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    Commercial imaging companies solved the data access problem; now they must tackle reliability. – Clone

    Commercial Earth observation (EO) has largely solved the access problem. Defense and national security organizations can now task commercial satellites with speed and scale unimaginable a decade ago. But access is not the same as reliability.…

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    Defending the Edge: Proven Air Defense for the Modern Fight

    From Ukraine to Iran, recent conflicts have underscored how profoundly low-cost, proliferated and adaptable aerial threats are reshaping the modern battlefield. Small drones and one-way attack systems are compressing decision timelines, stressing traditional defenses and exposing…

  • Healing Doesn’t End With the Veteran

    Healing Doesn’t End With the Veteran

    When Army veteran Chris Eaton attended Operation Warrior Resolution’s (OWR) Men’s Veteran Retreat earlier this year, he had been on a healing journey for several years. Following his military service, Chris dedicated himself to understanding the lasting effects of combat, PTSD, and loss. Over the previous two years, he worked with more than 40 mental…

  • Honoring 25 Years of Service Through Opportunity

    Honoring 25 Years of Service Through Opportunity

    As America commemorates the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, Tunnel to Towers Foundation is reflecting on a promise that has guided its mission from the very beginning: to Never Forget the sacrifices made by our nation’s military members, first responders, and their families. Throughout 2026, the Foundation is marking this milestone through nationwide initiatives…

  • Why “set it and forget it” does not work for Life Insurance

    Why “set it and forget it” does not work for Life Insurance

    USAA Life Insurance Company and USAA Life Insurance Company of New York Many service members are automatically enrolled in Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and then rarely think about it again. Early in a career, that may be understandable. A young single service member with no dependents, no mortgage, and limited financial obligations may be…

  • As Costs Rise, End-of-Life Planning is Mission-Critical for Military Families

    As Costs Rise, End-of-Life Planning is Mission-Critical for Military Families

    For service members, veterans, and their families, financial readiness has always been part of the mission. But as costs rise across housing, healthcare, and everyday essentials, another critical area is gaining urgency: planning for end-of-life expenses. Unlike deployments or Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves, end-of-life costs are often unplanned—and unavoidable. Funeral services, final medical bills, and administrative expenses can quickly add up to thousands of dollars. When these costs…

  • A Coast Guardsman’s Fight to Hold His Son Again

    A Coast Guardsman’s Fight to Hold His Son Again

    As a machinery technician in the Coast Guard, William Hamilton III spent nine years making sure the boat got to those who needed saving. But when it came time for his own emergency, he had a hard time believing it. “I knew what was up,” he says, “but I was being hardheaded.” He’d spent the evening at a Coast Guard gathering in Valdez, Alaska where he was feeling a little…

  • IHG® Army Hotels Celebrates Ten Years of Teen Academy

    IHG® Army Hotels Celebrates Ten Years of Teen Academy

    A teen’s first job comes with a long list of firsts. First interview, first uniform, first day. Through IHG® Army Hotels Teen Academy, those early milestones come with something else: the opportunity to learn alongside supportive mentors, contribute to the community and begin imagining where a new set of skills could lead. For the past decade, the paid summer internship program has introduced teenagers to the people and responsibilities behind…

  • When Financial Readiness Means More Than Money

    When Financial Readiness Means More Than Money

    For many service members, planning for life after the military starts with practical questions. Where will I live? What comes next for my career? How will I manage my finances? Am I prepared for retirement? Those are important questions. But they’re only part of the transition. Leaving military service often means adjusting to a new routine, building a new community, and redefining your sense of purpose. Financial stability can make…

  • What We Carry Forward: Hidden Heroes and America’s Next 250 Years

    What We Carry Forward: Hidden Heroes and America’s Next 250 Years

    As America marks 250 years since its founding, the instinct is to look toward the famous names we learned early in our education — the signers, the generals, the architects of independence. But anniversaries like this one ask something different of us. The next 250 years are an invitation to ask who belongs in the story we’re still writing. Caregiving has been woven into this country’s history since its first…

  • Modernizing Military Facilities—At Scale

    Modernizing Military Facilities—At Scale

    Since 2023, more than 430 requests to repair, replace, or upgrade systems have been submitted by over 50 installations through IGSAs with Sourcewell, a local unit of government in the state of Minnesota. These requests cover a range of facility needs, but most often focus on core systems that support daily living conditions and extend the life of existing facilities. The volume reflects a system-wide effort to address aging assets…

  • Three Changes That Would Unleash Digital Engineering Across Defense Acquisition

    Three Changes That Would Unleash Digital Engineering Across Defense Acquisition

    The shift from platform acquisition to mission-thread thinking is where digital engineering unlocks exponential value as a strategic enabler. When modeling a mission thread from sensor to shooter, data flows through multiple systems across multiple services in a manner that exposes potential blind spots and interface gaps at critical handoff points. A legacy platform acquisition approach will never reveal these pitfalls until the capability is already fielded, leaving the warfighter…

  • Detect, track, identify, defeat: Leonardo’s integrated counter-drone ecosystem

    Detect, track, identify, defeat: Leonardo’s integrated counter-drone ecosystem

    The battlefield is being reshaped by the rapid proliferation of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). Today, a low-cost drone can threaten—or even destroy—military assets worth millions, fundamentally changing the economics of modern warfare. Yet the challenge extends far beyond the drone itself, as every new countermeasure is quickly met with a counter-countermeasure, creating an unrelenting cycle of adaptation between attacker and defender. To address this evolving threat landscape, Leonardo has significantly…

  • Life insurance is part of your readiness, not an afterthought

    Life insurance is part of your readiness, not an afterthought

    USAA Life Insurance Company and USAA Life Insurance Company of New York What financial readiness actually means In the military, readiness is about preparation before conditions change. The same logic applies at home. Financial readiness is not simply a matter of having enough in checking or contributing to the TSP. It means reducing the kinds of avoidable risks that can distract a service member from the mission or leave a…

  • Resource Alert: Nonprofit Offers Funding for Toddler and Pre-K Military Kids’ Activities

    Resource Alert: Nonprofit Offers Funding for Toddler and Pre-K Military Kids’ Activities

    July 15, 2026, Oakton, Va. — Some of our nation’s youngest make the biggest sacrifices. At just 13 months old, Collins already knows what deployment feels like: her father is currently overseas serving with the Army National Guard. Fortunately, Collins also knows what community feels like. At the beginning of the deployment, her mother, Ciara, paid for Collins’ swim lessons through funding from Our Military Kids. Serving military families for…

  • A Military Family’s Journey through Separation and Healing

    A Military Family’s Journey through Separation and Healing

    Traveling halfway around the world for care is a daunting event, but that’s just what the Brice family of three had to do in April 2023. The Brices were living in Grafenwoehr, Germany where Army Staff Sgt. William Brice was stationed as a cavalry scout. After noticing that their young daughter had unexplained bruises, William and his wife Annah sought medical advice. Three weeks later, a diagnosis was finally given…

  • Speed as a strategic advantage in border monitoring

    Speed as a strategic advantage in border monitoring

    Across Europe, border environments are becoming increasingly dynamic and complex. Activity can shift within hours—vehicles reposition, staging areas disperse, small watercraft alter routes, and nodes of activity appear and disappear with little warning. For national security organizations, ministries of interior, and supporting non-governmental partners, the challenge in border monitoring is no longer access to information alone. It is tempo. The ability to observe, understand, and respond before conditions change is…

  • HONORING FREEDOM, SERVICE, AND HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS

    HONORING FREEDOM, SERVICE, AND HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS

    As our nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, we are reminded that America’s story is one of resilience, innovation, and an enduring commitment to the ideals of freedom and opportunity. Those same values live on today, especially in the Servicemembers who defend our nation and protect those freedoms. As America marks 250 years, organizations like Homes For Our Troops serve as powerful reminders that supporting our Veterans is not just an…

  • Courage Can Save Us as a Nation. These Ten Americans Show Us How

    Courage Can Save Us as a Nation. These Ten Americans Show Us How

    Since 2018, With Honor has helped elect more than one hundred military veterans and national security professionals. In Courage Can Save US, I profile ten of them in office: five Democrats and five Republicans. As of this writing, six are in the House of Representatives, two are in the Senate, and two are governors. Nine are veterans, hailing from nearly every branch of the military; one served in Iraq with…

  • Digital Engineering Is an Acquisition Weapon System. Start Treating It Like One.

    Digital Engineering Is an Acquisition Weapon System. Start Treating It Like One.

    While our adversaries accelerate the acquisition timeline from concept to capability, the United States continues to field weapon systems and platforms on decade-long cycles. This disparity brings great risk to our warfighters, who will be left to defend U.S. interests with exquisite platforms that are obsolete on arrival. But this is not an indictment of the acquisition workforce. Rather, it is a structural problem with a powerful new tool available…

  • Veterans Find Healing Through Equine-Assisted Therapy

    Veterans Find Healing Through Equine-Assisted Therapy

    For U.S. Coast Guard veteran Skyla Luckey, healing came through an unexpected partnership with a retired therapy horse named Tara. On her second day in Operation Warrior Resolution’s Equine-Assisted Healing Program, Luckey described feeling an immediate connection. “Her energy was calm and stable. I got grounded in the present moment, and I made sure my energy matched hers because I didn’t want to take her out of her Zen space.”…

  • The Next Mission: Bringing Military-Connected Leaders to Capitol Hill

    The Next Mission: Bringing Military-Connected Leaders to Capitol Hill

    In Washington, D.C., public service is often measured in titles, offices, and proximity to power. At HillVets, it is measured differently: by whether those who have served this country in uniform continue serving in the rooms where decisions are made. Founded in 2013, HillVets is a community of veterans, service members, military spouses, survivors, and supporters working in governance, policy, advocacy, international affairs, and politics. Its mission is simple but…

  • Honoring America’s Heroes by Standing With Their Children

    Honoring America’s Heroes by Standing With Their Children

    For more than two decades, Americans have come together to honor the sacrifices of our nation’s military service members by supporting the families they leave behind. Among those families are the children of our fallen heroes, whose futures are forever shaped by a parent’s service and sacrifice. Today, that commitment remains as strong as ever. The scholarship mission long championed by Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation continues uninterrupted through the…

  • Army vet supports her Navy sister in tough hospital journey

    Army vet supports her Navy sister in tough hospital journey

    “I went to Japan and I was ready to spend the next 20 years there,” Kayla Saska said, a former sailor describing her first duty station. “I loved it, the people, the culture.” Kayla, a high school athlete who scored well on the military entrance exams, excelled in the Navy school for her job, fire controlman aegis. She picked Japan so that she could do her job where it really…

  • Extending the Promise: “No One Left Behind”

    Extending the Promise: “No One Left Behind”

    America recently witnessed the full force of its military’s commitment when extraordinary efforts were launched to rescue two downed F-15 pilots behind enemy lines. Why? Because military culture is rooted in an unwritten promise: no matter the cost, no one is left behind. This has never been solely about resources or strategy. It is about values. That promise is not only fulfilled during dramatic rescue missions. It’s reinforced every day…

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