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I Stood Next To The Only B-2 In The World At A Museum Last Summer — And Realized Why America Needs Every B-21 Raider It Can Build
Last July, I walked into the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force outside Dayton, Ohio, and stood beside the only B-2 Spirit on public display anywhere on earth. The photos and video I shot that day run throughout this piece, but no image quite captures the feeling of standing under that black flying wing in person. What struck me was not nostalgia. It was urgent.

Ukraine War Keeps Inching Toward NATO Territory: There have been multiple instances of the war in Ukraine spilling over into NATO territory over the last four years, and recent events show that the risks to neighboring NATO members are not going away. This week, a sea drone explosion near one of Romania’s most important ports forced evacuations and reignited concerns that the conflict is a direct security threat to countries that are not officially involved in the war.

If the military established a separate Cyber Force, what would it look like? According to a new report from two Washington, D.C. think tanks, it would initially cost upwards of $11 billion dollars through reallocations of existing funds, focus on offensive and defense cyber operations, and — crucially — employ roughly 30,000 uniformed and civilian personnel, excluding enlisted troops.
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In the past months, Ukraine has been ramping up its drone attacks against Russian oil infrastructure. These attacks have been felt especially hard in Russian-controlled Crimea, which is forced to introduce fuel rationing in major cities like Sevastopol, resulting in long lines for citizens to fill up their cars. Crimea currently operates a limited number of supply corridors, with the most secure being the Novorossiysk highway, which connects the peninsula to other occupied territories of Ukraine.

Summary and Key Points: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has done something he hasn’t done in over four years of war: written directly to Vladimir Putin, daring him to meet face-to-face and end it for good, with the offer of a full ceasefire and a prisoner swap. Putin was predictably dismissive. But the most telling sign came from Moscow itself: reports suggest some Russian officials are now weighing whether to lower the country’s working age to as young as 12 — putting children into the workforce to fill the jobs the war has left vacant. The pressure on Russia is mounting.

China’s DF-100 Cruise Missile Threat Can’t Be Ignored: “If you think Iran’s missiles are a problem, wait until the U.S. Navy has to deal with China’s missiles.” That’s what a former U.S. Navy commanding officer told me when I asked him about the threats Navy warships faced in the Pacific around the First Island Chain.

I was taken aback by his blunt nature: “China has so many different missile platforms, I don’t even think the U.S. Navy can keep track of them all now, let alone defend against them.

The current war in Ukraine has lasted longer than World War II did for Russia, but they have not yet achieved one of their primary goals of the war.

But this war in Ukraine has backfired, not just militarily, but politically as well. His needless invasion of Ukraine nearly four and a half years ago has fundamentally changed Europe’s political and security landscape.

Putin with a Rifle. Image Credit: Russian State Media.

Throughout the war, Russia has maintained several strategic advantages over Ukraine. Not only did it have a larger military and more resources, but its geography also made it significantly harder for Ukraine to strike back at the same level and cause major damage to its critical industries and logistics hubs. Meanwhile, Ukraine has endured daily missile and drone strikes from the Russian side. It meant that, for years, the war was almost completely one-sided. But that has changed.

The Department of the Air Force has tapped Ashley Devoto — a veteran and cybersecurity expert — as its new chief information officer, the department announced Thursday.
Devoto enters the role after the department has been without a permanent CIO for over a year following the departure of Venice Goodwine in March 2025. With a decades-long career in cybersecurity fields, Devoto will now oversee the Air and Space Forces’ modernization and sustainment efforts for information technology and more.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran has continued to demand that any ship passing through the narrow Strait of Hormuz must pay the Iranian government a toll.

The ISW reported that “Iran continues to try to frame the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) ‘management’ of transit through the Strait of Hormuz as the new status quo.” Tehran threatens to target any non-compliant vessels or Western military forces operating in the critical waterway.

USS Billings. National Security Journal Original Photo.