Following through on the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan launched in July, the Department of War announced Dec. 9, 2025, that it has integrated a bespoke AI platform from Google Cloud’s Gemini, called “GenAI.mil.”

“There is no prize for second place in the global race for AI dominance,” said Emil Michael, undersecretary of War for research and engineering. “We are moving rapidly to deploy powerful AI capabilities like Gemini for Government directly to our workforce. AI is America’s next Manifest Destiny, and we’re ensuring that we dominate this new frontier.”

The launch marks the most sweeping deployment of generative AI in U.S. military history, aligning directly with the White House’s AI Action Plan published in July 2025 on WhiteHouse.gov. One of the plan’s core directives is to accelerate AI adoption within the Department of Defense—now formally renamed the Department of War. The plan outlines policy steps intended to embed AI throughout military operations, including talent development, a virtual proving ground for autonomous systems, and a streamlined process for identifying workflows that can transition to automation.

The plan, authored by Michael J. Kratsios, assistant to the president for science and technology; David O. Sacks, co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; and Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio, describes AI as a catalyst for breakthroughs in medicine, energy, communication and creative achievement. It asserts that the United States must stay ahead of global competitors. The administration’s vision rests on three pillars: innovation, massive infrastructure buildout and international alignment. The plan also commits to removing regulatory barriers and ensuring AI systems are “free from ideological bias” and built to protect workers and national security.

The War Department has invested heavily in integrating AI across nearly every facet of its operations—from the battlefield, where soldiers use advanced helmets equipped with augmented reality, to the seas with autonomous warships, to the skies with drone fleets designed to operate in coordinated formations.

According to the department, Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government will serve as the foundational AI technology behind the new GenAI.mil platform, bringing “enterprise-grade, generative AI capabilities to more than 3 million civilian and military personnel worldwide.” Officials describe the move as part of an “AI-first” transformation that will place agentic tools, natural-language interfaces and retrieval-augmented generation into the daily workflows of the armed forces.

In a statement, the department said GenAI.mil will support everything from administrative streamlining to operational planning within a secure environment certified for “Controlled Unclassified Information and at Impact Level 5,” the designation for sensitive military data. The platform is designed to reduce manual work, improve decision-making speed and allow personnel to create custom AI agents—a capability the administration frames as essential for future conflict readiness.

“We are pushing all of our chips in on artificial intelligence as a fighting force,” said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in the statement. “The Department is tapping into America’s commercial genius, and we’re embedding generative AI into our daily battle rhythm.”

According to a July announcement from Google Public Sector, the company was awarded a $200 million contract to support the department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office. Jim Kelly, vice president for federal operations at Google Public Sector, wrote in the company’s newsletter that the agreement would expand the Pentagon’s access to frontier AI models, cloud infrastructure and tensor processing capabilities. The contract, he said, demonstrates “a strengthened partnership” designed to speed federal adoption of advanced AI and improve mission outcomes.

Google executives called the announcement a watershed moment for government AI. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, said in a statement that the deployment will give millions of War Department personnel access to the same tools used by commercial firms to boost productivity. Karen Dahut, CEO of Google Public Sector, called the decision “a pivotal moment for government modernization,” emphasizing the platform’s security features and capacity to support large-scale agentic workflows.

In a statement published by Google Public Sector, Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum said the decision allows federal agencies to “optimize daily workflows and create a more efficient, responsive, and effective government.”

Training for GenAI.mil will be offered at no cost to War Department personnel, the department said, noting that the curriculum is designed to build trust, capability and literacy in generative AI. The program is tightly linked to the White House’s emphasis on preparing the federal workforce for rapid technological change.

While the department describes GenAI.mil as a force multiplier, the broader political and cultural implications remain part of an ongoing national discussion about the pace of AI adoption. The White House Action Plan insists that AI systems must remain trustworthy and free from misuse, a principle that senior officials say will require “constant vigilance.”