The year 2026 has brought sweeping change to Latin America’s relationship with the United States. Following a major military buildup in the Caribbean and strikes against vessels suspected of drug trafficking, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3 — unilaterally deposing the country’s leader and making new oil deals with the post-Maduro government.
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Doug DeMaio says he still hasn’t out-processed from the base where he was once the commanding officer. In August 2022, DeMaio says he was abruptly relieved as the commander of the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing, and within three hours left the Guard’s Dannelly Field in Montgomery.
He’s been barred from going back since.
And still, he says, he doesn’t know why he was fired.
“I have no idea why I was removed,” DeMaio told Task & Purpose. “No clue.
The war against Iran is putting new strains on U.S. military readiness by consuming munitions and missile defense interceptors, as well as through extended deployments, sustained operational demands, and the diversion of forces and attention from other theaters.
Nokia Defense and UK-based C3IA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly advance digital communications capabilities for the UK defence sector.
Rheinmetall UK and Mercedes-Benz UK have formalised their partnership as they plan to support the British Army’s future tactical mobility requirements under the Land Mobility Programme.
The U.S. Air Force is currently considering resuming procurements of the F-16 in Fiscal Year 2027, which would mark the end of a 22 year pause in procurements in the expectation that the F-35A would replace the Cold War era fighter type. A proposed new variant designated the F-16G is derived from the latest F-16 Block 70 standard, but incorporates a number of additional systems intended to provide substantially greater range, sensor coverage and operational flexibility than earlier F-16C/D fighters.
Many polls over the last year and a half show how unpopular President Donald Trump is and how low his approval rating has fallen.
One recent poll asks a unique question: Whether voters agree with certain words as they’re applied to the president.
President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the media alongside outgoing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Friday, August 21, 2026, en route to South Carolina. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)
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Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney loved to hunt while growing up on a ranch in a small town in Oregon. His father, who served in the Marine Corps during World War II, taught his son how to fire a rifle. The younger Mawhinney paid attention.
Mawhinney followed his father in the military, choosing the Marines over the Navy only because they allowed him to delay his entry so he wouldn’t miss deer hunting season. Mawhinney’s original plan was to become a military pilot, but he failed the flight qualification test because of heavy drinking the previous night.
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The possibility of an adversary detonating a nuclear weapon in space to disrupt U.S.
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