The president's fiscal year 2027 budget request was made public during a briefing at the Pentagon, with $1.5 trillion — the largest request in history — aimed at, among other things, supporting military families, securing the homeland, modernizing equipment, rebuilding the defense industrial base and providing a raise to service members.

Nearly 3,000 cadets participated in the U.S. Air Force Academy's spring culminating exercise, a rigorous, multidomain military training that develops cadets into combat-ready Air Force and Space Force leaders. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal awarded a $2.7 billion production contract to support the Dark Eagle long-range hypersonic weapon, marking a major milestone ahead of an accelerated fiscal 2026 fielding timeline. 

Annual influenza vaccines are no longer mandatory, said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a video posted on social media. The new mandate follows similar department efforts regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.

Soldiers and airmen who participated in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Italy with the World Class Athlete Program visited the Pentagon, where the athletes also got an unexpected opportunity to meet with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

The undersecretary of war for intelligence and security testified on the resourcing, priorities and challenges facing the intelligence enterprise for fiscal year 2027 during a hearing in Washington.

U.S. forces operating in the Arabian Sea enforced naval blockade measures against an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel attempting to sail toward an Iranian port.