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Air Force Trains First-Ever Drone Instructor Cadre for Skydio X10D Ahead of 2027 Fielding

Drones are rapidly changing how law enforcement and military investigators do their jobs — and now the Air Force is making sure its agents know exactly how to use them. For the first time ever, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations has certified a group of special agents to both fly and teach others to operate the Skydio X10D, a small autonomous drone system with capabilities that could transform how investigators work in the field.

320 Days at Sea, 8 Suicide Attempts: The USS Abraham Lincoln’s Deployment Exposes a Military Mental Health Access Crisis

More than 300 days at sea, far from home, far from family — and, for too many sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, far from the mental health care they desperately needed. The carrier's return to California after a grueling 320-day deployment is a moment of relief, but it also forces a hard question: when the military's psychiatric support system breaks down at sea, who pays the price?

Air Force EOD Technicians Earn Rust-Colored Beret in Recognition of Combat Role

A small piece of headgear is carrying significant symbolic weight for one of the Air Force's most specialized career fields. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians are set to receive a new rust-colored beret, marking a formal recognition of their role in some of the military's most technically demanding and hazardous operations.