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The war between Russia and Ukraine has continued, and will mark five years next February.

Efforts to secure a ceasefire included two visits last month to Kyiv and Moscow by the Trump Administration’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.

Putin Speaking to Large Crowd in 2019 Russian Federation Photo

Putin Back in 2019 Russia Federation Photo

Among the proposals bandied about in those talks and afterward was a limited ceasefire that would apply to long-range strikes on energy infrastructure in the two countries.

Army Special Forces graduated the first batch of a new military occupational specialty meant to help units, soon across the Army, employ an ever-evolving suite of military technology.
Ten warrant officers graduated from the Robotics Technician Integrator (390A) course in a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Friday, marking the official start of the new job skill and culmination of an initial pilot program the rest of the Army is eyeing, military officials told DefenseScoop. 
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Military members will get a day to register to vote or to submit ballots in the coming two weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed a department-wide one-day stand-down so service members can advance the voting process.
Commanders will need to complete the stand-down no later than Oct. 15.
“Now, we’re not telling you who to vote for, but we will give you every opportunity to do so,” Hegseth said on a social media video. 
Voting patterns among the military generally mirror that of the general public.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum that was publicly released on Friday with updated policies to expedite counter-drone technology deployments across U.S. military bases, critical infrastructure, and other domestic assets, as unmanned systems continue to disrupt national security and transform global warfare.
The five-page directive, dated Sept.

The Space Force is on the cusp of launching its next batch of satellites into low-Earth orbit as officials are laying the groundwork to connect future “enclaves” of platforms that are expected to pass critical data to warfighters.
The Space Development Agency over the past year has been building out a so-called Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) that will consist of multiple layers of data transport and missile tracking satellites manufactured by multiple vendors. SDA is planning to add to it next week with the launch of 21 Northrop Grumman-made birds.

Owen West is taking a “leave of absence” from his post leading the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to serve as the new chief executive officer for the Pentagon’s nascent Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems (DRPM-UxS), a source familiar with the move told DefenseScoop on Friday.
West’s deputy, Travis Metz — the former, longtime venture capital investor who has also spearheaded the Defense Department’s billion-dollar Drone Dominance Program — was elevated to serve as acting DIU director in the near term.

An Oklahoma National Guardsman deployed to Washington, D.C. was pulled over for an expired car registration, where police then found a pistol that wasn’t registered in the district. The guardsman was arrested this week and charged with a felony.
Jakob Noonan, 22, was charged Tuesday with carrying a 9mm Canik pistol without a license, according to court records. Noonan told police he was deployed to D.C. with his National Guard unit. 
“He stated that Oklahoma is an open-carry state and that the firearm was registered to him in Oklahoma.

The T-72 was the Soviet Union’s armored champion. Although the Gulf War somewhat tarnished its reputation, the tank remained the USSR’s MBT of choice and, later, the Russian Federation’s. Despite its faults, the T-72 is a rugged, reliable tank that is easy to produce and maintain at a much lower cost than other modern tanks.

Unfortunately, the war in Ukraine has not been kind to the old Soviet-era icon.

Russian T-72 Tank Ukraine War. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

T-72 Tank from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The Pentagon appears to be preparing for another round of military strikes against Iran, concentrating as many as three aircraft carrier strike groups and two amphibious groups in the Middle East.

This follows President Donald Trump’s telling TIME that he believes a new round of strikes could occur soon after the November midterm elections.

A U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II static display from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 inside of Hangar 5300 during Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, May 3, 2026.

President Donald Trump has reiterated his belief that the war could finally end sometime around the November midterm elections, stating that Iran is now “ready to fold up.” The comments come even as the United States sends thousands more troops to the Middle East, and as Tehran prepares for another possible round of American strikes, per the president’s own comments to journalists in recent weeks.