US to begin enforcing maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday
The U.S. military will begin enforcing a maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday, the U.S. Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center said on Monday. The blockade, covering all of Iran’s ports, oil terminals and coastal areas, will be enforced for all vessel traffic — regardless of...
US recovery teams begin new search in China for remains of MIAs amid looming budget cuts
Recovery teams from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency traveled over the weekend to China to renew searches for the remains of missing service members ahead of projected budget cuts that would severely curtail future missions. The mission to China was expected to last through early...
US creates task force to prosecute leaks to news media, Hegseth says
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Pentagon have created a joint task force to identify and prosecute what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described as unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information to news media. “I have delegated tasking authority to the War Department’s Office of General...
F-16 pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery in Saudi Arabia deployment
The U.S. Air Force awarded its highest honor for aerial achievement to an F-16 pilot for his actions during a Saudi Arabia deployment last year. Capt. Nathanial “Icarus” Welch received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor earlier this month for bravery and devotion to duty...
US Marines successfully test-fire new medium-range air defense system
U.S. Marines on Guam recently fired the service’s new Medium-Range Intercept Capability system, representing the validation of the Corps’ first medium-range air defense system since the divestment of the service’s legacy HAWK platform in the 1990s. The ongoing Exercise Valiant Shield became the proving ground...
Zelenskyy taps European allies to build Freya, a cheaper Patriot-alternative to Russia’s ballistic missiles
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine will hold its first coalition meeting on a homegrown ballistic missile defense system in France “in the coming days” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, advancing Kyiv’s yearslong effort to begin producing a domestically made counter to Russia’s deadly ballistic missiles....
Retired Army officer tapped to lead military commissary system
A retired U.S. Army officer will take the helm of the Defense Commissary Agency and its 235 military discount grocery stores worldwide on Sept.18, defense officials announced. William G. “Bill” Fitzhugh, who has served as the agency’s deputy director since June 29, will transition to...
B-21 Raider to fly with two-pilot configuration
The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider will operate with a two-pilot crew, the service announced Thursday. The service determined that a two-pilot configuration would best fit the country’s newest long-range strike bomber’s “mission profile,” according to the release. The Air Force is also creating a...
Shop Talk: WK ForgeWorks is Built on Pure Passion
Scott Helms, working under the shop name WK ForgeWorks, has only been a full-time maker for a year and a half, and only started making knives in 2017 – but in that time he has managed to make a major impression on customers thanks to...
He left Mongolia to pursue higher education. He returned as a US soldier.
Fourteen years after leaving Mongolia on his own to pursue an education in the United States, Sgt. Munk Munkhzaya returned home in a U.S. Army uniform to support Exercise Khaan Quest 2026 as a translator and cultural liaison. Munkhzaya, a finance technician assigned to the...
