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As the space domain becomes increasingly complex, the Space Force must look beyond on-orbit refueling capabilities in its quest to enable dynamic space operations, according to a new report.
The research paper, which is set to be published by the Mitchell Institute on Thursday, focuses on the much-deliberated topic of how U.S. Space Command should conduct mobility and logistics on orbit, as well as how the Space Force could develop and field capabilities to do so.

Notwithstanding major disruptions from the U.S. government shutdown, federal personnel are monitoring the rare interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS as it moves through the solar system, multiple officials told DefenseScoop on Tuesday.
They also confirmed that NASA experts are set to connect with at least one congressional lawmaker about the mysterious object on Wednesday, following her official request for more imagery to be released.

Austin Dahmer, President Donald Trump’s nominee for a top job at the Defense Department, outlined for lawmakers a multi-pronged approach for deterring or — if necessary — defeating a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
Trump nominated Dahmer in June to be the next assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and capabilities, and serve as the principal advisor to Pentagon leadership on the capabilities, forces and contingency plans necessary to implement the national defense strategy, among other responsibilities.

A Navy sailor fresh out of boot camp rushed to save the occupant of a burning car, but the flames engulfed his mother’s vehicle during the rescue.
Both the sailor and his mother were unhurt.
Fireman William Thompson had just arrived at the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois, with his mother when he heard what sounded like an explosion. 
A car parked nearby had burst into flames after the driver had suffered a medical emergency, local police told ABC News. Thompson said he and his mother were about 20 feet away from the fire.
When he saw a person in the car, he jumped into action.

Premiering on Netflix Nov. 3, 2025, “In Waves and War” offers an intimate look into the private lives of Navy SEALs and their families as they embark on a revolutionary model of healing with psychedelics in the aftermath of combat and trauma. 
Directed by award-winning filmmakers Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen (“Athlete A,” “Lost Boys of Sudan,” “Audrie & Daisy”) of Actual Films, the documentary follows the lives of Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS) founders Marcus and Amber Capone and two retired Navy SEAL teammates, Matthew Roberts and D.J.

Marines often boast that their beloved Corps was “born in a bar,” specifically, that it was born at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, back when the very first would-be Marines decided to enlist on Nov. 10, 1775.
The original building that has long been celebrated as the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps was demolished in 1781, but soon a new Tun Tavern will open in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just in time for the Corps’ 250th anniversary.

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump took a major trip to Asia, where he sought to make peace and trade deals. He started in Malaysia on Oct. 26, arriving for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit. Next, he traveled to Japan to meet with the new prime minister. Trump wrapped up his visit in South Korea during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. In addition to meeting with South Korea’s president, he also met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The UK’s National Audit Office has issued qualified opinions of the MoD’s 2023-24 financial statements following analysis.

Hermann Göring, onetime commander of the German Luftwaffe, President of the Reichstag, and Hitler’s designated successor, was the highest-ranking Nazi official to stand trial for the regime’s crimes. The postwar International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg was not only a monumental legal undertaking, it was a historical first. The Allied nations decided to prosecute the architects of the Nazi regime in an international court that would offer the defendants the justice they destroyed in their own country.

The Army suspended a doctor from a Fort Hood, Texas, medical center last week, while a Texas law firm says it is representing over a dozen patients from the base who say the OB-GYN doctor took photos and videos of them during exams.
Fort Hood officials announced last week that a doctor at the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center was no longer seeing patients and that the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division, CID, had begun an investigation “within hours” of a patient’s allegations.