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.

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (April 28, 2026) – Modern warfare has evolved beyond single threats. Enter MSET. Developed by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center, Multiple Simultaneous Engagement Technologies, or MSET, addresses the need for increased precision and lethality in close combat and anti-access/area denial environments. “Multiple Simultaneous Engagement Technologies, or MSET, developed missile software applications to enable a single Soldier to form mission plan, execute, and monitor multiple missiles simultaneously engaging single or multiple targets,” said Dr. Shane Thompson, DEVCOM AvMC’s MSET program manager.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Armando FloresLopez, left, and Lance Cpl. Mathew Burnes, both riflemen with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), use an Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) during a foot patrol along the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego sector, Calif., March 17, 2026. The ATAK assists service members in navigating using GPS and geospatial map data overlaid with real-time situational awareness. 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. (Dept. of War Photo by Lance Cpl. Zackery Dear)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christian Hanna, a network systems administrator assigned to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, assists Philippine Navy sailors in establishing a Tactical Assault Kit server in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 26, 2026. TAK is a Windows-based situational awareness planning tool that allows U.S. and allied forces a real-time digital operating picture for mission planning. MRF-SEA is a flexible task force that varies in size, capability, and composition, to accomplish different types of missions as a purpose-built unit, maintaining a forward presence and enhancing Marine Corps crisis and contingency response capabilities. MRF-SEA is uniquely organized to support security cooperation and advance mutual security objectives shared with Southeast Asian Allies and partners. Hanna is a native of New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Agostini)