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Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command; Francisca Tatchouop Belobe, the African Union commissioner for economic development, trade, tourism, industry, and minerals; and Walter Parrs, charge d’affaires, U.S. Mission to the African Union, and other military and government leaders met at the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 28, 2026. Established in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity, the African Union is a continental body consisting of member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. (Department of Defense courtesy photo)

U.S. Africa Command prioritizes technology as ‘an enabler of African-led security’

Gen. Dagvin Anderson discussed his recent trip to Africa and tech priorities, in an email exchange with DefenseScoop.
3 hours ago By Brandi Vincent
A Marine assigned to U.S. Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) conducts training at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, Wyoming, on April 14, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Cesar Rivas)

MARSOC wants intel specialists amid high demand, limited personnel pool

“These positions are a challenge to fill due to the specialized nature of the skills required and the high-level of proficiency necessary to accomplish the tasks,” a…
Jan 23, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command conducts a walkthrough with Kenyan Gen. Charles Kahariri, Chief of Defence Forces, Kenya Defence Forces at the African Chiefs of Defense Conference 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya May 27, 2025. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Libby Weiler, AFRICOM Public Affairs)

U.S. military posture in Africa shifts while terrorist threats intensify

Sharing information and intelligence is a key need, according to the commander of Africom.
May 29, 2025 By Brandi Vincent
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U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Michael Emard, 711th Human Performance Wing behavioral scientist, creates slides from video snapshots that would be sent to soldiers in the field (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

Maxar wins Air Force contract to enhance Red Wing GEOINT platform

Deliverables under the new deal include accelerated processing, exploitation, and dissemination software.
Jun 30, 2023 By Jon Harper
Screenshot of a Defense Media Activity video presented during an open hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 19. Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), shared videos depicting an unidentified object with an apparent atmospheric wake or cavitation trailing it as it moved across the sensor’s field of view from left to right.

Senators want ‘more tangible evidence’ that Pentagon’s new UFO sleuthing team is meeting its mandates

DOD plans to “respond directly to the authors of the letter,” a spokesperson told DefenseScoop.
May 1, 2023 By Brandi Vincent
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