A Marine Corps fighter squadron received a rare Air Force award this month for actions in the Middle East in the spring and summer of 2025.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 received the Department of the Air Force’s Gallant Unit Citation for actions between March 15-Oct. 7, 2025, according to an Aug. 19 Marine Administrative Notice on new awards.
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The Korean People’s Army is reportedly sending a specialised contingent of drone operators to Russia, potentially marking a significant expansion of North Korea’s direct involvement in the ongoing Russian war effort in the Ukrainian theatre. Ukrainian intelligence officials reported that among the estimated 8,500 North Korean military personnel in Russia, around 400 were drone operators. The latest contingent reportedly also includes approximately 1,000 engineers and sappers, most of whom are deployed in Russia’s Kursk region.
The Republic of Korea Army is preparing to integrate a new active protection system onto its K2 Black Panther main battle tanks that will significantly enhance their ability to engage hostile drones. The program, approved by the country’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), will add an active protection system (APS), electronic-warfare equipment and a remotely controlled weapon station to the K2. The K2 Tank Performance Upgrade Project is valued at approximately 3.43 trillion won ($2.43 billion) and is scheduled to run from 2028 to 2046.
A great video of a Ukrainian MiG forcing down a Russian drone.
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For months now the media and the American public has been fixated on the food-borne parasite cyclospora, which is responsible for an “explosive diarrhea” outbreak that has left tens of thousands sick all across the country.
A new study shows that this cyclospora outbreak, while garnering a ton of attention, isn’t new or novel. Indeed, the incidence of foodborne parasite illnesses is staggering.
Update on the completely dishonorable Air Force Major Jason Watson—a 2009 US Air Force Academy graduate in the USAF for 17 years and passed over twice for Lt. Colonel.
Recall that back in July he stood on US Capitol steps in his Air Force uniform to denounce his Commander-in-Chief President Trump and Vice President Vance, thus skewering his already lackluster career.
Watson was arrested and taken into custody at Air Force at Joint Base Andrews who put him under a gag order.
Ukraine Strikes Major Oil Refinery – Ukraine’s long-range drone and missile strike campaign hit a major Russian oil refinery overnight into Saturday, August 22. For the first time, the Ukrainian strikes also hit a logistics center belonging to Russian online retail giant Ozon.
The attacks are part of a months-long campaign by Ukraine to raise the cost of sustaining the war and impact Russian military infrastructure and logistics. The overnight attacks killed at least 10 people across Russia and Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine, according to regional authorities.
Russia Warns Ukraine Has Opened “Pandora’s Box” – Russia and Ukraine traded another wave of massive long-range strikes overnight into Saturday, August 22, amid ongoing and escalating nightly strikes that are pounding Ukrainian cities and devastating Russian economic and military infrastructure.
At least seven people were reported killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine on Saturday, only a day after a Russian drone strike on a busy shopping center in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih killed 16 people and wounded around 130.
Trump Gave Scott Bessent An Enormous Task – With Washington conscious of its shortage of interceptors and precision-guided missiles following months of conflict with Iran, President Donald Trump is now giving U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent an enormous task: forcing Iran into compliance through American economic power. And the hope is that he can achieve results quickly and do what months of American military might couldn’t quite achieve.
Iran Promises “Devastating” Response But Also Calls for Peace – In response to Washington’s new economic sanctions announcements this week, Tehran is responding with new threats of a “devastating” response while its political leadership simultaneously calls for peace.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday, August 21, that the nearly six-month conflict should be brought to an end while Tehran can still negotiate from what he described as a “position of power.