The Army Made a Blind Black Soldier a Surrogate for Robert E. Lee NYT | Top Stories By: Carol Rosenberg 14 December 2025 at 18:00 For more than a century, this Black soldier from Virginia was remembered by nearly no one. Then this year, someone at the Pentagon found a use for him. © National Museum of African American History and CulturePvt. Fitz Lee in 1899, with his Medal of Honor on his jacket.
America’s Military Needs a Culture Shift NYT | Opinion By: The Editorial Board 12 December 2025 at 18:01 The benefits of serving have never been more appealing, but the Pentagon needs a better approach to recruiting new talent.
America Pours Billions Into the Military. We Don’t Know Where It All Goes. NYT | Opinion By: The Editorial Board 10 December 2025 at 18:02 Wasteful spending and byzantine regulations keep the U.S. military stuck in a failing status quo.
The 20-Somethings Who Raised $121 Million to Build Military Drones NYT | China By: Farah Stockman 11 November 2025 at 04:24 Neros, a company founded in 2023 by former teenage drone racers, won a coveted Army contract and is gaining popularity in the defense sector.