The Navy has announced new bonus schemes of up to $100,000 to keep specialized senior officers in the service. The Navy, in an administrative message posted on Wednesday, said chief warrant officers with between four and 16 years of commissioned service as SEALs and crewmen aboard special warfare combatant-craft should…
HONOLULU—The better the U.S. gets at fighting in conventional ways, the more likely it is that adversaries will avoid a conventional conflict, the head of Special Operations Command Pacific said.But that doesn’t mean they will avoid a fight altogether, Army Brig. Gen. Michael Rose said at the Indo-Pacific Irregular Warfare…
On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s capture of Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, shared publicly for the first time, alongside Army Reserve Lt. Col. Marvin “Lee” Chase, the full account of a rescue that unfolded — from Gonzalez’s perspective — almost entirely over the phone,…
President Donald Trump’s mandate for a new “Space Academy” puts defense leaders under a NASA-led initiative that could mean military service requirements for the future school’s graduates.Trump signed the executive order on Friday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston during a ceremony where he presented the Congressional Space Medal…
Written by Jim Stewart Published on Aug 28, 2026, 2:17 PM EDT Buying a high-value property doesn’t have to mean liquidating your savings for a massive down payment. With a 2026 VA Jumbo Loan, qualifying Veterans and active-duty service members can secure luxury real estate exceeding standard conforming limits; often with…
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Here is a quick workout my group did this week, with a focus on pushing running speed, goal-pace running for timed runs and higher reps on testing events. This is ideal for large groups, and all you need is a field, track or known distance for running. If you are…
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Published Aug 28, 2026, 12:25 PM EDT The Russian Defense Ministry released footage of what it said was a training launch of a solid-fueled, road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile. Read the full article here
Iran’s top diplomat said resuming diplomacy with the U.S. “isn’t impossible,” after what he described as “creative discussions” with Qatar, a mediator in the war between Washington and Tehran. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X on Friday that progress “hinges on U.S. understanding of one simple fact: pressure doesn’t…
Published Aug 28, 2026, 10:08 AM EDT Six months after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, the Middle East has changed — but not in the way its architects had hoped. Read the full article here
The Navy will reportedly soon deploy another carrier to the Middle East as the United States’ war with Iran continues. The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), the United States Navy’s fourth Nimitz-class super carrier currently stationed at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., will be deployed for more than seven months to…
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea, the U.S. and Japan will go ahead with a trilateral military drill next month in response to North Korean nuclear threats, officials in Seoul said Friday, a day after North Korea vowed to retaliate against what it called U.S. hostilities. The development further…
Two Army veterans have sued Atlanta Public Schools for alleged retaliatory measures after filing charges U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) related to the district’s Junior ROTC program. First Sgt. (Ret.) Dave O’Garro and Capt. (Ret.) Maurice Bonner filed the complaint Aug. 25 in the U.S. District Court for the…
A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin issued a written order Thursday night that the Pentagon acted illegally by…
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Russia and Iran are advancing a $25 billion nuclear power program that would add several Russian-supported reactors to Iran’s electrical grid. Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said Wednesday that the countries had agreed on the investment framework and selected land near the Persian Gulf for a new nuclear facility,…
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