North Korea is preparing to send thousands more of its troops to Russia for combat in Ukraine, according to Kyiv. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky outlined the scope of Russia’s expanding axis to foreign countries — and the Kremlin’s recruitment of their soldiers — in stark terms. But he affirmed that his administration would “inform every relevant government” about how their citizens are involved in fighting on Russia’s behalf against Ukraine. One of the largest, and perhaps most concerning, sources of manpower for the Kremlin? North Korea.
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Russian strongman Vladimir Putin has dictated another swelling of the Kremlin’s war machine ranks, expanding the number of men-at-arms as the conflict in Ukraine approaches its fifth year. In a decree from the Russian presidential office published yesterday, the details of the force expansion were made clear: the Russian armed forces will grow to 2,441,630, though not all will be considered active. Active service members will number 1,550,500 — an increase of 15,500. This is the fourth time this year the Russian military has expanded.
Zach Polega was injured so severely in Afghanistan in 2018 that doctors thought he would lose his right leg. Seven years later, the retired Army Ranger was on the deck of the USS Midway for Team Red, White and Blue’s most ambitious endeavor yet.
Along with a select group of other determined veterans, Polega hoped to establish a world record. Their goal was to run while carrying the American flag more than 3,000 miles cross country to its final destination in Washington, D.C., in the shortest amount of time ever.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, Oct. 20, 2025. Photo: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Milton Hamilton / DoD (public domain)
War Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to ax 20% of the general and admiral slots in the U.S. military, fulfilling a promise he made back in May to chop 10% of general and flag officer billets.
War Secretary Hegseth will announce the force structure changes in his State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.
Morgan Phillips, Fox News
War secretary’s State of the Force address doubles last year’s 10% reduction target, with changes due by Jan 1, 2027
Colton Jones, Defence Blog
Raytheon has won a $247.1 million contract to build, upgrade and overhaul Phalanx close-in weapon systems for the U.S. Navy and U.S.
Caitlyn Burchett, USNI News
The future USS John F.
Hope Seck, Army Times
The Army has kicked off an “M9s to Strykers” comprehensive evaluation of its weapons platforms as it pushes for greater organic repair capability
Diana Stancy & Michael Marrow, Breaking Defense
The selection also raises questions about how Boeing’s workforce will take on another major program
US troops depart Iraq. Photo: US Navy/DoD (public domain)
Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) in Iraq came to a formal close on 30 Sep 2026 with the formal closing of the last American military base in country at Erbil in the Kurdish north of Iraq. The US military will now cease to have a presence in Iraq after more than two decades of continuous presence.
In a statement released by the Pentagon earlier today, they acknowledged the closure of all US military bases in Iraq.