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Democratic senators led by Kirsten Gillibrand called on Monday for President Donald Trump’s administration to disclose within the next week the findings from a U.S. military investigation into a Feb. 28 strike at a girls’ school in Iran.Reuters first reported on March 5 that an initial, internal U.S. military investigation showed U.S. forces were likely responsible for the fatal strike in Minab on the opening day of the war with Iran.The group of more than two dozen U.S. senators, including the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jack Reed, requested in a letter the U.S. military finalize its…

Space Force Aligns for Wartime Footing with Third Tranche of PAEs ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) —   In the latest milestone of the ongoing Department of War-driven Acquisition Transformation, the Space Force has designated its third tranche of mission areas that will be assigned Portfolio Acquisition Executives including: Advanced Capabilities, Electromagnetic Warfare and Cyber, and Space Combat Power. “Moving our portfolios into the PAE model completes a vital shift in our culture and operations,” said Thomas Ainsworth, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration. “By pushing accountability and authority down to the…

Four years ago, one teenager’s title dream ended in the final minute of a five-round war. On July 17, he gets it back. Zhang Peimian challenges Jonathan Di Bella for the ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title in the main event of The Inner Circle 22 on Friday, July 17. The rematch streams live for members from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Their first meeting at ONE 162 in October 2022 was a genuine war, with Zhang matching the Canadian-Italian southpaw blow for blow until a fifth-round head kick knockdown proved decisive. Looking back now, Zhang has something to tell the…

Credit: Defense FeedsDefense Feeds, Manila – Discussions over the potential Abukuma-class destroyers Philippines transfer have moved another step forward as Manila and Tokyo deepen defense cooperation in response to an increasingly complex security environment in the Indo-Pacific.While negotiations have yet to produce a final agreement, the proposed transfer reflects a growing willingness by Japan to support regional partners with proven naval platforms rather than limiting cooperation to equipment sales and training.If approved, the vessels would provide the Philippine Navy with a relatively quick way to strengthen its surface fleet without waiting years for newly built warships. For Manila, that timing…

Rheinmetall Electronics UK is playing a key role as a member of Omnia Training, the consortium selected to deliver the Army Collective Training Service (ACTS) as part of the British Army’s Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP). Led by Raytheon UK as the prime contractor, Omnia Training brings together a range of leading industry partners to deliver a transformative collective training capability for the British Army. Raytheon is an RTX business. Rheinmetall, as the Land Collective Training Partner, supports the design and delivery of key elements of the programme. Rheinmetall’s share of the contract, worth just under €1 billion, The consortium…

The U.S. military has now named the exact weapon it used to make history over the weekend, confirming that three Saronic-built Corsair unmanned boats carried out the first combat strike ever conducted by American sea drones, slamming into a submarine and ship maintenance facility at Iran’s Bandar Abbas Naval Base. U.S. Central Command detailed the […]

Col. Frank Cohn, a veteran of the Second World War, Korea and Vietnam, died on July 4 at the age of 100, the Friends of the National WWII Memorial confirmed. He was one month shy of turning 101.Born in Breslau, Germany (present day Wrocław, Poland), the Jewish-born Cohn and his family found refuge in the United States in 1938. Cohn was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943, just one month after his 18th birthday.Sworn in as an American citizen during basic training, Cohn was originally assigned to the 87th Infantry Division before receiving orders as an infantry replacement and…

TriWest Healthcare Alliance officials notified 11,844 beneficiaries of a data breach that may have affected their protected health information. In a letter to one beneficiary dated July 2 and provided to Military Times, TriWest officials said they had discovered a security incident April 16, in which an unauthorized person gained limited, unauthorized access to TriWest information and downloaded it.“We are unaware of any misuse of your information,” officials stated in the letter, but they went on to say TriWest is offering a free credit-monitoring service for those who feel it’s needed.The unauthorized person obtained health-related and other personal information, specifically…

Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez, commander of U.S. Army Garrison-Fort McCoy, met with the Monroe County Board of Supervisors on June 24, 2026, in Sparta, Wis., where she provided an update on Fort McCoy’s mission and presented Fort McCoy Garrison Certificates of Appreciation to several county leaders in recognition of their continued support of the installation and its community.Among those recognized were Monroe County Board Supervisor Cedric Schnitzler and Administrative Coordinator Tina Osterberg, along with other county officials whose partnership and support have contributed to the strong relationship between Fort McCoy and Monroe County.According to Fort McCoy Garrison officials, the meeting…

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