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The last American troops left Iraq on Wednesday in the closing chapter of a military campaign waged by the U.S.-led coalition to drive away ISIS.

Washington and Baghdad agreed two years ago to the evacuation from Erbil Air Base.

An M1A1 Abrams tank from 1st Tank Battalion, 3rd Marines, maneuvers before a live fire assault at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, on May 25, 2001 for Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001. Tandem Thrust is a combined military training exercise involving more than 18,000 U.S.

Trump World Knows the Midterms Are Lost for GOP: President Donald Trump and the Republicans know that the upcoming midterm elections will be a challenge.

In fact, they almost certainly see the same polls everyone else does and know the GOP will likely lose control of both chambers in Congress.

Donald Trump. Image Credit: Gage Skidmore.

President Donald Trump plays golf in the Senior Club Championship at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Jupiter, Florida.

The first two F-16 Block 70 fighters ordered by the Republic of China Ministry of National Defence have departed Hawaii and are scheduled to arrive at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung on the morning of October 2. This will mark the long-delayed beginning of deliveries of 66 newly built fighters to the Republic of China Air Force. The Ministry confirmed that the aircraft had departed Hawaii, while warning that weather conditions or other unavoidable factors could affect the schedule.

The Defense Intelligence Agency was authorized to rapidly purchase preventative maintenance, replacement parts, and software for the power and cooling infrastructure that runs its data centers worldwide, according to redacted contracting materials released Wednesday.
A new justification and approval notice reveals the government moved quickly to make this award for an undisclosed amount to Schneider Electric Federal “to avoid a lapse in service for DIA.

Moscow’s ‘Steel Cutting’ Drone Aimed at Kyiv – Russia has reportedly developed a warhead tailored to sever high-voltage electricity pylons.

Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, a defense technology adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said a jet-powered drone carried the device on Sept. 30.

Lancet Drone. Image Credit: Russian State Media.

Lancet Drone from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Energy Expert Says Diesel Crisis Started Well Before the Wars in Ukraine and Iran – Diesel prices have dominated headlines in recent months, with record highs across the United States.

Two conflicts are widely blamed for the hike in living costs for Americans: the Iran war and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

A B-2 Spirit, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, taxis on the flightline Jan. 8, 2018, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

Is the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important chokepoints, returning to normal? Crude oil exports through the strait have returned to prewar levels, according to CNBC-cited data. Seven-day averages, as of last Monday, were 13.5 million barrels per day through the strait, roughly matching the prewar crude baseline.

More notably, total crude exports from the Middle East region, including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, reached 19.5 million bpd—above the prewar baseline of roughly 17 million bpd. The uptick in exports has occurred despite tumultuous circumstances, i.e.

President Donald Trump and his protection details have seen their fair share of very public security failures. As a result, the public has gotten a good look at the Knights Armament Company SR-16 rifles fielded by the United States Secret Service. Despite the KAC rifles being one of the most premium AR-style platforms on the market, with KAC’s KS-1 being adopted by UK Special Forces, the Secret Service updated to a new service rifle.
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Smart Shooter won a contract from JIATF-401 with a maximum ordering ceiling of up to $150m for its SMASH counter-drone technology.

Echodyne has been awarded a contract worth up to $250m to support counter-drone operations under JIATF-401’s Domestic Shield programme.