Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine operates a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium in New York Harbor, June 16, 2026. Coast Guard crews provided an operational tour highlighting maritime security responsibilities throughout the Port of New York and New Jersey. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney Phoenix)
YAGONG REEF, CRESCENT GROUP, PARACEL ISLANDS, SOUTH CHINA SEA — AUGUST 17, 2026 — Vantor satellite image shows new buildings and construction activity on Yagong Reef in the Paracel Islands. (Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor. / Getty Images)
The Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) is what the Army considers its next-generation, Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled, expeditionary, maneuverable intelligence ground station. (Army photo).
An AI app folder containing Grok, Gemini, and ChatGPT, among others, is displayed on a smartphone screen in Creteil, France, on July 9, 2026. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Gillham, a mortarman and team leader with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, flies a first-person view unmanned aircraft system for a long-range simulated strike during the Marine Corps Attack Drone Competition at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 11, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing perform a flyover above Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Tucker)
The Air Force is moving its fragmented scheduling, training and readiness systems into a single enterprise platform known as the Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System.
Spc.Isaiah Newton from the Indiana National Guard 137th CSC, engages in Crisis Response Handler course materials during Cyber Shield 2026 at the Professional Education Center in Little Rock, Ark. (Texas Army National Guard, photo by: SPC Paul Zepeda)
“We need help in implementing agents securely, so that it doesn't inadvertently increase our attack surface,” an Army official said. “If we have a bunch of agents…
The answer is to modernize accountability through an enterprise model that combines a formalized independent assessment, continuous external monitoring, and shared remediation support where small suppliers cannot…