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U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Thomas Moriarty, an operations officer assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s Wahiawa Annex, set six Hawaii state powerlifting records in April while encouraging fellow service members to view fitness as a critical piece of military readiness.At 48 years old, he recorded a 182.5-kilogram squat, 140-kilogram bench press, 215-kilogram deadlift, 355-kilogram push-pull total and a 537.5-kilogram overall total, setting six Hawaii state records at the 2026 USA Powerlifting Hawaii State Championship on April 25. He said his training prepares him for the physical demands of military service while promoting longevity.“I do think it’s about exceeding the…

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Before any Soldier steps up to a sniper hide or takes a precision shot, they must first know their weapon inside and out. From day one of basic training, Soldiers are taught to field-strip their rifles, understand the mechanics of the bolt carrier group, and know exactly what to do when the weapon malfunctions. It isn’t magic; it is simply a tool of the trade. The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s newest AI Basics elective course is applying that same philosophy to Artificial Intelligence. Day one of the new course started with a question:…

Not long after the loss, Guskov took to his Instagram Story to address the defeat and let fans know he is not going anywhere.“Hello everyone, that’s how it went today,” Guskov said in Uzbek. “I can say for certain Captain Uzbekistan never gives up. We’ll meet again.”Respectfully, the mixed martial arts (MMA) universe probably hopes they do not.Guskov (18-4-1) had his four-fight win streak officially snapped, although he entered the fight technically coming off a draw against former Light Heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 323.Before the Blachowicz draw, Guskov had won four straight fights inside the Octagon, stopping every…

Thad Jean is the new PFL welterweight champion but he had anything but an easy night at the office after late-notice replacement opponent Ernesto Rodriguez gave him everything he could handle in the PFL D.C. main event on Saturday.After Shamil Musaev dropped off the card due to weight-cutting issues, Rodriguez accepted the title fight on 48-hours’ notice after he was originally scheduled to compete on the undercard. To his credit, Rodriguez put on a stunning performance and nearly put Jean away in the second round.But Jean kept finding ways to battle back and he eventually got Rodriguez flattened out on…

There is a universal idiom woven to the modern lexicon when it comes to quantifying physical prowess. “How much can you lift?” is the question almost every single one of us has gotten.  What does it refer to? How much you can bench. Love it or hate it, the bench press has become the universal measuring stick of upper-body strength. For beginners, however, the bench press isn’t about impressing your buddies. That one exercise has probably crippled more shoulders than any other exercise in the gym. Not because it’s dangerous—but because people are idiots. The bench press is one of…

Street protests continued across Ukraine for a tenth day on Saturday in support of former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, whom President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired and then attempted to placate with offers of different jobs. Fedorov is having none of it, saying on Thursday,  “I will not accept any position other than Minister of Defense. No other role carries the actual authority to combat procurement corruption.” The rift has exposed rival factions at the center of Ukrainian leadership, pulling the country in opposite directions as it fights for its existence. “Game of Thrones” is how one former senior Ukrainian military official…

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — The 11th Airborne Division has claimed the title of having U.S. Army Pacific’s (USARPAC) Best Squad after an intense five-day competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., held July 20-24. The 2026 USARPAC Best Squad Competition, a physically and mentally demanding event designed to identify the Army’s most cohesive, disciplined and lethal small-unit team. “Coming into the competition I was pretty nervous, but I knew that we had trained and were ready for this,” said Staff Sgt. Chad Hale, the squad leader for the 11th Airborne Division team. The USARPAC Best Squad Competition underscores the Army’s…

ESI’s term, ‘Positive Economic Statecraft’, featured in National Interest article on the other half of economic statecraft – Atlantic Council In the News July 24, 2026 Print this page Share this page ERROR MESSAGE HEADING ERROR MESSAGE SUBHEADING ERROR MESSAGE CONTENT ERROR MESSAGE INFO Oops… It looks like we’re having a technical issue. If refreshing the page doesn’t resolve the issue you could try clearing the sites browser cache. Pro Tip: If you’re on a laptop or desktop you can flush everything the browser currently has cached for the site by simply holding down the Shift key while…

MMA Fighting has PFL D.C. results for the Jean vs. Rodriguez fight card from CareFirst Arena, Washington, D.C on Saturday night.In the main event, Thad Jean takes on late-notice replacement Ernesto Rodriguez for the vacant PFL welterweight title. The 2025 PFL welterweight champion, Jean was originally scheduled to face 2024 PFL champion Shamil Musaev in the bout, but Musaev withdrew this week, allowing Rodriguez, who was booked to fight Aaron McKenzie on the undercard, to step in.A light heavyweight slugfest between Tyson Pedro and Rafael Xavier serves as the co-main event.The PFL D.C. prelim card kicks off at 8 p.m.…

OPTICS11, the world leader in passive fibre optic acoustic subsea sensing, today announces a major expansion of its OptiArray product line. The Dutch Ministry of Defence has contracted OPTICS11 to further develop and deliver operational containerised towed array systems. The systems are intended for deployment from a range of crewed and uncrewed maritime platforms, allowing advanced anti-submarine sensing technology to be fielded quickly, simply and cost-effectively. OPTICS11 press release Towed array systems have traditionally been integrated into a limited number of specialised naval vessels. By adapting OptiArray into a portable, containerised system, OPTICS11 will allow navies to gain advanced sonar…