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USASOC Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga, salutes in memory of fallen Army Special Operations Soldiers at the Memorial Plaza on Fort Bragg, NC, on May 25, 2023. (U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office photo).

No new service members were added to the US Army Special Operations Command memorial wall during a Gold Star Memorial Ceremony Thursday morning at the Memorial Plaza at USASOC Headquarters on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 
That means, for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, no one assigned to USASOC has died in combat during the past year.

Canada reinforces its commitment to Ukraine by providing additional military support, including medical trainers, missiles and ammunition, in the ongoing conflict with Russia.
Canadian Minister of National Defense Anita Anand and Chief of Defense Staff General Wayne Eyre participated via videoconference in the 12th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting hosted by the Secretary of Defense of the United States, Lloyd J. Austin III.

Kyle Mullen died hours after finishing Hell Week at SEAL training. This week the Navy finally told his mother Regina why. Photo courtesy Emily Kelly, US Navy photo.

A months-long investigation released this week paints a dark picture of the training conditions at the Navy’s grueling SEAL selection course — specifically, it’s Hell Week portion — in late 2021 and early 2022.
SEAL instructors, the report found, were “hunting the back of the pack,” picking off students they deemed too slow or weak for the Navy’s infamous Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, or BUD/S.

By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
 
The
following list attempts to keep track of military equipment
delivered or pledged to Ukraine by Sweden during the Russian invasion of
Ukraine. The entries below are sorted by armament category (with a flag
denoting the country of origin), and due to the confidential nature of
some arms deliveries they can serve only as a lower bound to the total
volume delivered. This list is updated as further military support is uncovered.

Ukrainian military assists operator in launching drone from hand on November 11, 2022 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (Photo by Elena Tita/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images).

Early this week the Ukrainian armed forces posted a short video to social media showing its drones in operation, flying over convoys, surveilling battlefields and in one brief bit of footage, taking out a Russian drone by crashing into it at top speed. 
The video, set to electronic music, offers a glimpse into the low-tech approach soldiers are taking to dealing with high-tech tools.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military incursion into Ukraine has had a negative impact on the neighboring country and has now reached Russia’s borders. In recent days, fierce fighting has been taking place inside Russia, specifically in the Belgorod province.
Russian partisans, fighting in support of Ukraine, have crossed the border and “invaded” the Russian province of Belgorod, which borders Ukraine to the east. This expansion of the conflict has generated concern both nationally and internationally.

Known as the terror weapon of World War II, the Junker Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber left an indelible mark on war history.
With its famous wailing siren and devastating capabilities, this aircraft tore its way into the hearts of its enemies, striking panic on every mission. Let’s take a closer look at how the Stuka became a symbol of the Luftwaffe and left its mark in the annals of war.
The origin of the Ju-87 Stuka
The Ju-87 Stuka made its combat debut during the Spanish Civil War, supporting the Nationalists alongside the Luftwaffe’s Condor Legion.

Recent information from reports indicates that the Russian T-14 Armata main battle tank may be deployed in the Ukraine conflict. This deployment raises new questions about the balance of power in the region and the ability of the T-14 Armata to influence the outcome of the conflict.
In order to understand the true potential of the T-14 Armata in the war in Ukraine, it is essential to analyze in detail its technical characteristics, tactics employed by Ukraine and the possible vulnerabilities it could face on the battlefield.

The USS Illinois, one of the iconic battleships of World War II, was at the center of a historic crossroads. In a period of strategic changes in shipbuilding, proposals arose to transform this battleship into an aircraft carrier, which represented a radical change in the naval strategy of the time.
Advances in shipbuilding during World War II
The 1930s saw the rise of three new classes of fast battleships: the North Carolina, South Dakota, and the iconic Iowa class. These battleships were noted for their sheer size and impressive armor, becoming the most powerful ships in the world.

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For those traveling by plane from Buenos Aires yesterday, the hair-raising sight of a Boeing 757-200 performing an extremely low wing-down, gear-up pass probably wasn’t what they were expecting to see. The maneuver was performed by pilots flying “ARG 01,” a VVIP configured 757-200 which will be used to transport Argentina’s president, Alberto Fernández.
Video of the aircraft undertaking the maneuver was captured by onlookers at Aeroparque Internacional Jorge Newbery in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires.