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The conference describes the experience as more than a conference, rather a place to learn, build, create, connect, find opportunity and get support.

Russian losses in Ukraine have been staggering. According to some estimates, Russia has lost nearly 1.5 million men killed or wounded on the battlefields in Ukraine — more than in all conflicts Russia or the Soviet Union has fought in combined since the end of the Second World War. The Ukrainian General Staff says that September was the deadliest month of the war this year, with over 46,000 Russians killed or wounded.

Over four and a half years into the war, Ukrainians know what to expect as the region’s bitterly cold winter months approach. Stymied on the battlefield, Russia has bombarded Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, as well as other cities around the country and placed vital civilian infrastructure in its crosshairs, hoping to batter the country’s noncombatants into submission and leverage their misery to affect political change and, if successful, the submission of the Ukrainian state to the will of the Kremlin.

Airman who train to defuse bombs and other explosives will soon wear a rust-colored beret with their uniforms.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David R. Wolfe announced Friday that airmen trained as explosive ordnance disposal technicians, or EOD, will earn a distinctive rust-colored beret. EOD will be the seventh group of airmen in the Air Force authorized to wear a specific colored beret as part of their uniform, including security forces personnel and several special warfare roles.

What’s coming next in the Middle East, and the next stage of the Iran War, is unclear. But indications suggest the U.S. is planning a “possible surge” of personnel to the Middle East, in which case up to three aircraft carrier groups could reach the region by the end of November.

According to the Washington Post, the planned surge doesn’t necessarily mean a ramp-up of the war is imminent, but rather gives the president and his commanders “flexibility” in what to do next.

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 5, 2024.

The Iran War has been relatively quiet in recent weeks, with a diplomatic process beginning last week on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, and Iran reportedly offering, through Qatar, to return to something similar to the June Memorandum of Understanding.

However, President Donald Trump, last weekend rejected that overture and, per CBS News, said Friday that he believes Iran is “ready to fold up,” and that the U.S. will win the war “right after the election,” presumably referring to next month’s midterm elections in the U.S.

Millions of dollars spent on casino-themed parties, expensive hotels and a gold-plated Cybertruck. It sounds like the spending spree of a character from “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Instead, federal prosecutors say the absurd spending was financed by a 64-year-old mental health clinic owner named Kevin Darnell Curry.
Curry, who owned and operated Acuity TMS of Plano, Acuity TMS of Fort Worth and Emerald Coast TMS of Fort Walton Beach, was convicted of submitting roughly $26 million in fraudulent claims to TRICARE, which paid out approximately $17 million.

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For decades, the Navy’s undersea strategy had been built on a comfortable assumption: Adversary submarines were never as good as those of the United States …

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