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Six crew members killed aboard a KC-135 that crashed in Iraq on Thursday—the most recent casualties of the war on Iran—likely had no parachutes, which were removed from the venerable tanker aircraft nearly two decades ago.Two aircraft were involved in the deadly incident, one of which returned safely to base. They were supporting the two-week-old Operation Epic Fury, but the incident was not the result of “hostile fire or friendly fire,” U.S. Central Command said in a Friday news release. The nature of the crashed KC-135’s mission was not immediately clear. The other plane was also a KC-135, according to a…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TONIGHT (Sat., March. 11, 2026) with UFC Vegas 114 airing live on Paramount+. The event is happening in the newly named META APEX facility in Las Vegas, NV. The main event for this one is Josh Emmett vs. Kevin Vallejos in the Featherweight division.This is UFC’s first visit back to the APEX since early February. There’s a lot of guys and gals on here who have spent plenty of time in this warehouse.Josh Emmett has been on some big shows. However, at 41, those times might be behind him. Kevin Vallejos will look to…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Trump administration has launched an investigation into whether 60 countries, including major U.S. trading partners, have failed to impose and effectively enforce bans on imported goods made with forced labor, giving firms in those economies an artificial cost advantage. The Section 301 investigation specifically targets top trading partners Canada, China, the European Union and Mexico, along with dozens of other countries touching every major region of the global economy, per a March 12 Federal Register filing from the Office of the…

The United States Air Force has awarded Raytheon a contract modification worth up to $2.01 billion to continue work on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) terminal, a key communications system used to support secure military satellite networks, according to a contract announcement released March 13. The modification increases the total value of the existing […]

Government Offices of Sweden Speech by Maria Malmer Stenergard Published 13 March 2026 Speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard at the Baltic Sea Security Talks in Gdansk, 12 March 2026. Check against delivery. Your Majesties, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, For generations, Swedes have admired Poland’s struggle for freedom and democracy. Gdansk has become a symbol of that struggle, as the birthplace of the Solidarity movement. It is a city whose name represents something bigger than the place itself. Gdansk has become a beacon of democracy, dignity and the defence of fundamental freedoms. This city shows that…

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, had been “wounded and likely disfigured” in recent American-Israeli attacks. Hegseth also warned that the United States is undertaking the most intense day of bombing yet in Operation Epic Fury.“We know the new so-called, not-so-supreme leader, is wounded and likely disfigured,” Hegseth told reporters during a press briefing. He described Khamenei’s first public statement since his elevation — delivered as a written message read aloud on Iranian state television — as “a weak one,” underscoring that the supreme leader did not appear on video or…

Tens of thousands of employees at the Department of Homeland Security officially missed their first full paychecks on Friday, as the agency shutdown reached its one-month mark — and counting. The vast majority, about 90%, of the more than 260,000 DHS employees are continuing to work without pay throughout the funding lapse, which began Feb. 14. Employees earlier this month received partial paychecks, compensated only for work hours they completed prior to the start of the shutdown. According to the agency’s shutdown contingency plan, most DHS employees are considered “excepted,” meaning they continue working as usual but will not receive…

The United States Navy confirmed plans to increase production of the Hammerhead anti-submarine mine system through a contract modification expected to be awarded to General Dynamics Mission Systems, according to a presolicitation notice released by Naval Sea Systems Command on March 13. The notice states that the Navy intends to modify an existing contract to […]

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 Component Commands Must Grow to Support Surge Ops, New Missions: Official As Space Force leaders call for the service to double in size in the coming years, the commander in charge of presenting forces to U.S. Space Command said part of that growth will need to go toward increasing the footprint of forward-operating units. Lt. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood, commander of U.S. Space Forces-Space, said during a March 13 event with…

The new mid-March recap is here, and once again this week I’ve got plenty of interesting titles to show you, all ready to be played. Meanwhile, TurnBasedThursdayFest 2026 is still underway, and I’ll dedicate a final recap on Monday highlighting everything that stood out the most and truly deserved the spotlight. With that said, let’s take a look at all the new RPGs available for you to dive into. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Developers: CAPCOM Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch Release Date: March 13, 2026 Steam Page Carving parts and forging gear is not the only Monster…