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U.S. Cyber Command, the Pentagon’s combatant command responsible for planning and conducting military cyberspace operations, has a new artificial intelligence lead, a spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. “U.S. Cyber Command welcomes Rear Adm. Ronzelle Green as the Command’s new Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and thanks Brig. Gen. Reid Novotny for his leadership and service,” a representative for the combatant command told Nextgov/FCW.Green, who has worked at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for roughly three years — most recently as its director of geospatial intelligence innovation and research — is Cyber Command’s second-ever AI head. Novotny was the first official tapped for the position…

CAMP KISARAZU, Japan —    U.S. service members assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command and U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific, alongside the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conducted a bilateral engagement at Camp Kisarazu, Japan, Aug. 24-28, 2026, reinforcing the enduring alliance between the U.S. and Japan. The five-day event centered on interoperability and collaborative capabilities. It consisted of briefings, discussions and working groups focused on air-to-ground integration and humanitarian assistance and disaster response in a joint environment. By synchronizing on these capabilities, U.S. special operations forces and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force aim to ensure effective collaboration during both crisis…

Submitting application after application and hearing nothing back has long been one of the most frustrating parts of looking for a job after military service. But Tim Best says something has changed. After decades working in veteran employment, the RecruitMilitary CEO says the frustration he hears from job seekers today is different, and more intense, than at any other point in his career. “There’s a lot of frustration more than I’ve ever seen in my career from job seekers around the job search right now,” Best said. Best, a former Army special operations helicopter pilot, recently sat down with Military.com…

The United States’ epic twentieth-century successes in diplomacy set dangerously high expectations. Germany and Japan surrendered unconditionally in 1945; U.S. President Harry Truman created NATO in 1949; President John F. Kennedy resolved the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 through secret diplomatic exchanges with the Soviet premier; and in the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan, with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, negotiated landmark arms-control agreements to wind down the Cold War. Such victories accustomed many Americans to imagining that their skilled leaders could break seemingly intractable political deadlocks in decisive ways.This hope runs especially deep in China watchers. Their sense of how diplomacy…

SIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania — An Italian NATO fighter jet shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace on Tuesday that “most probably” came from Russia, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said.The drone entered Lithuanian airspace from Russian ally Belarus after midnight and was shot down near the southern village of Pratkunai not far from the city of Kaunas, the Lithuanian national crisis management centre said.“Last night, again, the Italian pilots have intervened and they have shot down a threat that most probably came from Russia”, Crosetto told reporters at Siauliai Air Base, where Italian fighters are based as part of…

There are four new fighters joining the UFC roster after an action-packed night of fights on The Contender Series.UFC CEO Dana White named Mayton Perea, Igor Cavalcanti, Akbar Abdullaev and Luis Hernandez to receive UFC contracts. The fifth winner of the night Tyshawn Williams didn’t get signed to the UFC but White told him he would get another shot on The Contender Series to see if he could secure that contract later this season.White offered some incredible praise for Abdullaev calling him “the greatest talent that’s ever been on this show” after he delivered an absolutely jaw-dropping one-punch knockout to…

A new store doesn’t have to start with an empty page.  New stores on the WordPress.com Commerce plan start on Purple, a store-first theme built by WooCommerce.  The shop page, product pages, the cart, and checkout are already there, designed to work together.  Your first decision is what to sell. Pages built to work together Purple ships with a complete set of store templates: shop, category, single product, cart, and checkout, all sharing the same template parts and the same pattern library. Your product page and your checkout look like they belong to the same store, because they were designed…

United States of America (1942-1945)Gun Motor Carriage – 100 Built As the Second World War progressed and the need for more mobile artillery became evident—particularly following Germany’s early successes in Europe—US military planners began to focus on developing self-propelled artillery. The Ordnance Department successfully mounted the 155 mm gun on the M3 Medium Tank’s chassis, creating the M12 Gun Motor Carriage (GMC). The M12 GMC offered superior mobility and reduced setup times compared to its towed counterparts, proving invaluable in breaking through fortifications, especially the Siegfried Line. Despite its limited production, the M12 GMC played a crucial role in several…

Broad shoulders create one of the most noticeable changes you can make to your physique. They make the upper body look more athletic, improve the visual contrast with your waist, and help your chest and arms look more developed. The lateral deltoid is especially important here because it adds width when viewed from the front and back. Most lifters rely on dumbbell lateral raises, overhead presses, and perhaps a reverse pec deck. These are useful exercises, but cable training offers a valuable advantage: the resistance can remain meaningful through a larger part of the movement. With dumbbells, the load becomes…

The federal government spent nearly $10 billion placing more than 100,000 federal workers on paid administrative leave for extended periods last year, a sixfold increase from two years prior driven largely by the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program aimed at encouraging feds to quit public service.A new report from the Government Accountability Office found that around 70% of that money, or $6.7 billion went to feds who opted into the DRP, a program by which agencies paid employees to stay home, in exchange for their resignation by September 2025—or December of that year, for retirement-eligible workers. While federal employees took…