The Republic of Korea Armed Forces are preparing contingencies for the possibility of hostilities erupting on the Korean Peninsula as a direct consequence of a war in the Taiwan Strait, with a senior South Korean military officer stating that the country’s General Staff is actively studying scenarios for such a security crisis. “We are exploring multiple possible scenarios for how events might unfold if a major military conflict occurs around Taiwan in 2027 or 2028, one in which the United States is heavily involved,” the officer stated.
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The Battle of Kasserine Pass in February 1943 was the first significant engagement between German and U.S. forces in World War II. The fight delivered a harsh reality check to U.S. military leaders. Early American confidence after Operation Torch collapsed as Axis forces, led by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, inflicted an embarrassing setback. In multiple engagements in the Atlas Mountains of west-central Tunisia between Feb. 19 and 24, unprepared U.S. forces retreated chaotically.
A 492nd Special Operations Wing Special Operations Advisor Team member, right, speaks with a role player, left, about the capabilities of a C-146 Wolfhound during a Certification Exercise at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Jul 17, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carly Feliciano)
The Department of the Air Force has chosen Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona as the new home for the 492nd Special Operations Wing (SOW), the service announced in a statement.
Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, former British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has called for a major escalation in attacks on Crimea to severely disrupt civilian life on the strategically located peninsula. Considered one of the most influential figures in the British defence establishment, Wallace stressed that countries across the Western world needed to support efforts to ensure Crimea was “not inhabitable.” “We have to help Ukraine have the long-range capabilities to make Crimea unviable.
The Indonesian Air Force has made further progress towards procurement of KF-21 fifth generation fighter, with a second test pilot from the service flying from the front seat of a twin-seat prototype of the aircraft on September 30 on a one hour sortie alongside Korea Aerospace Industries test pilot Koh Hwi Seok. The two countries in mid-June finalised a revised agreement for the Indonesian Air Force’s procurement of the fighters, following years of uncertainty regarding Jakarta’s commitment to the joint program and failures to meet required financing levels.
On a late summer day in the driveway of his home, Senior Airman Harrison Friar came face-to-face with a gunman on a rampage through his neighborhood.
The man, Dennis Burnell, lived directly across the street from Friar and had just fatally shot two neighbors, authorities later said, when Friar confronted the man. The sound of the shots had sent the Air Force intelligence troop into his driveway carrying his own personal firearm.
Both Burnell and Friar were armed with pistols. As the two men looked at each other across their neighborhood street, Burnell took aim at Friar and fired.
Psychological operations are primarily known for their ads, leaflets, and posters; campaigns designed to demoralize the enemy or persuade local populations to stay away from combat areas. But sometimes, those troops go full “spook” and complete crazy missions—like when they became vampires and ghosts to scare America’s enemies.
The vampire mission was led by Air Force Lt. Col. Edward G. Lansdale, who was working for the CIA. He was sent to the Philippines in September 1950 to help dislodge communist rebels on Luzon.
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Nuclear experts from three different think tanks argue that it’s time to be serious about the idea of mobile launchers for America’s ICBMs, especially given that the Air Force now says Sentinel will “predominantly” need new silos after years of saying the existing infrastructure will work for the new missile.
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Relying entirely on the current plan for silo-based ICBMs could pose grave risks that leave a future president with a far too-small ICBM force when the adversaries’ combined ICBMs have swelled.
Three men are facing federal charges for selling forklifts to the military that were branded as “Made in the USA” but were actually produced in China, federal officials said.
Federal prosecutors indicted three in an alleged conspiracy to create fake invoices for the machines that helped avoid nearly $1 million in import taxes and violated military contracting rules for U.S.-made equipment, according to Department of Justice officials.
Charges were handed down by a federal jury in Denver, Colorado, in late August against Endless Sales Inc., Octane Forklifts, Inc.
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