June 14, 2025

Disaster Relief Puts Military AI to the Test

Relief

Hurricane relief efforts are offering the US military an opportunity to put its artificial intelligence to work. The Maven Smart System provides responders with the data analytics and picture tools needed to make quick, on-the-ground decisions.

DoD: Percentage of Women in Military Rises

Women

The number of service members in the US military declined last year by 2.7%. A total of 2,077,630 service members were in the active-duty and selected reserve population — a decrease of 58,282 from 2021, while the percentage of women in the military inched upward. The DoD’s 2022 Demographics Profile of the Military Community found that since 2005, the percentage of active-duty military women has increased by 2.9% while the percentage of women in the selected reserve has risen by 4.4%.