The crew of a C-17A cargo plane received Distinguished Flying Crosses this month for their actions during the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan in 2021.
Four airmen from the 758th Airlift Squadron, 911th Airlift Wing were presented with the award, given for heroism or extraordinary achievement during aerial flight on Sept. 12. The recipients are: Lt. Col. Eric Miller, 911th Operations Group pilot; Maj. Jason Mileham, 911th Operations Support Squadron operations chief; Master Sgt. Tyler Painter, operations superintendent; and Tech. Sgt. Steven Strobel, 758th Airlift Squadron loadmaster.

The U.S. Navy has released the first footage showing its Blackbeard hypersonic strike missile integrated onto a flying F-18E/F Super Hornet fighter, marking a significant step forward for a program intended to revolutionise the firepower of carrier air wings. The footage shows multiple Blackbeard test rounds carried beneath an F-18 during flight testing, at a time when the Navy is currently aiming to introduce the weapon into at least limited operational service by 2028. The Blackbeard was designed as a relatively inexpensive and rapidly producible long-range strike weapon.

Sometimes it’s not what you say that means the most, it’s what you don’t say. Certain words carry a heavy weight when said by the right person at the right time. If it’s forceful and/or dirty enough, it could be burned into your memory. For some soldiers in World War I, one word in particular was used so often that leaving it out was enough to tell them they were in danger.
Also Read: Patton’s famous speech was way more vulgar than the one in the movie
It turns out that the world wasn’t all that wholesome in the early part of the 20th century.

The United States Army deploying M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks to Lithuania, restoring their presence alongside 1,000 personnel, including those in an advanced forward deployed engineer battalion. Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said preparations and logistical arrangements were already underway, with the two battalions expected to remain in the country for approximately nine months.

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The Navy’s plan to modernize and upgrade its four shipyards in the coming years could take half a century and cost more than $200 billion, a new report found. 
The Government Accountability Office released a new report on the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) on Friday. The report, “Naval Shipyards: Complete Information Needed for Decision-Making on Multibillion-Dollar, 50-Year Infrastructure Program,” found that the price tag has noticeably grown since it started, and that the effort lacks plans for regular reviews of its progress.

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An SR-71 Blackbird parked for years on an outdoor display at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center is no longer visible in commercial satellite imagery, and the agency has offered no public explanation of where it went.
The spy aircraft, the NASA 844, has been absent from its pad since at least May 17, according to Aviation Week.

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Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen launched a coordinated overnight attack against Saudi Arabia in the early hours of Saturday, September 26, firing a ballistic missile at the southwestern city of Khamis Mushait while simultaneously dispatching a swarm of drones toward the capital Riyadh. Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed both volleys.
Saudi Arabia’s military spokesman, Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki, announced the interceptions early Saturday morning.

Denmark has warned that Russia could attack NATO within months in a new intelligence report. The Danish Defense Intelligence Service (DDIS) identifies a “low but growing risk” that Russia could carry out isolated attacks on infrastructure that is critical to supporting Ukraine. It follows growing concerns over hybrid attacks by Moscow as part of its four-and-a-half-year full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

September is Suicide Awareness Month, a time to talk about something that can be incredibly difficult to say out loud. Sometimes, and oftentimes, people are hurting more than we realize.
For military families, connection can be complicated. We move, start over, and we say goodbye on repeat. We make new friends, only to eventually pack our stuff and categorize into moving boxes year after year. We watch our service members leave for training, deployments, schools, missions, and assignments where we learn how to keep life moving when the person we love is separated from us.

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The United States cannot challenge Chinese shipbuilding in the short term.

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Ships can deter a competitor, compel a rival, and escort a convoy

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A new study drawn from survey data of nearly 16,000 sailors shows which jobs and ship classes report the best sleep and which have the most fatigue

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The Chinese HQ-20 medium range air defence system has been seen for the first time in frontline service in the People’s Liberation Army, following the system’s unveiling in October 2025. The publication of the system in live-fire exercises has gained particular attention because relatively little was known about the system. China’s state media described the event as demonstrating a multi-layered air and missile defence network, with the HQ-20 displayed alongside the HQ-11, HQ-22A, HQ-9, HQ-19 and HQ-29.

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Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi has announced that the country’s defence sector will begin reverse engineering a U.S. unmanned submarine captured by the Corps in the Strait of Hormuz. This is expected to provide the defence sector with access to a range of technologies associated with a new generation of American unmanned naval systems. The announcement recalls Iran’s earlier successful study of captured U.S.

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As the headquarters to the U.S. military, the Pentagon is surrounded by billions of dollars worth of surveillance and security technology. These systems provide multiple layers of protection for the building but they also carry a risk of backfiring: any surveillance system that is vulnerable to intruders could potentially provide unauthorized users with details about the activities of the Defense Department (DOD) and its employees.

A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force has deployed its HQ-9 long-range surface-to-air missile systems from eastern China to the Gobi Desert for a live-fire exercise, demonstrating the ability of a major air defence formation to rapidly relocate hundreds or thousands of kilometres and operate in an unfamiliar environment. Particularly notable were images showing the HQ-9 launchers being repainted from their normal woodland camouflage into a distinctive yellow scheme better suited to the desert environment.

For several months, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been requesting a license from the United States to develop Patriot missile interceptors.

For most of that time, President Donald Trump has gone back and forth about whether he would follow through on that promise.

The Army test fires a Patriot missile in a recent test. The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains low, according to three separate polls released within a week.

Trump’s approval rating has remained below 40% for much of his second year back in the White House, with most Americans holding a negative view of his performance since the early days of his second presidency.

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the Mack Trucks facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

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Iran has presented a proposal to the United States to end its seven-month conflict within a week.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters at the United Nations General Assembly that his country was willing to implement the plan pending U.S. agreement.

(Dec. 31, 2022) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Mighty Shrikes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) to participate in a long-range maritime strike demonstration. Nimitz is in 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S.

A potential deal to ease traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is reportedly being cautioned against by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The countries are keen to ensure that U.S. President Trump does not concede too much to Iran.

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 1st Class Jose Mejiacastro, assigned to Air Department aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), prepares to signal to a Carrier Air Wing 8 F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 87 on the flight deck, Sept. 26, 2025. Gerald R.

Denmark’s military intelligence service has warned that Russia could make a limited military attack on one of NATO’s members within months, even as its war with Ukraine continues.

Limited Attack Looms: NATO Worried?

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, pilot and commander of the F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team, performs an aerial demonstration during the 52nd Annual SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, April 18, 2026. Capt.

This week Zelenskyy made a grim prediction. Following a meeting in New York with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, he warned: “There’s intelligence right now that Russia is preparing a new massive attack against Ukraine.”

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Neptune Missile. Image Credit: Government of Ukraine.

Ukraine War Map. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Overnight on September 23-24, Kyiv was bombarded with three waves of ballistic missile attacks.

The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia fired 282 drones. Russia also launched hypersonic and ballistic missiles.

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Soldiers at the Army’s primary base in South Korea have no running water and won’t have any through the weekend, service officials said on Friday.
Officials said that a mechanical failure left taps dry across Camp Humphreys, 40 miles south of Seoul, but that fixes would be delayed through the weekend due to a Korean holiday. This weekend marks the three-day Chuseok harvest festival, which extends over Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week.
As a result of the holiday, officials said, U.S. troops, families and contractors on base could be without running water until Monday.

Iran has issued a dramatic deadline. It wants the U.S. to agree to its demands in the coming days, or risk continued chaos in the Strait of Hormuz.

Mohsen Rezaei, who was last month made secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, says the regime has “given the Americans four to five days to comply with Iran’s conditions.”

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits the Pacific Ocean. John C. Stennis is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility while on a seven-month deployment. (U.S.

For four and a half years, Russia has waged a full-scale invasion against Ukraine, targeting anything and everything that stands in its way.

The conflict has seldom been confined to the battlefields.

Putin Back in 2020. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Putin in 2019. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Tanks have been targeted as much as trains, and soldiers as much as schools, as Russia depletes its full arsenal to win a war that many initially predicted would last a matter of days.

This form of warfare is nothing new in Moscow’s invasion.

On Jan. 15, 2019, five terrorists from the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab carried out an attack at the DusitD2 complex in Nairobi, Kenya using AK-style rifles, grenades, and a suicide bomb. According to British SAS operator Christian Craighead, who spearheaded the rescue of civilians and counterattack at the complex, that statement alone is against the law in the United Kingdom.
Blocked from publishing his account of the events in his home country, Craighead released “One Man In” in the United States through Threshold Editions and Simon & Schuster Audio on Sept. 15, 2026.

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U.S. troops carrying out strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats are facing renewed questions about the legality of their orders after a United Nations expert found the attacks may constitute crimes against humanity.
Ben Saul, the U.N. special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, examined the U.S. military campaign that has killed 223 people in at least 68 strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific since September 2025.
Saul found there were reasonable grounds to believe the U.S.

When SIG Sauer released the P320 in 2014, it had difficulty breaking into a polymer-frame, striker-fired duty handgun market dominated by the likes of Glock and Smith & Wesson. Following the win of the Modular Handgun System contract with the Army and subsequent adoption by the rest of the U.S. military, P320 sales exploded.
Also Read: The Civilian Marksmanship Program sells M1 Garand rifles, M1911 pistols, and M14s
To complement the full-size, compact, sub-compact, and carry P320 variants, SIG released the micro-compact P365.

In recent weeks and months, Russia and Ukraine have been striking each other’s energy infrastructure, which has affected global energy markets to the point where President Donald Trump has been pushing the two countries to agree to a ceasefire in such attacks.

And now, Russia’s attacks have hit another essential part of Ukraine’s economy.

MSTA-S Russian Army. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Msta-S Russian Army. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Australia has pledged additional support for Ukraine, expanding its military and humanitarian assistance as the war with Russia continues.

The Estonian Defence Forces have signed a three-year agreement with defence-focused investment fund Archangel to connect military requirements with technology companies and investors in Estonia and the wider Baltic region.

The Navy formally established a new center Thursday at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia that’s expected to play a major role in shaping how the sea service fights with uncrewed systems.
The Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center (RASWDC) will bring “operational coherence” that’s needed for the integration of unmanned platforms across the fleet with the Navy’s general-purpose forces, according to an unclassified administrative message from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle that was posted Thursday on a Navy HR website.

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YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — U.S. Northern Command’s next Falcon Peak exercise will focus for the first time on safely integrating and demonstrating counter-drone capabilities in a dense city setting that’s bustling with human activity, Brig. Gen. Jason “Ox” Rueschhoff told DefenseScoop on Thursday.
“Homeland defense is not about protecting from outside, it’s also protecting inside,” said Rueschhoff, Northcom’s director of operations. “We could do one without taking care of the other, and that’s not the right answer.

Joe Walsh joined the Eagles as a guitarist and keyboardist in 1975.
Since then, he has achieved a level of fame and wealth that he didn’t think possible while he was a youth in Wichita, Kansas. The perks of becoming a world-renowned musician are not lost on the 78-year-old Walsh, but they don’t insulate him from the realities of losing a loved one.
Walsh was only 20 months old when his father, Army Air Corps Lt. Robert Newton Fidler, died in a midair collision over Okinawa, Japan, on July 22, 1949.

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The Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center will operate under U.S.