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AFSOC Releases CV-22B Accident Investigation Board Report HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. —   Today, Air Force Special Operations Command released an Accident Investigation Board report on a CV-22B Osprey mishap that occurred Nov. 20, 2024, near Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. The aircraft and crew were assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing’s 20th Special Operations Squadron, at Cannon AFB, N.M. The mishap resulted in no injuries or fatalities nor damage to civilian property. The estimated cost of damage to government property was valued at approximately $2.8 million. The AIB President found by a preponderance of the evidence, the cause for the…

Fifteen appearances taught Kongchai Chanaidonmueang patience doesn’t earn contracts. The Thai southpaw is done playing it safe Friday night in Bangkok. The 23-year-old headlines ONE Friday Fights 140 on Friday, January 30, inside Lumpinee Stadium at Bangkok, Thailand, where he faces Myanmar powerhouse Thway Lin Htet in a high-stakes strawweight Muay Thai clash. As the most active competitor in the history of the weekly series, Kongchai enters carrying experience few others can match. A former Rajadamnern Stadium Muay Thai World Champion, he has built his reputation on a punishing left straight, a destructive left body kick, and clinch work refined…

On January 27, 2026, Singapore’s shipbuilder ST Engineering held the keel-laying ceremony of the second Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) for the Republic of Singapore Navy. The company announced the ceremony on its social media accounts, mentioning its partner Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), on this project. “This marks a significant milestone that ensures strong progress for the programme and a firm foundation for the remaining vessels in the class. Drawing on our proven expertise in naval shipbuilding, we design and build capable, resilient vessels to meet the operational demands of modern navies,” the company said on the social media…

For the first time since 2021, the UFC is giving us back-to-back numbered events.This Saturday, the UFC returns to Australia for UFC 325, the immediate follow-up to last week’s UFC 324. Looking to make an impression at the start of their new Paramount deal, the UFC is bringing another fight that figures to provide big action as featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski rematches Diego Lopes for the title, and No Bets Barred is here to break it all down.This week, host Jed Meshew is joined by the Action Network’s Billy Ward to dive into all things UFC 325. Topics discussed include…

There’s something quietly hilarious about how turn-based games, slow, methodical, numbers-driven, allegedly “unsexy,” are sitting on some of the richest storytelling material gaming has ever produced, while Hollywood keeps rebooting the same safe nonsense for the fifteenth time. These games already think in episodes. They already live on character arcs, moral compromises, long-term consequences, and the slow burn of tension. If anything, turn-based games are overqualified for television. So no, this isn’t a ranked list, no “number one would totally break Netflix” nonsense. These are ten games, unordered, unapologetic, that feel like they were accidentally written as prestige TV and…

The contract will expedite military modernisation and DoD readiness. Credit: Tada Images/Shutterstock.com. The US Army has granted Salesforce a 10-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract capped at $5.6bn. The contract includes a five-year base ordering period with an optional additional five years. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The deal, structured through Computable Insights, a Salesforce subsidiary, aims to provide the Department of Defense (DoD) with data management and cloud technology solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency and decision-making. Under the agreement,…

WASHINGTON — The deployment of National Guard and active-duty Marine forces to several US cities cost American taxpayers around $496 million in the last six months of 2025, according to an official government estimate. And if those deployments were to continue at end-of-2025 sizes, it would cost approximately $93 million per month, according to a new estimate by Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel. The information was revealed in a letter sent in response to an inquiry by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D- Ore., the ranking member of the Senate Committee on the Budget.  Furthermore, Swagel gave a general cost…

Israel’s Ministry of Defense confirmed that the 1,000th “David” armored 4×4 vehicle has been rolled out in the United States, marking a milestone in a long-running procurement program supporting Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) operations. The vehicle was produced by MDT Armor at its U.S. manufacturing facility and delivered under the Ministry of Defense’s Mission to […]

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The month of January serves as Spiritual Readiness Month, and Navy Region Hawaii is proud to highlight its Chaplains Religious Enrichment Development Operation (CREDO) program, a free and vital resource dedicated to the spiritual and personal wellness of commands, service members and their families. The Navy Region Hawaii CREDO program is a cornerstone of support for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands personnel and dependents, offering a variety of no-cost workshops, retreats, and seminars designed to build healthy relationships, spiritual fitness, positive mindset and resiliency. “Here at Navy Region…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Republic of Poland 26.01.2026 Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski met in Warsaw with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The talks covered Polish-Saudi cooperation, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and other international issues, with a particular focus on the Middle East. The ministers also signed a document waiving visa requirements and a memorandum allowing for the establishment of the Saudi-Polish Coordination Council. Saudi Arabia is Poland’s strategically important partner in the Gulf and Middle East region. Since renewing Polish-Saudi diplomatic relations in 1995, the two countries…