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USN Top Stories- Naval Base Kitsap Cuts Ribbon on New Child Development Center, Adds 204 childcare spaces to capacity
- Ships Set Sail During Phoenix Express 2026
- Freedom Edge 26 concludes, advancing trilateral readiness across the Indo-Pacific
- U.S. Navy Outreach to Conduct First Flagstaff Navy Week
- 2026 Commander's Awards honors innovative teams, individuals advancing naval aviation readiness
- U.S. Navy, JMSDF, ROKN, and RAN Conduct a Multilateral Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise
- MCPON PERRYMAN MARKS FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE
- NPS Students Apply Graduate Research to Real-World Fleet Challenges During RIMPAC 2026
- Cincinnati Navy Week Brings Maritime Tradition and Public Performances to the Queen City
- Exercise Phoenix Express 2026 Begins in Tunisia

Indo Pacific- Hawaii Guardsmen support food distributions after Hurricane Lowell
- Wisconsin National Guard trains Papua New Guinea Defence Force, local civilians on disaster relief
- U.S., Indian Army Soldiers train together on counterterrorism operations during Yudh Abhyas 2026
- ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command hosts 2026 Combined Warfighting Forum
- Hawaii National Guard helps Super Garuda Shield STAFFEX mark milestone, prepare for first CPX
- US, Indian Armies Open Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026
- Royal Brunei Armed Forces, U.S. kick off CARAT Brunei 2026
- Pacific Partnership 2026 Concludes Fourth Mission Stop in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
- SGS26 ends with ceremony celebrating multinational partnership
- Camp Zama Soldiers, community honor 9/11 through fitness, readiness

Pentagon News- Three Navy Warships Carry 9/11 Legacy Sharing One Enduring Mission
- Development, Training Flight Shapes Future Airmen
- Medal of Honor Monday: Army Capt. Daniel W. Lee Sr.
- Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11
- Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Maryland, Part 1
- Fort Leonard Wood Soldier Reflects on Enlisting After 9/11 Attacks
- Steel and Stone: Army Corps of Engineers Reflects on 9/11 25 Years Later
- North Carolina National Guardsman Honors 9/11 Victims With Dual Service
- Airman Runs 2,977 Miles Honoring 9/11 Victims
- Memorials at Fort Knox Represent Daily Reminders of 9/11

USAF Readiness- USAFE-AFAFRICA concludes Exercise Northern Viking 26, strengthening Arctic readiness
- New app aims to unify military fitness training across branches
- Red Tails train to keep F-35s in the fight during Tuskegee Thunder
- 1 SOW sharpens joint readiness at Northern Strike 26-2
- Prior-enlisted Airman returns to England as KC-135 pilot
- Adapting to aerial threats: How ACC’s Point Defense Task Force is transforming installation defense
- ‘We are the ember’: Gen. Dale White demands speed on Air Force programs
- The maintainers behind global power
- Maintaining airlift effectiveness: 62nd AMXS stands up Phoenix AMU
- Wolf Pack executes Beverly Sentinel 26-4
USAF Training- AETC achieves 1,500-pilot goal, validates modernized training model
- DAF accelerates joint C2 with AI, Space Force integration in latest DASH experiment
- Patriot Forge II prepares Air National Guard engineers for contested operations
- 919th SOW proves mettle in new readiness inspection construct
- Tyndall tests emergency preparedness during annual hurricane readiness exercise
- Moody AFB Airmen sharpen personnel recovery skills
- Enduring Partners 2026 enhances US-Thai collaborative readiness through specialized exchanges
- Maintainers use innovative solutions for limited resources during Mosaic Tiger 26-1
- Around the Air Force: Air Task Force Deployment, Explosive Ordnance Robotics, First Guardian Officer Graduates
- US, Norway test maritime strike in High North

Space Force- Space Force announces Commercial Solutions Opening strategy for Satellite Communications Augmentation Resource program
- Chief of Space Operations Schiess outlines priorities to strengthen Space Force combat power
- Remarks by CSO Gen. Douglas Schiess at the Air and Space Forces Association’s 2026 Air, Space and Cyber Conference
- Acquisition leaders emphasize mission, speed, risk in changing acquisition culture
- DAF establishes space technology portfolio executive
- Space Force announces interservice transfer opportunities
- US, international partners to bolster global secure communications with updated multinational agreement
- US Space Force selects Texas as preferred location for third DARC site
- CMSSF visits National Space Defense Center
- Schiess sworn in as the Space Force’s highest-ranking uniformed leader

Space Agency- Passion Meets Precision at NASA’s Flight Research Lab
- NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater
- NASA Celebrates Restoration of Guam Station Damaged by Typhoon Mawar
- NASA Watches Earth’s Weight, Finds Center of Mass
- Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau
- Curiosity Postcard Celebrates Rover’s 5,000th Day on Mars
- NASA Visits Schools Strengthening Florida’s Skilled Workforce
- NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman to Join NFL Fans in Baltimore
- NASA’s Integrated Medical Model (IMM)
- Newfound ‘Baby’ Planet Smashes Record for Youngest Known World

Cyber Security- USCYBERCOM conducts annual Cyber Flag exercise, gathers military cyber leaders for Multi-National Symposium
- USCYBERCOM’s new Cyber Talent Management Organization hosts inaugural hiring event
- Posture Statement of General Joshua M. Rudd
- Cyber National Mission Force conducts change of command
- USCYBERCOM Hosts Cyber Flag 25-2
- USCYBERCOM Demonstrates Global Cyber Superiority with Cyber Guard 25-2
- Posture Statement of Lieutenant General William J. Hartman
- U.S. Cyber Command Wraps Up Largest-Ever Cyber Guard Exercise
- Reserve Cyber and Signal Intelligence Summit at U.S. Cyber Command: Bridging Connections, Building Futures
- Sweden Cyber Command and Air Forces Cyber align cyber compatibility
NIST- Back to the Future: Why Agentic AI Needs a Strong Identity Foundation
- NIST Releases Tips & Tactics for Building Automation & Control System Cybersecurity
- Stronger Cybersecurity Programs Start with People: NIST Wants Your Input on the Path Forward for Human-Centered Cybersecurity
- Shaping the NVD for the Future: We Need Your Feedback on AI-Enabled Vulnerability Management
- Verifiable Digital Credential Presentment
- Advancing Product Security: New IoT Guidance and New Engagement
- Stronger Cybersecurity, Stronger Business: NIST Celebrates 2026 National Small Business Week
- From DMV to Wallet: Understanding Verifiable Digital Credential Issuance
- Reflections from the Second NIST Cyber AI Profile Workshop
- All aboard: the NIST Cybersecurity for IoT Program is headed to our next stop! Share your input on where we’re headed during our Future Directions Two-Day Workshop on March 31st.
DARPA- $3.5M to advance autonomous trauma robotics
- $1M to advance AI medical documentation and decision support
- Lift Challenge results
- It’s about time for quantum manufacturing
- With personal protective gear, best defense is a good offense
- Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites lifts off
- DARPA, U.S. Air Force fly AI-controlled F-16
- Meet the DARPA Lift Challenge teams
- Bio-Attribution Challenge yields tools to define biothreat origins at speed, scale
- Spark a connection with DARPA’s Multi X Office
Research and Engineering- LUCI Fellows found a way to predict which "forever chemicals" can actually be broken down, and which ones can't, in milliseconds instead of hours
- Save the Date: 2027 Defense Basic Research Exchange
- LUCI Fellow Helps Pioneer a New Era of Programmable Smart Materials
- Dr. Qimiao Si, Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow and Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess awarded a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship for the 2026-27 Academic Year!
- Dr. Maxwell Gregoire (LUCI 2024) and Dr. Luke A. Baldwin (LUCI 2021, 2026) receive the 2025 Air Force Research Laboratory Science and Engineering Early Career Award
- Calling all DoW Scientist for the FY2027 LUCI Webinar
- Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, Prof. Qimiao Si has Pioneered a new Quantum State of Matter
- Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, Prof. Tuomas Sandholm, has received the prestigious Alfred Kordelin Prize for AI for Societal Good!
- Dr. John Lyons, LUCI Fellow (Class of 2024), elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society!
- Prof. Rein Ulijn and His Team Has Designed a Protein Preservation Method Could Transform Global Health!

Border Security- ICE removes Cuban intelligence agent who fraudulently obtained lawful permanent resident status
- ICE Charleston, partners arrest West Virginia man for making terroristic threats
- Despite being attacked by rioters, ICE Arizona and federal partners successfully arrest dozens illegal aliens in major Arizona operation targeting a transnational criminal organization
- ICE arrests illegal alien from Haiti connected to criminal terrorist organizations
- Long Beach man arrested on federal criminal complaint charging him with sending a dozen payments to suspected ISIS terrorists
- Engineer pleads guilty to stealing trade secret technology designed for missile launch detection
- Homeland Security Task Force created in Houston
- ICE Los Angeles special agents arrest Iranian national for violation of US sanctions
- ICE San Antonio, federal partners lead to Treasury sanctions of high-ranking members of Cartel del Noreste, a foreign terrorist organization
- ICE, joint partner investigation results in illegal alien, alleged human smuggler from Mexico indictment for first material support of terrorism charges against CJNG member
Infrastructure Security- New CISA Guidance Helps Critical Infrastructure Detect, Observe and Impede Malicious Cyber Activity
- CISA and NIST Release Guidelines to Protect Federal Cloud Identity Systems from Token Theft, Forgery, and Misuse
- CISA Releases Updated Insider Threat Guide With New Insights to Mitigate Physical and Cyber Threats
- CISA, NSA and FBI Warn of China-Based AI Companies Targeting US AI Models with Industrial-Scale Knowledge Distillation Campaigns to Shortcut AI Development
- CISA Advisory Highlights Red Team Findings to Help Organizations Assess Risk, Identify Threats and Enable Effective Incident Response
- CISA Releases Foundational, Flexible Guidance to Help Federal Agencies Implement Effective Logging, Visibility and Operational Standards
- CISA Unveils New Cybersecurity Resources for K-12 Schools and Districts
- CISA, FBI and Partners Warn Organizations of Gunra Ransomware Actors Targeting Multiple Critical Infrastructure Sectors
- CISA Guide Helps Federal Agencies Securely and Effectively Use Open Source Software
- CISA and Partners Unveil Updated Software Bill of Materials Resource That Improves Transparency, Security and Risk-Informed Decision Making

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Senate- Republicans clash on Senate floor over AI kill switch
- Trump health nominees face tame Senate hearing: 3 takeaways
- Warsh says Fed cares 'very much' about AI developments
- Senate panel advances farm bill following McConnell’s return
- El-Sayed visits Senate Democrats, who are starting to warm to him
- Kansas's former GOP governor backs Democrat over Marshall for Senate
- Hawley rules out 2028 White House bid
- Hawley to push GOP officeholders, candidates to sign ‘Declaration for Life’
- Senate Republican on Trump claim AI threat is 'hoax': 'Come on'
- Sanders: 'Embarrassing' how 'ignorant' Trump is on AI
House- House approves bill aimed at putting data center electricity costs on tech companies
- House passes Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump’s desk
- Foxx wants to ban press from Speaker's Lobby off House floor
- Kiley says he won't caucus with GOP next year if reelected
- Warsh says Fed cares 'very much' about AI developments
- House moves to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein interview
- Top Democrat puts hold on Trump's $2.8B weapons sale to Israel
- Massie says House GOP leaving to avoid Hegseth impeachment vote
- 2 Iowa GOP reps support Iran war powers resolution for first time
- House cuts week short, will leave DC on Wednesday
War- Retired lieutenant general: US responding to 'arms race in space' that's already underway
- Service members must meet weight, grooming standards for Hegseth event: Report
- 2 Iowa GOP reps support Iran war powers resolution for first time
- Trump leaves Saudis in the lurch with hands-off response to Houthi advances
- Massie says he hid Hegseth impeachment resolution from GOP leaders
- House passes Iran war powers resolution
- Iran war likely to drive up inflation next year, CBO says
- Massie launches effort to impeach Hegseth
- Pentagon tells Congress Iran war cost at least $42B
- Wyndee Parker: National security adviser, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

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