Winter Storm Fern struck a broad swath of the United States—from the Plains and Midwest through the Ohio Valley, mid‑South, Mid‑Atlantic and into New England—producing heavy snow, freezing rain and extreme cold. National Guard units were activated and provided aid across roughly 14–15 states and Washington, D.C., including large deployments in Kentucky, Texas, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware, New York-area/NYC, and others listed by the Guard bureau.
Guard forces performed emergency response tasks: rescuing or escorting stranded motorists, pushing vehicles from snowbanks, transporting people (and pets) to warming shelters, shoveling/clearing access routes, supporting state police on icy roads, and responding to accidents and other life‑safety missions.
The Science and Technology Innovation Board is described by the War Department as an internal advisory/oversight body to guide development, coordination and fielding of S&T capabilities—intended to accelerate innovation and link departmental research to operational needs (authoritative statutory/charter details were not provided in the public roundup).
The Department of War’s weekly roundup states the board was established but does not publish member names or the selection process in that summary; public details on who will serve and how members are selected were not provided in the available materials.
The War Department summary says Secretary Pete Hegseth lauded the reported capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, but it does not say where or by which authority the capture occurred; no corroborating, verifiable public reporting was found to confirm capture location or captor in reputable international media.
The War Department item does not specify the legal basis, charges, detention authority or which judicial authorities are processing Maduro and his wife; I could not find corroborating, reputable public sources that verify legal custody or judicial processing in this case.
In this context “Department of War” appears to be the U.S. federal agency publishing the roundup at war.gov; the site and branding correspond to the U.S. defense establishment’s public website rather than a separate private group. (The term is used as the publisher name on war.gov.)
The headline phrase “narco‑terrorists taken out” in the War Department roundup refers to the reported capture/removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife as described in that item; the piece does not clarify whether this was an arrest, capture by foreign forces, a kinetic operation, or other action, and no independent reputable reporting confirming the operational details was found.