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‘Xen’, a former U.S. special forces operator who has worked with a Ukrainian special forces regiment, told me that in 2020, he had worked with a U.S.
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Ukraine’s drones achieved sea denial – but that’s not what a blue-water navy needs to maintain.
Greg Hadley, A&SF Mag.
The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.
A Purple Star School designation isn’t just an extra credential or logo schools can use to impress passersby. For military families, it’s a sign of public recognition and reassurance that communicates, “Welcome Military Families! We’ve been expecting you. Your child belongs here.”
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Military life is programmed for constant change, so seeing the distinction of a Purple Star School might not seem like a big deal for non-military folk, but it can mean so much more to their students and families.
Russia says its air defenses intercepted 328 Ukrainian drones overnight into July 25 as attacks stretched from the Belgorod border region to Yekaterinburg in the Urals and an oil refinery in western Siberia. Two people were killed in Belgorod, according to regional officials, while Moscow said nearly 200 drones had been directed toward the capital region, according to current reporting on the overnight wave.
The most visible disruption in Yekaterinburg came at a Wildberries logistics center.
President Donald Trump spent part of Friday meeting with senior advisers and Cabinet officials about escalating the war with Iran, according to a source who spoke to CNN. Then he came out and talked about diplomacy.
Speaking to reporters afterward, Trump said American officials were actively negotiating with Tehran and that the Iranians seemed to be getting more serious than at any point so far. He did not retire the military option.
Russia Halted One-Fifth of Its Seaborne Oil Exports as Ukrainian Drones Threatened Novorossiysk – Russia’s largest Black Sea crude terminal has stopped loading tankers during a surge in Ukrainian drone activity around Novorossiysk. The Sheskharis facility had not loaded a cargo since the morning of July 21, according to shipping and satellite data summarized in current reporting.
Sheskharis moved an average of about 650,000 barrels per day during the first seven months of 2026. That volume represents roughly one-fifth of Russia’s seaborne crude exports.
By Mary Shinn | Colorado Springs News Gazette
Maj. Gen. Paul Moga, USAFA ’95, is set to become the superintendent of the Air Force Academy after the U.S. Senate approved his appointment last week.
He will replace Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, who requested to retire early.
Moga will join a new dean and new commandant who also started this year, and met with the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors for the first time Monday.
Moga is currently commander of the 3rd Air Force at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and previously served as the commandant at the Air Force Academy from 2021 to 2023.
The U.S. Marine Corps is continuing to reshape its force structure for a potential conflict in the Pacific, with a growing emphasis on long-range precision strike capabilities. As part of this effort, the service has selected L3Harris Technologies’ Red Wolf cruise missile, a long-range precision weapon that will allow AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to engage targets at ranges exceeding 370 kilometres.