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More than 100 California National Guard soldiers were flown into Oregon overnight, as the Trump administration ordered 300 members of the California Guard to deploy to the state. The late night troop movement came hours after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from federalizing parts of the Oregon National Guard to go to Portland.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom broke the news early on Sunday, calling the deployment “a breathtaking abuse of the law and power.” He said the state would fight the action in court. Oregon Gov.

A federal district judge blocked the deployment of all federalized National Guard troops to Oregon on Sunday night, after the Trump administration ordered elements of the California nad Texas National Guards to be sent to Portland. It was the latest development in a series of major orders this weekend to send the military to cities inside the United States.
After an emergency hearing, Judge Karin Immergut issued a second temporary restraining order this weekend, barring the “federalization or deployment” or any National Guard force to Oregon.

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Navy prevailed against Air Force 34-31 yesterday in a football extravaganza that went down to the wire.
Both offenses were on fire as the two teams traded touchdowns back and forth to the delight of the crowd, who labored under an unexpected hot sun.
The problem for each football team was defense. Air Force especially was simply unable to stop Navy’s passing game.
Navy’s Blake Horvath threw three touchdown passes to Eli Heidenreich, who towered above Air Force’s young defensive backfield.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the deployment of 200 federalized National Guard soldiers to Portland for at least two weeks.
U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut issued the ruling late Saturday, following a hearing after Oregon filed suit against the Trump administration. The temporary block prevents the White House from deploying federalized Oregon Army National Guard troops to the city, where protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been ongoing, until at least Oct. 18. In the 30-page opinion, the judge said that the protests do not constitute a “rebellion.

Ukrainian contractor personnel have been eliminated during operations in Sudan’s Darfur region, after they were deployed to support the Western-backed Rapid Support Forces insurgent group in its ongoing war effort against the Sudanese state. The Sudanese Armed Forces announced tat the Ukrainain units were neutralised an offensive led by the Army’s 6th Infantry Division on the besieged city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, which also inflicted “heavy losses in lives and equipment.” Contractor personnel from Colombia were also neutralised in the attack.

A new leaked document from the Russian state defence conglomerate Rostec have revealed that the Ethiopian Air Force is scheduled to receive six Su-35 air superiority fighters. Ethiopia is the third country confirmed in 2025 to have ordered the aircraft, following statements from Iranian officials in January confirming that orders for Su-35s had been placed, and the emergence of footage in March revealing an unexpected delivery to the Algerian Air Force.

A leaked pricing table from the Russian state arms conglomerate Rostec has indicated that the country’s defence sector is scheduled to deliver two Su-57 fifth generation fighters to Algeria before the end of the year. The release of the document follows statements from Algerian state media on February 12 that the first Su-57s would arrive in the country before the January, and a subsequent statement by the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation press office confirming that export deliveries would begin by that time.

The Trump administration has “authorized” the activation of 300 National Guard troops for operations in Chicago, following weeks of immigration raids in the city and threats from the White House to deploy the military. 
The announcement came as protests against immigration policies and federal agents continue in Chicago and one person was shot. The National Guard is being called up against the wishes of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. The military will be sent to protect federal personnel and property, according to a statement from a White House spokesperson sent to multiple outlets.

For decades, military spouses held families together with handwritten letters, ration books, and slivers of hope. A paycheck might show up late, communication came in thin, blue aerogram envelopes, and recognition rarely extended beyond polite nods at a change of command ceremony.
These challenges have not disappeared, but the way military families meet them has changed. Today’s spouses carry the same grit, determination, and resilience, but they do so with advantages their predecessors could only dream of. Here are seven ways military life for spouses has improved across the generations.

The U.S. Space Force is hoping to get its own permanent opposition force for training, this time in orbit. Specifically, the service is looking at sending up satellites into space to serve as aggressors to help Guardians prepare for potential conflicts.
Speaking to reporters last month at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said that Space Force was looking at putting real satellites in orbit so that terrestrial aggressor teams can operate them rather than relying on simulators or virtual exercises.