- This Week in DOW: Honoring Heroes, Patrolling Oceans, Uncovering Truth, Out Thereby C. Todd Lopez on February 28, 2026 at 1:46 am
This week, President Donald J. Trump delivered the State of Union address and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth continued the Arsenal of Freedom tour with visits to Denver and Arkansas.
- Hegseth Wraps Arsenal of Freedom Tour With Visit to Arkansasby Matthew Olay on February 27, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth wrapped up the first segment of his Arsenal of Freedom tour by visiting a pair of defense industry companies in Camden, Ark., where he continued to deliver a call to action to revitalize America’s manufacturing might and reenergize the workforce.
- Joint Interagency Task Force Marks 6 Months With Accelerated Delivery of Counter-UAS Capabilitiesby Joint Interagency Task Force 401 on February 27, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 marked six months since its establishment by demonstrating measurable progress in accelerating the delivery of counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities to the joint force.
- Oklahoma Army National Guard Deploys for Fire Suppression Missionby Leanna Maschino on February 27, 2026 at 3:47 pm
At the request of the Oklahoma Emergency Management Department and with the authorization of Gov. Kevin Stitt, members of the state’s Army National Guard responded to wildfires in northwest Oklahoma using UH-60 Black Hawks and ground hand crews.
- Hegseth Says Scouting America Support to Continue Upon Org’s Commitment to Drop DEIby Matthew Olay on February 27, 2026 at 1:45 pm
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the War Department will conditionally continue to provide support to Scouting America following the youth organization’s commitment to pull all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from its program.
- Joint Force Refines Chemical, Biological Defense Capabilitiesby Pentagon News on February 27, 2026 at 1:04 pm
To ensure the joint force can fight and win in any environment, key organizations from across the Army and Department of War gathered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., to refine the complex challenge of operating through a chemical or biological attack.
- Acquisition Reform Means a Focus on Warfighter Successby C. Todd Lopez on February 26, 2026 at 7:50 pm
The War Department aims to modernize how acquisition — the buying of weapons and other materiel from manufacturers — is done to ensure American warfighters get the best tools, at the right price, and as quickly as possible.
- HoloLens Enables Remote Joint Inspection of Cargoby Courtesy story, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing on February 26, 2026 at 4:32 pm
Airmen use the HoloLens augmented reality headset to perform remote cargo inspections, allowing experts to safely and quickly clear equipment for flight from anywhere in the world.
- Hegseth Inducts Naval Aviator, Medal of Honor Recipient Into Pentagon Hall of Heroesby Office of the Navy Chief of Information on February 25, 2026 at 11:58 pm
Retired Navy Capt. Elmer Royce Williams, who received the Medal of Honor from President Donald J. Trump during the State of the Union, was inducted into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes for his heroic actions during the Korean War.
- Senior Air and Space Force Leaders Discuss Defense of Homelandby Matthew Olay on February 25, 2026 at 11:07 pm
The War Department’s 2026 National Defense Strategy prioritizes defending the homeland as its first line of effort. At the Air and Space Forces Association’s warfare symposium in Colorado, three senior Air and Space Force generals discussed how their respective combatant commands are working to do that.
- 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.
- NIST is allocating funding to eight small businesses in seven states under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
- Seven NIST reference materials, including house dust and freeze-dried human liver tissue, have been flown to the International Space Station.