- This Week in DOW: Guard Helps Make Memphis Safe, Chaplain Corps Reformedby David Vergun on March 27, 2026 at 9:02 pm
This week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth joined President Donald J. Trump in Memphis to highlight the success of a National Guard anti-crime task force while announcing expanded benefits for guardsmen and significant reforms to the military Chaplain Corps.
- Standards ‘Vital’ to Navy, NASA Mission, Butch Wilmore Saysby C. Todd Lopez on March 27, 2026 at 8:37 pm
NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore, a retired Navy captain, spoke with service members about service, space, leadership and the importance of standards during a visit to the Pentagon.
- Service Members Have Options Leading Up to Tax Dayby C. Todd Lopez on March 27, 2026 at 8:36 pm
With Tax Day, April 15, quickly approaching, service members have options for help filing their 2025 taxes, including assistance with navigating changes to tax rules, such as those enacted as part of last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
- Pentagon’s New Chief Information Officer Details Strategy to Develop Tech, Cyber Warfighting Advantageby Matthew Olay on March 27, 2026 at 7:17 pm
During testimony at a pair of hearings on Capitol Hill, the War Department’s new chief information officer outlined her office’s strategy to transform technology and cybersecurity into a decisive warfighting advantage for the armed services.
- Containerized Autonomous Kitchen Expands Army Food Modernization to the Fieldby Army Sgt. Deziree Keay on March 27, 2026 at 6:17 pm
The 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command in Daegu, South Korea, is testing a mobile version of its Market 19 autonomous dining facility that extends access to fresh, hot meals for soldiers operating beyond the garrison environment.
- Coast Guard, Northern Mariana Islands Strengthen Maritime Security Presence in Western Pacificby Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia on March 27, 2026 at 4:01 pm
Maritime law enforcement agencies patrolled in and around Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands and a U.S. territory, boarding six small vessels and launching new coordination channels that expand the commonwealth’s ability to monitor and respond to threats.
- Leaders Say Nuclear Forces, Space Domain Paramount to National Securityby David Vergun on March 26, 2026 at 7:14 pm
Protecting America’s space systems is essential for national security because so many military capabilities rely on them — including precision navigation, global communications, missile warning and real-time intelligence, said Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command.
- Hegseth Relays Death of Iranian Navy Commander, Provides Additional Epic Fury Updatesby Matthew Olay on March 26, 2026 at 6:22 pm
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth relayed the killing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy’s top commander by the Israeli military, as part of ongoing Israeli and U.S. kinetic attacks against the Iranian regime during Operation Epic Fury.
- Hegseth Announces Reforms to Chaplain Corpsby Matthew Olay on March 25, 2026 at 6:44 pm
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced reforms to the military’s Chaplain Corps, saying the department will be streamlining the number of faith code affiliations for service members and that the department will replace the rank insignia military chaplains wear on uniforms with their religious insignia.
- Next Generation of Airmen Sustain Deterrence Missionby Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Rowe on March 25, 2026 at 2:59 pm
At Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., and other intercontinental ballistic missile bases, maintaining the nation’s strategic deterrence requires precision, teamwork and a high level of responsibility from the missile maintainers supporting the mission.
- The new tools are an annotated collection of 10,000 fingerprints and a software program that can sort fingerprints according to their quality.
- The report includes an overview of work completed on the Champlain Towers South investigation.
- The award highlights organizations that focus on resilience.
- The reference material is the first to include mixtures of high-quality and degraded DNA from different individuals.
- The Initiative will ensure that the next generation of AI is widely adopted with confidence, can function securely on behalf of its users, and can interoperate smoothly across the digital ecosystem.