U.S. Army Capt. Zach Marise, a deliberate operations team with the National Guard Bureau, uses the Maven Smart System in Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 20, 2026. Marise teaches the MSS and its capability to process vast amounts of data from weather to troop locations. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Whitney Hughes)
Since its launch, the 25-person task force has received 68 requests, or “tickets” for data help from Army units across the world, including at least one supporting…
A Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, checks communications while conducting boat infiltration training during Southern Strike 2024 (SSTK), at NASA Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, April 17, 2024. SSTK is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that allows soldiers across the United States and our international partners access to exceptional training. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Benjamin Tomlinson)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth operates a touch screen to remotely control a helicopter from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Arlington, Va., Nov. 14, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Seth Clayton, a finance technician with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, works at his computer at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 21, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brady V. Hathaway)
U.S. Marines compete in wargaming during Modern Day Marine 2026 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew A. McDonnell)
Every operational plan in every military headquarters in the world is now obsolete. The hedge strategists said this day would come. It has arrived. The question is…
U.S. Army Maj. Steven McPherson, a joint doctrine team chief with the National Guard Bureau, looks at the interface of the Maven Smart System in Arlington, Virginia Feb. 20. McPherson was in a class to learn the MSS and its capability to process vast amounts of data from weather to troop locations. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Whitney Hughes)
“We've handed our warfighters a Ferrari, and my only sleepless nights come from … making sure we never, ever run out of the high-octane fuel that they…