locations by Air Force Special Operations Command. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
A rendering of what someone using the new Project Overmatch capability known as Maven would look like. A unified tactical display that provides insight on vessels across the world, the Maven program overlays real-time ship readiness and sustainment data right at the user’s fingertips by utilizing artificial intelligence. It was created by Project Overmatch and Palantir in collaboration. (Image found on DVIDS as stock photo courtesy of Palantir)
A Red Air Industry partner retrieves a rotary wing drone target at Red Sands IEC in the CENTCOM AOR, Sep. 19, 2024.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dean John Kd De Dios)
The Rapid Employment Joint Task Force will involve experts in information systems, data integration, procurement, logistics, warfighter integration, assessments and other areas.
Screenshot of Kirsten Davies, President Donald Trump’s nominee for DOD CIO, testifying at her confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sept. 18, 2025.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., (August 20, 2025) U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, left, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Capt. Alexander Beal, assigned to Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) Commanding Officer, during a visit to the MCTSSA compound on Aug. 20, 2025. Gen. Smith was briefed on MCTSSA’s pivotal role in Project Dynamis, primarily focused on testing, experimentation, and prototyping of CJADC2 (Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control) capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Joseph R. Vincent, CTR/Released)
A person holds a telephone displaying the logo of Elon Musk s artificial intelligence grok in front of a background lit by a blue light in Kerlouan in Brittany in France on February 18 2025. (Photo by Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)