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SECRETARY OF WAR

1000 DEFENSE PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1000

DEC - 9 2025

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OF WAR PERSONNEL

SUBJECT: Harness Artificial Intelligence Now with GenAl

I am pleased to introduce GenAl.mil, a secure generative artificial intelligence (Al) platform for every member of the Department of War. It is live today and available on the desktops of all military personnel, civilians, and contractors. With this launch we are taking a giant step toward mass Al adoption across the Department. This tool marks the beginning of a new era where every member of our workforce can be more efficient and impactful.

The first GenAl platform capability is Google Gemini, a frontier Al application that can help you write documents, ask questions, conduct deep research, format content, and unlock new possibilities across your daily workflows. Gemini is the first of several enterprise Al applications that will be rolled out on the GenAI platform. It is secure, certified up to Impact Level 5 (ILS), and is fully authorized to handle CUI.

Victory belongs to those who embrace real innovation. Rather than being reliant on the dusty, antiquated systems of a bygone era, we are thinking ahead here in the Department of War. GenAl.mil is part of this monumental transformation. It removes wasted time and focuses more of our energy into decisive results for the warfighter.

Access is straightforward. Navigate to GenAl.mil and you will be able to access the tool with your CAC. The platform is certified secure for operational use on NIPR.

I expect every member of the Department to log in, learn it, and incorporate it into your workflows immediately. Al should be in your battle rhythm every single day.

It should be your teammate. By mastering this tool, we will outpace our adversaries. The power is now in your hands.

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[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

"GenAI, is this order legal?"

[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 13 points 1 week ago

The dusty, antiquated systems of a bygone era won't leave you stranded half-dead on a battlefield. GenAI will.

[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 7 points 1 week ago

So...going forward, all government documents are going to be signed with a sharpie?

[–] Penguincoder@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago

Found my next prompt injection target.

[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I retired from the US military 3 years ago and I'm glad I left when I did. I absolutely wouldn't put up with this BS if I was still serving, as well as every other BS order that drunken frat boy Nazi gives. One Trump regime was enough.

That said, is this letter legit? The letterhead looks real enough, but there's no printed signature block at the bottom, just his signature. Have military documents changed format in only a few years since I left? Signature blocks are always required. The military is very strict on their protocols, so I'm surprised it's omitted.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] dhork@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I am not normally one to trust anything on Reddit, but there are other sources.

https://www.axios.com/2025/12/09/pentagon-google-gemini-genai-military-platform

And while researching this, I found out that the War Department now exists at war.gov...

https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4354916/the-war-department-unleashes-ai-on-new-genaimil-platform/

[–] m3t00@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago

it's already pulling triggers on it's own. 'supervised'