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March 12, 2025: 11:00 p.m.:
March 12, 2025: Defense Highlights
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a department-wide review of military standards, including physical fitness, body composition, and grooming policies, such as beard regulations.
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The House passed a continuing resolution to maintain fiscal year 2024 funding through the end of fiscal year 2025, adding $6 billion to defense spending; the bill now awaits Senate approval.
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Seventh Air Force commenced air component operations in Exercise Freedom Shield 25, a large-scale defense-oriented exercise with the Republic of Korea, featuring live, virtual, and field-based training across the Korean peninsula from March 10-21.
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Senior leaders from the Air Force and Space Force testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, affirming readiness and capability while acknowledging ongoing challenges, including budget constraints and adversarial threats.
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The XVIII Airborne Corps is experimenting with a mix of edge and cloud capabilities during Project Convergence, testing deployment and communications technologies in operational environments.
