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Fisher House guest is now scholarship recipient at University of Iowa
The big move to college from high school is intimidating for anyone, but Anyia Woods had a surprising reminder of past comfort when she saw that one of her scholarship applications, the one to the Scholarships for Military Children Program, was from Fisher House. That’s because Anyia, who is studying neuroscience, previously stayed at Fisher…
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Fisher House: Military Families Can Find Strength, Comfort, and Hope
When a service member or veteran is hospitalized, the world can stop without warning. A phone call. A diagnosis. A long road ahead. In those moments, families are not thinking about logistics or hotel costs. They are thinking about being there. About holding a hand. About not leaving. For more than three decades, Fisher House…
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The Hidden Fragility in Commercial EO—And the Shift Toward Assurance
Modern defense and intelligence operations move at a pace that would have been unthinkable even a decade ago. Whether monitoring a contested border, tracking a fast-moving threat or coordinating operations across multiple theaters, today’s ISR teams, military analysts and intelligence consumers require space-based intelligence that arrives at the speed of relevance. And while the commercial…
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Leaving Americans Behind:The Human Toll of Cutting Paralysis Resources
After serving 13 years in the U.S. Army, including deployments to Iraq and Yemen, my life took a drastic turn. A car accident left me with a C5-C6 spinal cord injury and permanent paralysis. In that moment, my future, and everything I’d worked toward, seemed to disappear. A Lifeline for Millions Thanks to the National…
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A Life Rebuilt: The Community that Helped this Marine Thrive
After the car accident that broke my neck, I believed my predicament would be temporary. That would, of course, not be reality. At the time, I was 29, a Marine Corps drill instructor preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, and a father of two young kids. When doctors told me I had a 3% chance of…
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Common Sense:Avoiding Single-Source Dependency in Government Contracts
“When Thomas Paine published his original work in January 1775…he initially planned to call his pamphlet The Plain Truth but his editor, Benjamin Rush…persuaded the author to name the work Common Sense, because the phrase fit Paine’s most important notions: that Americans should trust their feelings, rather than get bogged down in abstract political debates.”…
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On-Orbit AI/ML Processing Enabling Next-Generation Space Missions
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are no longer confined to labs and cloud servers—they’re now operating at the edge in space. From satellites to deep space probes, missions increasingly depend on onboard AI/ML to analyze data, detect anomalies, and make decisions without relying on ground stations. This evolution is reshaping electronic warfare (EW)…
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Dominating the Data Arms Race
As the U.S. military races to achieve true Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2), the ability to move data seamlessly across dispersed forces has become as critical as the weapons they deploy. The modern battlefield is now defined by connectivity – linking sensors, shooters, and decision-makers across domains in real time. Yet, legacy communication systems,…
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Seoul ADEX Launches Official App and Digital Directory
Seoul ADEX, one of Asia’s most respected aerospace and defense exhibitions, is taking a major step toward a more connected and data-driven visitor experience with the launch of the Official Seoul ADEX App and its companion Digital Directory platform. Developed in collaboration with the Korea Aerospace Industries Association (KAIA) and technology partner Sourcehere, the two…
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The State of Army Modernization
The Army’s modernization agenda is unprecedented in scale, spanning everything from long-range precision fires and network upgrades to next-generation combat vehicles and soldier lethality programs. But progress is uneven, with some programs racing forward while others face funding, testing, or integration hurdles. The question is whether the Army can accelerate success while still building long-term,…
