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FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — Governor Wes Moore and Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, the 31st adjutant general of Maryland, hosted the Maryland National Guard’s activation ceremony for the 628th Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion at historic Fort Washington Park, located along the Potomac River in Prince George’s County, Sept. 13, 2026. The 628th IEW Battalion provides multi-domain intelligence analysis and exploitation, targeting support, and collection capabilities to enable the 28th Infantry Division’s operations across the air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace domains. “Maryland is leading the future of national defense, and the 628th is the first National Guard intelligence and…

This weekend’s Misfits Boxing card will be lead by none other than former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo, who will be joined by fellow UFC veteran Tony Ferguson on the DAZN main card. Fight fans weren’t expecting much of anything else from this influencer-heavy boxing lineup, but after Friday’s weigh ins there seems to be another matchup worth watching.The undercard will feature a heavyweight clash between former pr wrestling Edris Enofe and contender creator Bobby Smith. If you don’t know who they are don’t ask me either. I’m assuming they get followed by someone who wants to see them fight.…

The Idaho Army National Guard supported three successful search-and-rescue missions last week, rescuing four people in some of the state’s most challenging and remote terrain. The Army National Guard flight crew supported local search-and-rescue teams in Ada and Custer Counties, Idaho, on Sept. 16, 17 and 19. The Army National Guard, Coast Guard and Air National Guard all provide critical capabilities and equipment in difficult and complex rescue missions throughout the country. The Idaho Army National Guard unit flies HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, which allow rescuers to reach high altitudes. The Black Hawks are also the only aircraft in Idaho…

The Trump administration is withdrawing its authorization of widespread layoffs across the federal workforce during a government shutdown. Federal employee unions reached a settlement with the administration on Friday, putting a pause on a lawsuit that challenged widespread layoffs carried out during a 43-day government shutdown last year. The lawsuit will be held in abeyance until the end of the year, giving unions the ability to reopen the case if another shutdown occurs, and if the administration uses the funding lapse to terminate more employees. The Trump administration threatened widespread layoffs as a bargaining chip to avoid a government shutdown last fall, and sent…

Roman legionaries of the late Republic and early Principate are often depicted wearing chain mail, but just how was enough armour produced to equip the vast armies of Rome? In this episode, Murray tackles a listener question about the manufacture and supply of Roman armour. Chain mail was extremely labour intensive to produce, so where were the workshops that made it, and who were the craftsmen responsible for supplying the legions? Join us on Patreon patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

Developed by MKE for asymmetric warfare, PİRANA kamikaze unmanned surface vessel (KUSV) scored a direct hit on a surface target during Exercise Denizkurdu 2026. Controlled from a command-and-control console aboard a Tuzla-class patrol vessel, PİRANA successfully destroyed the target with its 100 kg live warhead. In doing so, it became the first Turkish kamikaze unmanned surface vessel to demonstrate its capabilities in a live-fire trial. Unmanned systems are playing an increasingly important role in naval operations. Developed by MKE engineers under the “Effective, Simple and Affordable” (EBU) approach, PİRANA will strengthen the naval strike capabilities of Turkish Navy and friendly-allied…

During a year on the staff of the ROK/US Combined Forces Command in 2023, I never asked an American counterpart the question behind much of our work: Would the United States really trade Los Angeles for Seoul? The question was not forbidden. It was simply impossible for it to produce an honest discussion. No American officer serving in an institution built to defend South Korea could say no, and no South Korean officer particularly wanted to watch him try. We returned instead to writing war plans. That turn from an unanswerable political question to practical military preparation captures the purpose…

The World War II real-time strategy and wargaming subgenres are notoriously difficult to innovate in. There are tons of classics, with games like War In The East 2 and Steel Division 2, but the market is dominated by long-standing heavyweights like Hearts of Iron IV on the grand strategic end and Company of Heroes on the real-time tactical end. However, War Company: Fortress Europe, an upcoming real-time tactics strategy title developed and published by BROKE PROTOCOL, promises to break down the barrier between operational grand strategy and real-time squad command. By seamlessly merging a persistent 3D hex-based operational campaign with…

Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, September 25, 2026 — Embraer (NYSE: EMBJ/ B3: EMBJ3) has delivered today the first C‑390 Millennium multi‑mission transport aircraft to the Uzbekistan Air Force during an official ceremony held at Embraer’s facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, which was attended by major general Akhmad Jamolovich Burkhonov, Commander of the Air Force and Olimkhon Bakiyevich Rustamov, Director of the State institution “O‘ztextreyd”representing the Republic of Uzbekistan. The contract, signed at the end of 2024, also includes a comprehensive training and support package, as well as the supply of spare parts. Uzbekistan becomes the first operator of the C-390 Millennium…

What did (and didn’t) happen at the Trump-Xi summit – Atlantic Council Fast Thinking September 25, 2026 • 2:06pm ET By Atlantic Council JUST IN Once the trade truce was extended and the vanilla crémeux cleared, nearly everything else was left on the table. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up their second summit of the year today, a get-together that included a state dinner teeming with tech billionaires and powerbrokers but little in the way of new agreements. With the two slated to meet again in November, our experts parse what moved, what…