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The war with Iran has had ripple effects across the Middle East and North Africa. The Gulf Arab states, Iraq, and Jordan have suffered direct attacks from Iran, and Iraq also faces violence from Iranian-aligned militias. In response to an attack from Hizballah, Israel has intensively bombed parts of Lebanon and launched an expanded ground invasion in the south.

Every March, 68 men’s college basketball teams punch their tickets to the NCAA Tournament. Schools load up on NIL-funded rosters, raid the transfer portal for plug-and-play talent, and circle Selection Sunday like it’s a holy day.
Meanwhile, Army, Navy, and Air Force are mostly watching from the couch.
That needs to change.

Right now, thousands of our military-connected communities are experiencing high levels of angst and uncertainty, as government contracts are being terminated without warning and deployments increase alongside geographical separations, food insecurity, and mobilization of Guard and Reserve components—all while our Coast Guard service members and their families navigate the financial stress while continuing to work full-time without pay.
This seems unfathomable, but unfortunately, this kind of realness is gravitating towards the norm nowadays.

Junior enlisted service members would see the largest of a three-tiered pay raise for troops next year under the latest proposed budget from President Donald Trump’s administration.
Troops at the lowest five enlisted ranks — E-5 and below — would receive a 7% increase in their basic pay, according to the White House. Service members between the ranks of E-6 and O-3, which includes senior noncommissioned officers, warrant officers, and company grade officers, would receive a 6% raise; and all other commissioned officers would get a 5% raise.

When millions of Americans tune in to the 2026 NFL draft on Thursday, April 23, they’ll have two military veterans to thank for the league’s biggest offseason spectacle.
Seeking to jump-start the Philadelphia Eagles’ fortunes, owner Bert Bell tried to sign a hotshot running back from the University of Minnesota in 1935. Stan Kostka, who became a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander during World War II, wasn’t going to come cheaply.
Related: This Medal of Honor recipient came up with the idea for the Super BowlAs Bell and Kostka negotiated terms, the asking price kept increasing.

The British Royal Navy Type 45 class destroyer HMS Dragon has made port in the Mediterranean due to an unspecified “technical issue,” marking the latest of multiple incidents in which the ships have been forced out of action for similar reasons. The availability rates of the Type 45 class ships have been notoriously poor, at times as low as 17 percent, as they have been prone to frequent breakdowns particularly when operating in warm waters.