US Transportation Command enlisted the help of USAF aerial porters to test a new Joint Modular Intermodal Distribution concept—a new means to deliver cargo to austere locations without the need for onsite materiel handling equipment, reports Maj. Chris Allen. Airmen of the 305th Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J., helped show that cargo loaded on a modular intermodal platform could be loaded onto an aircraft and offloaded at an austere airstrip using a prototype tactical truck. Congress approved $36 million for TRANSCOM to explore the JMIDS technology, which could further reduce the number of convoys needed to deliver supplies to troops at remote locations in Southwest Asia.
Watchdog Says Military Can Make Cyber Ops More Efficient
Sept. 17, 2025
The Government Accountability Office called for paring down the military's sprawling cyber enterprise in a recent report, amid renewed discussion about standing up a separate cyber force.
