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The Marine Corps taught me how to fight.The Army Green Berets taught me when.
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: Why would a Marine join the Green Berets? It’s a long story, but a good one. It came with lethality, knowledge, humility, and learning when to shut up, think, and wait.

Moscow Threatens “Massive Group Strikes” After Ukrainian Drone Attack: The latest from the tone-deaf Russian Federation strikes an ominous tone.

“It is no coincidence that President Putin announced some time ago, after yet another Kyiv terrorist attack, that we will now conduct massive group strikes on a regular basis against targets whose condition directly affects the combat readiness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

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They Are Not Born Strong.

Ever since announcing the war in Iran, President Donald Trump has faced enormous opposition – not just from Democrats, but from Republicans, too.

While Trump loyalists unsurprisingly remained publicly and ferociously supportive of the president, the decision was not universally accepted within the Republican camp and even faced intense scrutiny from members of what would fairly be described as the far right of the party.

Trump Is Looking for an Exit From Iran, Not Another War: Trump may bomb Iran again. He says he will if there is no deal, or if Iran cheats, or if the final terms look wrong to him. That is worth taking seriously. The United States has already struck Iran. Tehran cannot assume the threat is theater.

The more likely outcome is still that Trump takes a thin deal, calls it a major victory, and moves on.

Donald Trump Giving a Speech. Image Credit: Gage Skidmore.

That sounds cynical only if we pretend wars end in clean strategic settlements. They usually do not.

On June 18, 2026, two Vietnam War Marines and an Army Ranger received the Medal of Honor. The ceremony took place at the White House with President Donald Trump presenting the Medals earned by Maj. James Capers, Jr., Col. John Ripley, and Maj. Nicholas Dockery.
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The Force Recon Legend
(Courtesy of James Capers, Jr.)
Born in South Carolina on Aug. 25, 1937, Capers is the Recon Marine that other Recon Marines hope to become. In Vietnam, he led over 50 long-range reconnaissance patrols with “Team Broadminded.

The UK MoD has awarded a contract to the supply of 270 unspecified 4×4 vehicles under Project Niala, intended for special operations forces.

The Russian A-235 strategic missile defence system has since 2019 formed the top tier of the country’s ground-based air defence network,and was designed to protect Moscow and other key national command assets from intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), hypersonic weapons, satellites, and space aircraft. The system is assessed to have longest engagement range of any operational missile defence system in the world, with interceptors capable of engaging targets hundreds of kilometres away and at altitudes extending into space.

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The Trump administration has not been kind to India. Nevertheless, India has responded with far greater equanimity than most observers expected. Predictions that President Donald Trump’s behavior will hurt U.S.-Indian relations have not come to pass, with the leaders of the two countries remaining in frequent and friendly conversation. Instead of retaliating, India has responded calmly, though the Indian government faces considerable domestic criticism.

Following the release of satellite imagery showing a new class of Chinese nuclear powered submarine at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai in early June, the release of the first ground level footage has provided further insight into the mysterious vessel’s unique design features, raising further questions regarding the planned future of the fleet. Although the warship was previously thought not to have a sail, footage from ground level has shown a small sail structure with an unusually large X rudder.

Footage released by Chinese state media marking the 60th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force, which is responsible for operating the large majority of the country’s ballistic missile arsenal, has shown the DF-17 hypersonic missile units taking part in operations. The footage featured road-mobile DF-17 transporter-erector-launchers conducting field deployments and launch preparations, highlighting one of the Rocket Force’s most advanced conventional strike capabilities.

New footage from the Russian Far East near the country’s largest production facility for fighter aircraft, the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant, has shown two newly produced Su-57 fifth generation fighter aircraft in flight. The aircraft are already flying in what appear to be Russian Aerospace Forces colours, rather than factory primer, and may be undergoing trials before delivery to the Armed Forces. This would follow the reported delivery of a prior large batch on February 9.

The Army activated a new unit this week, combining two formations under a single command that officials said will give the service a theater-level, multidomain entity capable of independently maneuvering around the Pacific.
Army officials have been teasing the establishment of the Multi-Domain Command-Pacific (MDC-PAC) for more than a month, a two-star command that combines the 7th Infantry Division and the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force into a “self-contained,” mobile force that can deliver cyber, space, electronic warfare, intelligence and fires effects in theater.

The tide just turned in the war in Ukraine, as Ukrainian drones struck the Gazprom Neft-owned Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya district of Moscow – just nine miles from the Kremlin. The strike was seen around the world when videos of a fuel storage tank lid being shot hundreds of feet into the air went viral. 

The attack is representative of Ukraine’s newfound capabilities.

President Donald Trump presented the Medal of Honor on Thursday to three service members who fought in Vietnam and Afghanistan: Retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr.; retired Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery; and retired Marine Col. John W. Ripley, who received the award posthumously.
Capers saved his reconnaissance team in South Vietnam following a bloody ambush in April 1967. Dockery’s bravery during a 2012 battle in Afghanistan included using his body to shield another soldier from a grenade blast and stopping the Taliban from capturing another soldier.

Gen. Randall Reed considers himself on an active quest to gain “an ever-increasing understanding” of the logistics and transportation networks that move and power America’s military. 
And in the process, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command intends to find where there is, as he puts it, “room to make things better or faster” for the joint force.

British, US and French troops solidified their

The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) underwent a refit, with testing expected to continue this year. The goal is to upgrade all three ships in the class (including Michael Monsoor and Lyndon B. Johnson) by 2029.

The USS Michael Monsoor will undergo a “Fuel Endurance and Range” modification.

LOGZONE, an Alabama-based logistics services provider, has agreed to pay more than $507,000 to resolve allegations that it misrepresented its compliance with Pentagon cybersecurity requirements while doing work with the Navy.
According to a settlement agreement published Thursday, the Justice Department alleged that LOGZONE failed to fully implement required security controls under NIST Special Publication 800-171 despite its contract mandating compliance.

For more than a decade now, the decision to end F-22 Raptor production has been controversial among everyone from military analysts and lawmakers to Air Force officials themselves.

As global conflict heats up and the United States and Europe prepare for potential conflicts with major powers like China and Russia, it’s hard to ignore the fact that the United States chose to end production of what is still considered the premier air superiority fighter in the world.

F-22 Raptor Flying in the Dark Clouds. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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A memorial honouring serving and former Armed F

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Congratulations to the 50,000 U.S. forces deployed to U.S. Central Command. The United States and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding that could reshape the Middle East – if Iran behaves.

After decades of escalating aggression, more than 13,500 strikes carried out during Operation Epic Fury flattened Iran’s power projection capabilities and ended their path toward a nuclear weapon.

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the South China Sea, June 8, 2026.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has launched a sweeping six-month review of America’s military posture in Europe.

Immediately cutting several high-end assets while warning allies that deeper reductions could follow.

Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Training. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

A Eurofighter Typhoon with the Spanish Air Force based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, refuels from a KC-130J Hercules, a first for the Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Aug. 13, in Spain. The U.S.

From mine clearance to escorting tankers the UK

Three former SAS sergeant majors have launched

It is no longer possible for Russia to publicly ignore the damage that Ukraine is inflicting on its economy and infrastructure.

After Thursday’s strikes on a major Moscow oil refinery sent a fuel tanker lid flying hundreds of feet into the air, Ukraine’s newfound confidence is now clear for the world to see.

Iskander-M. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

But not only are Ukrainian drone and missile strikes wreaking havoc on Russia’s struggling wartime economy, the sheer scale of the attacks is also causing a new problem for Russia: missile defenses.

The Navy wants to find civilians who work in artificial intelligence and other fast-changing tech fields and fast-track them into service as Reserve officers, some with notably high rank.
Once commissioned, the officers will maintain their day jobs in the tech world while working remotely and part-time for the Reserve’s new Navy Innovation Unit. The officers will be commissioned at ranks ranging from ensign (O-1) to commander (O-5), an official told Task & Purpose, as determined by a Navy board.

The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup is now well underway, bringing 48 countries’ teams to compete in a soccer tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. With teams from every continent except Antarctica, the 2026 tournament is a truly global event. The World Cup is often hailed as an opportunity for the world to come together and celebrate a shared passion for “the beautiful game” — creating an opportunity every four years for countries to gain attention, shape their reputation, and build influence.Although the joint U.S.

Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign escalated again this week, with Russia confirming on Thursday that a major oil refinery in Moscow had been struck.

The enormous strike caused a major explosion, sending the lid of a fuel storage tank flying hundreds of feet into the air.

Neptune Missile. Image Credit: Government of Ukraine.

It is the second major strike on Russian oil refineries this week, and easily one of the biggest launched since the beginning of the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again described the strikes as part of a campaign of “long-range sanctions.

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Staff Sgt. Matthew Harvey was bent over the front of his truck, working a tangle of debris loose from under the lead vehicle on a route clearance run outside Najaf, Iraq, when three rounds poofed into the dirt by his boots.
Harvey spun, found the shooter half-hidden behind a berm, and put him down. Standing up to scan the rest of the ground, he caught movement at his five o’clock and turned toward it.
That’s when a bullet hit him in the head.

The Strait of Hormuz could remain a critical geopolitical flashpoint.

While the deal promises a removal of the US blockade within 30 days and a restoration of pre-war shipping traffic, the future of the Strait remains uncertain.

An EA-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, takes off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), May 21, 2026. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S.

President Donald Trump will present the Medal of Honor on Thursday afternoon to three service members who fought in Vietnam and Afghanistan: Retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr.; retired Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery; and retired Marine Col. John W. Ripley, who will receive the award posthumously, the White House has announced.
Capers saved his reconnaissance team in South Vietnam following a bloody ambush in April 1967.

The modern battlefield has changed, with autono

As we like to say in our videos, “logistics wins wars.” From Hannibal crossing the Alps to attack Rome to Napoleon’s army starving just weeks into his invasion of Russia, the ability to get supplies to your troops is vital. Russia is learning this lesson the hard way in occupied eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
Ukrainian drone operators have been picking off Russian supply trucks and support systems, including air defense platforms, in strikes 30 to 180 kilometers behind the front lines.

Ukraine launched what appears to be the largest drone attack of the war against Moscow on June 18, striking a major oil refinery, disrupting all four of the capital’s airports, and forcing Russian authorities to acknowledge a massive penetration of the country’s most heavily defended airspace. The attack marks a turning point in the conflict, in which the veil of Russian domestic immunity has been punctured. And while Russian officials claimed to have intercepted hundreds of drones, the scale of the attack has shifted perceptions about what Ukraine is capable of.

A row of Stormer AFVs neatly hug the wall insid

Ukrainian Drones Hit Moscow In Largest Attack Of The War: A  massive Ukrainian drone strike on ‌an oil and gas facility in Moscow for the second time this week set the refinery ablaze.

Unlike the attack earlier in the week that resulted in limited smoke plumes, Moscow’s skyline was covered with thick, black, acrid smoke. Once again, the drone strike disrupted service at Moscow’s four airports, resulting in 500 flight delays or cancellations.

Putin in March of 2022.

India’s annual defence manufacturing output has reached Rs1.78tn ($18.84bn) in financial year 2025-26, according to the Ministry of Defence.

Begun, the drone wars have. But, not in the way you’ve seen in Ukraine and Iran. Quadcopters and unmanned ground vehicles are useful at the small unit level and kamikaze drone boats can empower small navies, but the United States Navy is looking beyond that.
What if we took a surface warship with hypersonic missiles and removed the crew? Just propulsion and weapon systems. That’s what the Navy wants to try.
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On June 16, 2026, Castelion announced a $23.

In 2024, Emilian Kavalski and Claris Diaz argued in “Beyond TikTok – The National Security Risks of Chinese Agricultural Drones” that the national debate over foreign social media platforms risked becoming too narrow, potentially causing Washington to overlook other foreign technologies embedded in critical systems. Two years later, we asked them to revisit their arguments.

On Tuesday, 16 June, a Russian warship fired warning shots at a private, unarmed yacht in the English Channel.

It was crewed by two British retirees, who posed no danger at all, but appeared to be the latest victims of a new escalation in tensions between London and Moscow.

Kirov-Class Battlecruiser Russian Navy. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The 40ft British-flagged vessel, called Bright Future, is owned by Jane and Alan Kelvey.

A Lebanon Ceasefire is Just a Poison Pill: Having signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, President Donald Trump is triumphant in rhetoric. While the agreement is only for 60 days, Trump believes it is not only superior to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action but can be the framework for ending Iran’s nuclear ambitions and, more broadly, stopping the corollary wars Iran’s proxies have sparked.

The Islamic Republic promotes a different narrative.

Tom Hanks built his coffee brand Hanks for Our Troops, on a simple premise: buy coffee, support veterans. The Oscar winner donates 100% of profits to veteran-focused organizations, and takes nothing for himself.⁠⁠ Now, the actor and his efforts are going a step further.

Ukraine is pulling out all the stops and showing that Russia’s main cities can be targeted in actions that feature ever-evolving 21st-century warfare tactics. Massive one-way drone and missile strikes are being launched from Ukrainian territory and punishing Russia’s energy infrastructure. Saturation attacks on June 17 are a case in point. Two hundred unmanned kamikaze loitering munitions were launched at Moscow. This was likely the largest attack on the Russian capital during the war.

Moscow Under Siege: What Has Been Hit Now by Ukraine?

Putin Clapping. Russian Federation Photo.

Getting out of the military is hard enough and navigating the legal system afterward can be even harder, especially for veterans with limited resources because of transition trouble and little experience in civilian courts. There are civilian lawyers who wants to help, but may not know where to start.
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