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Space Force is seeking “several hundred officer and enlisted” personnel to transfer from other branches.
This month, the Space Force launched a new iteration of its Interservice Transfer Program, which lets members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps become guardians.
“All eligible ranks and career fields may apply, but the Space Force is particularly interested in mid-grade officers and enlisted service members with space-related experience,” a Space Force spokesperson told Task & Purpose.

Operation Inherent Resolve is scheduled to end on Sept. 30, as remaining U.S. troops in northern Iraq complete their withdrawal. The United States formed Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in October 2014 to bring together partners to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which had seized territory in parts of Iraq and Syria. The end of Operation Inherent Resolve highlights the success of coalition efforts against ISIL but also raises questions about future political stability and security in Iraq and Syria — and whether ISIL could rise again. The U.

Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers has called for the Iran war to “end quickly” ahead of November’s midterms.

Rogers, who was formerly chair of the House Intelligence Committee, made the comments in a video released on Monday, 21st September.

KEKAHA, Hawaii — U.S. Army 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which can fire traditional rocket artillery rounds or long-range missiles with various payloads, on Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 11.

Defense agencies expanding their use of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems face a mounting challenge: How to overcome the operational friction arising from the massive sprawl of distributed data systems. That sprawl contributes to critical blind spots and vulnerabilities across IT stacks. More fundamentally, it delays threat response times at a time when AI gives adversaries increased speed and capabilities.

Iran may be close to reopening the Strait of Hormuz within seven days in the prospect of renewed diplomacy with the United States.

Reuters reports that an unnamed senior Iranian official said the vital shipping lane, which has been closed since the start of the war at the end of February, could be reopened within a week subject to conditions.

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks on the economy at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York on Friday, May 22, 2026.(Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

President Donald J.

The Challenger 2 is the British Army’s current Main Battle Tank (MBT).

It is, according to some, one of the most advanced tanks in the world, featuring a lethal blend of firepower, mobility, and survivability.

Challenger 2 Tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Challenger 2 Tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Vickers Defense Systems: The Challenger 2 was originally designed and first accepted into service in 1998.

The tank was developed as a successor to the often-overlooked Challenger 1 and made significant improvements to its armor and mobility.

On Sept. 4, A24 quietly released “Onslaught”—and I say “quietly” because I’m a target demographic (prior military, in attendance for summer 2026 action films and blockbusters, writer for military entertainment articles, etc.) and I didn’t hear about it until two weeks after it hit theaters.
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And now I’m telling you about it.

USS Carney engages Houthi missile threat in the Red Sea. Photo: U.S. Navy / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

The fighting across Yemen’s western front on Monday and Tuesday was focused on the Kahboub Mountains in the provinces of Taiz and Lahj. The Houthi attempt to take the strategic high ground came just days after they captured the key Red Sea port city of Mocha from Saudi-backed Yemeni forces.

One of the Air Force’s most talented pilots was looping his F-16CM Thunderbird jet into a routine maneuver during a training flight last December that required him to push the plane’s engine to full thrust, which pilots call “Military Power.”
Anticipating the familiar feeling of being pushed into his seat by the full power of the F-16’s engine, the pilot later told Air Force officials that he suddenly felt “like the jet just…stopped midair.