The U.S. Marine Corps is shifting from a reactive crisis-response force to a proactive impact force and the CH-53K King Stallion sits at the center of that transformation. Far more than a heavy-lift upgrade, the King Stallion functions as a critical logistics connector, sustaining distributed operations across contested environments like…
Building the Impact Force argues that the contemporary United States Marine Corps is undergoing a fundamental transformation from a traditional, crisis‑response force into an “impact force” designed to generate disproportionate effects for the joint and allied team under conditions of persistent chaos, contested logistics, and degraded communications. Rather than centering…
U.S. Marines with Marine Expeditionary Force participate in a simulated enemy drone scenario during a Counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 16, 2026. The CsUAS course is conducted by Combat Skills Training School, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, to…
Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 5 Squadron member unloads an AGM-84 Harpoon for the first time at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 24, 2026. 06.25.2026 Video by Senior Airman Austin Salazar Regional Media Center – Japan
A U.S. Airman adjusts controls in-flight on a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility May 18, 2026. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly)
Technology doesn’t create decision advantage—people do. In Episode 4 of Decision Advantage: The Human-AI Advantage, discover how DLA is reimagining the future of logistics by combining the power of AI with the expertise of its workforce. From automating millions of acquisition actions to freeing employees to focus on innovation, this…
U.S. Merchant Marines and German shipyard workers load military equipment aboard the M/V Green Bay at the Port of Bremerhaven, Germany. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan C. Brown. GERMANY 06.24.2026 Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Brown Regional Media Center AFN Europe
U.S. Army Maj. Hung Nguyen, an engineer with 411th Eng. Bn., 303rd Maneuver Bde., 9th Mission Support Cmd., keeps a promise to his late-father while working alongside U.S. Army and Navy engineers to build facilities at schools in Dong Hoi, Quang Tri, Vietnam, during Pacific Friendship 2026 and Pacific Partnership…
