STRIPES (Matthew Adams) - Marine Corps plans to expand force by more than 6,500 | Stars and Stripes
The additional Marines will be spread across 64 initiatives, creating specialties and enhancing infantry battalions, drone units and air defenses.
NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - South Korea’s 500,000-Strong Drone Force Sparks Debate Over Whether Massive Expansion Is Future of Warfare or a ‘Hollow Force’
South Korean military drones fly in formation during a military drill in May 2023. Half a million military personnel are to be trained in how to operate drones. Photograph: Yelim Lee/AFP/Getty Images Published June 26, 2026 [...]