MANILA, Philippines (Oct. 24, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia and service members with Armed Forces of the Philippines recently completed bilateral training focused on improving communication and interoperability using Tactical Assault Kits.

Soldiers deployed throughout the United States to support community responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have a 24-hour help desk

U.S. and Philippines Army soldiers work in the Joint Operations Center during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Exportable (JPMRC-X) exercise on Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, 31 May 2024. This iteration of JPMRC-X marks the first deployment to the Philippines, which will enable and assist the Philippines Army and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in building combat training center locations within the Philippines.

Increasing situational awareness in the daily activities of the US Border Guard (US Customs and Border Protection) is now to be one of the priorities of changes in the equipment of local officers.

On April 24, Ms. Katie Arrington, performing the duties of the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO), signed a memo titled "Accelerating Secure Software," which establishes the Software Fast Track (SWFT) Initiative for the Department. This effort is aligned with Secretary Hegseth's guidance (Directing Modern Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality, March 6, 2025) and will reform the way the Department acquires, tests, and authorizes secure software.

U.S. Marine corps Hector Garcia Medina a Team Leader with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), utilizes an Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) along the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego sector, Calif, Feb. 24, 2026. The ATAK assists service members in navigating using GPS and geospatial map data overlaid with real-time situational awareness of ongoing events. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border.

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