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Welcome back to Five Questions for a General, a production of the Modern War Institute at West Point. This series features specially selected cadet hosts who are given an incredible professional development opportunity—to sit down with senior military officers and ask carefully crafted questions about everything from leadership to their unique experiences while serving, to their expectations about the future of war. In this wide-ranging interview conducted by Cadet Emily Wilczek, Brigadier General Shane Reeves, the Dean of the Academic Board at the United States Military Academy at West Point, reflects on his path to service, his role as West Point’s dean,…

The United States Army briefly published new official images of its Dark Eagle hypersonic weapon system before removing them without explanation, with the photographs quickly spreading online after their deletion. The images, released and then withdrawn within a short period, showed updated views of the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), a trailer-launched strategic strike […]

A middleweight clash between former champion Sean Strickland (29-7) and red hot rising contender Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez (14-2, 1 NC) headlines Saturday’s UFC Houston fight card.Strickland enters the match ranked No. 3 in the division and coming off a one-sided loss to former champion Dricus du Plessis. Hernandez will be bringing an eight-fight winning steak with him to the octagon inside Toyota Center. UFC Houston Start TimesMain Card begins at 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+Preliminary Card beings at 5 p.m. ET on Paramount+UFC Houston Official ResultsMAIN CARD (Paramount+, 8 p.m. ET)Sean Strickland vs. Anthony HernandezUros Medic vs. Geoff NealMelquizael Costa vs. Dan IgeAnte Delija vs. Serghei…

Limited barracks space and housing allowance restrictions often leave junior sailors living aboard ships even after returning to port. Anastasia Obis February 20, 2026 6:31 pm 3 min read The Navy has moved nearly half of its sailors who had been living aboard ships year-round into shore-based housing as part of the service’s broader effort to improve quality of life for junior enlisted service members. The service’s “No Sailor Lives Afloat” initiative aims to end the long-standing practice of requiring many junior sailors to live aboard ships even when they are back in port. A lack of barracks space —…

The UK government is pulling together an elite squad of drone operators to crack down on the scourge of fly tippers and unauthorized dumpers across this ever less green and pleasant land. The top drawer cadre of joystick jockeys will “track down illegal dumps from the air,” the Environment Agency said, as part of a “major crackdown on waste crime.” Some of the drones will be upgraded with laser mapping technology, including LIDAR, the EA said, while the agency will also deploy “a new screening tool that enables EA officers to scan and cross-check lorry license applications against waste permit…

Iran Press TV Friday, 20 February 2026 3:58 PM Iran’s Foreign Minister has said Washington has not demanded zero uranium enrichment in ongoing indirect talks, while warning that hardliners are attempting to steer US policy toward a “catastrophic war.” “We have not proposed any suspension and the US also has not asked us for zero enrichment.” Abbas Araghchi told the Morning Joe show on US TV network MSNBC on Friday, referring to the latest round of indirect talks, which were held in Geneva on Tuesday. Araghchi also said that the talks focus on making sure that Iran’s nuclear program, which…

Dolph Lundgren and Michael Jai White are not the only Kyokushin masters who are on top of the hill. Senpai Hiroyuki Sanada 1st Dan in Kyokushin is also one of the Kyokushin family. He began training in martial arts at the age of eight. Sanada trained in many different styles of martial arts because his primary goal was to become an action actor and play roles in martial arts movies. He initially trained in Shorinji Kempo. Doshin So founded this Japanese martial art in 1947, a modified form of Shaolin Kung Fu. Later, he started practicing Kyokushin karate. This style…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Air Force has a new X-plane: The X-68A LongShot from General Atomics is an air-launched drone intended to carry additional air-to-air munitions. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has been developing LongShot since 2021, and announced on Feb. 17 that flight testing could begin “as early as the end of 2026.”  DARPA described its objective in 2022 as an air-launched system capable of carrying and firing multiple air-to-air missiles. That remains the long-term goal: Budget documents describe the LongShot as being able to…

Charles Oliveira hopes to earn a shot at the UFC lightweight championship with a UFC 326 win over BMF titleholder Max Holloway on March 7 in Las Vegas, but he doesn’t expect Ilia Topuria to still be the 155-pound kingpin by then.The UFC has yet to announce fights for the upcoming event on the White House lawn on June 14, and “do Bronx” believe that card will end up featuring a lightweight unification bout between Topuria and interim champion Justin Gaethje.“I’m one fight away [from a title shot], but right now I’m focused on one thing only: Max Holloway” Oliveira…

Dan Hooker has finally broken his silence after alleged rumors of the UFC veteran cheating on his wife with another man.The past few days have been interesting and tumultuous for “The Hangman” following claims of infidelity from an alleged mistress on Instagram. The MMA community took immediate notice of the claims, especially considering the woman revealed that Hooker was involved with another man.Check out the woman’s allegations below:“He started paying for my life completely and utterly,” the woman claimed. “I had all his cards on my Apple Pay. He paid for my rent in two different countries. Like, everything.”“I tried…