A soldier was awarded a Bronze Star for valor in the wake of a deadly Iranian drone strike on a U.S. Army operations center in Kuwait at the start of the war with Iran.
On March 1, Iran launched a series of retaliatory strikes on American bases around the Middle East during the opening hours of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. One of those attacks struck an Army position at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, killing six Army Reserve soldiers.
The Army confirmed that it recognized a separate soldier who responded at the site of the strike, Sgt. 1st Class Oscar M. McGrew, for his actions that day.
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The Army awarded two electronic warfare-related contracts with a combined value of nearly $196 million, officials said Thursday, marking the first production deals under a new rapid call for solutions program focused on technology meant to help soldiers fight in the electromagnetic spectrum.
The service awarded Heaviside Industries Inc., a California-based startup focused on autonomous precision munitions, $99 million for its MOTH spectrum analyzer, according to an Army press release. The service also awarded Research Innovations Inc. $96.
Rare footage has emerged on social media showing Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-20 fifth generation fighter aircraft conducting simulated air-to-air engagements within visual ranges. The footage has highlighted the high training levels of Chinese pilots, which have for years surpassed those in the United States and Russia in flight training hours, complementing the world leading capabilities of the aircraft themselves. China has dramatically expanded the scale and intensity of pilot training over the past decade, with assessments from former U.S.
The Army is weighing several changes to its uniform regulations, ranging from moving ranks to the collar for soldiers wearing everyday camouflage uniforms to possibly wearing baseball caps, and making them responsible for maintaining a high shine on their dress shoes.
Following a post on the popular Army subreddit that detailed possible changes to Army Regulation 670-1, the service confirmed that it “consistently reviews policy for improvement of standards with uniforms, grooming, and appearance.”
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Ukrainian drone attacks forced a major Russian oil refinery to suspend operations, according to industry sources.
The Ryazan oil refinery, located approximately 120 miles southwest of Moscow, was struck on Sunday, 6th September, by Ukrainian forces.
Shahed Drone from Ukraine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
The closure marks the latest disruption to Russia’s energy infrastructure as part of an ongoing campaign by Ukraine.
Sunday’s Strikes
Ukraine struck targets across Russia on Sunday, including the oil refinery in Ryazan.
Donald Trump has conceded that the Iran war is unlikely to be over until after the November midterms.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, 9th September, en route to the Republican National Convention in Dallas, TX, the President said he believed the war would end “immediately after” the elections on Tuesday, 3rd November.
President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, en route Joint Base Andrews for a trip to Las Vegas.
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) said this week that it has struck a pair of Russian gas plants in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets region, in what represents the longest-range strike by Ukraine since the start of the war.
Fox News described it as a strike at Russia’s “Arctic gas heartland.”
HIMARS platform liked used by Ukraine against Russian forces. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
According to the Kyiv Post, the drone strikes went more than 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) into Russia.
Yemeni Ansurullah Coalition forces have seized the strategic Yemeni port of Mocha, delivering a major setback to Saudi Arabian and allied U.S. forces, and bringing the coalition’s forces to within approximately 50 kilometres of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The development represents a dramatic shift in the security situation along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, and is expected to allow coalition forces to control one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.
The Houthis’ war with Saudi Arabia, which appeared to end with a truce in 2022, looks like it’s back on, with the Iran-allied militia recently launching a big attack on Saudi oil infrastructure.
And now, the Houthis have captured a major piece of territory in Yemen.
President Donald Trump meets with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in the Oval Office.
Ukraine struck eight infrastructure targets across Russia in sweeping attacks on Wednesday, 9th September.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the drone assaults targeted locations across Russia, ranging from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea.
Neptune Missile. Image Credit: Government of Ukraine.
In the process, Ukraine set a wartime record for the deepest strike inside its neighboring aggressor.