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Adam Benwarwar took two knockdowns and gave one final answer. The Moroccan overcame a torrid start to stop Kongklai Sor Sommai by TKO in the bantamweight Muay Thai main event of ONE Friday Fights 162 on Friday, July 17, at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The card followed The Inner Circle 22 on the same stacked night in the Thai capital. Benwarwar came out firing, rocking his opponent with heavy punches early. Kongklai answered instantly, dropping the 23-year-old with a booming left hook for an eight-count. Benwarwar climbed back to his feet and kept trading, opening a cut over Kongklai’s…

The U.S. Navy announced that certain commands are no longer authorized to provide photos and biographies of leadership on public-facing websites.The decision was made to enhance security for sailors and their families, the service said.“Adversaries increasingly aggregate publicly available data to track, profile, and target our personnel,” a Navy administrative message read. “By creating an unnecessary spotlight and surge of online interest, routine command triad biographies inadvertently expose our people to elevated risk.”Commands led by vice admirals and officers with a lower rank, including civilian equivalents, are now prohibited from uploading the personal information on public websites.The official leadership biographies…

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — U.S. Marine Corps Education Command has launched the official Marine Corps Uniform App, a free mobile application that provides Marines with convenient, on-the-go access to uniform and grooming guidance, June 29, 2026. The app announced in MARADMIN 299/26, is developed as a companion to Marine Corps Order 1020.34,Marine Corps Uniform Regulations, providing a streamlined reference for Marines to quickly locate commonly used uniform and grooming guidance while away from the official publication. The application organizes uniform regulations by officer and enlisted personnel, as well as by sex. It also includes basic grooming standards, allowing…

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney traveled to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada’s facility in London, Ontario, alongside National Defence Minister David J. McGuinty, to formally announce a new Strategic Partnership between the Canadian government and the company, along with a contract worth roughly $1.4 billion for 190 additional Armoured Combat Support Vehicles for the Canadian military […]

Federal prosecutors charged a soldier and his girlfriend with murder after alleging they allowed their baby and three dogs to starve while living in on-base housing at Fort Benning, Georgia.Ladarrion McCray, 23, and Emma Bradshaw, 22, face eight charges, including felony murder by child abuse, making false statements and aggravated animal cruelty, according to a July 15 announcement.Prosecutors allege the couple “willfully deprived their son of necessary sustenance” for roughly two weeks in January. The child, identified in court documents as “L.M.,” died on Jan. 28 as a result of the alleged neglect.According to investigators, McCray had recently been transferred…

Two U.S. service members were killed in action on Friday in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on U.S. and partner forces in Jordan, U.S. Central Command announced. A third U.S. service member is missing, the command release added, while four more troops had to be medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan. Those four service members have since been discharged, the command added. “Other personnel who were evaluated for minor injuries have returned to duty,” the release stated. U.S. Central Command is withholding the identities of the dead until 24 hours after the service members’ next of kin have…

FARGO, N.D. – Marine Corps Recruiting Command and USA Wrestling hosted the Junior & 16U National Championships from July 10 to 18, 2026, at the Fargodome. The 10-day event marks the culmination of years of hard work and dedication from both wrestlers and coaches and notably celebrates the 10th anniversary of the steadfast partnership between the Marine Corps and USA Wrestling.MCRC’s National Partnerships Program aims to engage educators, coaches, and school administrators to increase awareness of the Marine Corps and highlight its purpose. Through these partnerships, influencers are inspired to provide qualified men and women with access to Marine…

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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 Two American service members were killed, and a third is missing after Iranian ballistic missiles and drones struck an air base in Jordan used by U.S. forces, U.S. Central Command said July 18. Four other American service members were wounded in the strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, known as MSAB. The wounded were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals and have since been discharged, CENTCOM said. An unspecified number of…

Here we are again for our usual Saturday roundup, taking a look at all the latest RPG and strategy game releases on this hot, actually, scorching July day. This week brings a handful of noteworthy releases. There are several new RPGs with roguelite mechanics, a JRPG making its way to Nintendo Switch 2 after launching on PC and PlayStation, and, most notably, a Jagged Alliance-inspired RPG that finally reached its full 1.0 release this week after spending quite some time in Early Access. There are also several smaller releases worth investigating, including a narrative cyberpunk RPG powered by dice, a…