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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 second crew member of the F-15E shot down April 3 has been rescued from Iran. U.S. forces recovered the aviator alive and all American forces involved in the operation are believed to be safe, U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine. The aviator is in U.S. hands after a dramatic nighttime rescue mission by American forces lasting into the early hours of April 5 local time, people familiar with…

Introduction When I’m putting these lists together, they often are a mix between my personal opinion and the overall strategy gaming zeitgeist at the time of publishing. I think it’s important that you, my dearest of readers, know me a little better if you’re going to take my word and advice on which games to buy, as I know a lot of you do via email and comments. To do that, I have written about my all-time favorite games, my favorite strategy games, and now it’s time for me to let you know about the second part of the website’s…

CEBU, Philippines – Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) completed a ship wartime repair and maintenance exercise (SWARMEX), April 5, as part of its scheduled port visit to Cebu. These exercises are routinely conducted to maintain readiness and proficiency. This iteration follows Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) in Singapore in February 2026, demonstrating Ashland’s ability to conduct maintenance and repair while forward deployed and away from homeport. “This exercise allowed us to work shoulder-to-shoulder with our Philippine allies to conduct complex repairs while keeping USS Ashland ready to respond to any contingency in…

Following tonight’s UFC Vegas 115 fights at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, the winners will answer questions from the media during the post-fight press conference. The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between former title challenger Renato Moicano and the red hot Chris Duncan. UFC Vegas 115 Post-Fight Press Conference

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. FedEx, UPS and other parcel carriers are levying higher surcharges and rates amid escalating fuel costs tied to the war in Iran, a development experts say is challenging shippers’ transportation budgets. Both FedEx and UPS increased their fuel surcharge rates, which are tied to diesel fuel and jet fuel prices posted by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, by several percentage points in March. The rate applies to just about every type of charge on the carrier’s shipping services, meaning “the impact of…

On Episode 279 of The Menace Podcast, host Dennis James was joined by regular panelists Milos Sarcev and Jose Raymond, and the gang were treated to a special guest in the form of the 2019 Mr. Olympia winner, Brandon Curry, who is still a top contender at 43 years of age. On the show, Curry told “The Menace” of his plans for Las Vegas in 2026, and why age is of no concern. “The Prodigy” placed fifth in the Arnold U.S. and upped his position to second at the Arnold U.K. in March, proving that he is still a threat…

In 2021, as the Covid-19 pandemic abated, global inflation rates began to rise. A year later, they peaked at 8.7% (IMF, 2023), with higher rates observed in the US, UK and Eurozone (Galeone and Gros, 2023). The inflation crisis, as it was dubbed, divided mainstream economic opinion regarding the key macroeconomic drivers and correct policy responses to stabilise price levels. Some argued that the crisis arose from a combination of excessive pandemic fiscal stimuluses ‘overheating’ economies, alongside tight labour markets driving up wages in the aftermath of lockdowns. These inflation hawks advocated vociferously to raise interest rates to increase unemployment…

One prominent UFC analyst believes Sean Strickland presents a head-scratching puzzle for Khamzat Chimaev to solve at UFC 328. Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland received a faster path to another title shot quicker than most expected when Khamzat Chimaev won the belt last year at UFC 319. After an impressive win over Anthony Hernandez at UFC Houston, Strickland will challenge for Chimaev’s title in the UFC 328 main event next month in Newark. Strickland will look to end Chimaev’s unblemished fighting record and reclaim the middleweight throne following two losses to Dricus du Plessis. The heat is on between…

An Iranian ballistic missile strike late Thursday heavily damaged the production facility of Israeli drone manufacturer Aero-Sentinel, hitting just meters from the company’s site in Petach Tikva and disrupting part of its manufacturing operations. In comments shared with Defence Blog, the company said the site was struck by an Iranian missile but stressed that the […]

Senate Democrats this week blasted the Trump administration’s attempts to shift management of federal student loans from the Education Department to the Treasury Department, saying it would contribute to dysfunction in the student loan system.In a Wednesday letter, the ranking members of five Senate panels — the committees covering banking, finance, education, federal spending and the Appropriations subcommittee overseeing the Education Department — called on Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to “immediately” rescind the interagency agreement announced in March.The letter is part of Democrats’ efforts to stop President Donald Trump and his administration from outsourcing Education…