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Huntsville, AL — August 29, 2026 – Cana Provisions announces the release of the new Personal Water Decon Kit XL. The XL increases both the number of legacy components, while simultaneously adding new several new components, extending capability and functionality for the end user. As water emergencies continue to proliferate around the continental US and the world, immediate access to quality and intuitive methods of water treatment has become a necessity. At 5” x 8” and just under 3oz, the Personal Water Decon Kit XL allows the user to carry an emergency water treatment kit on their person with minimal…

When a Marine planner is trying to determine whether a deployed unit has everything it needs, they must query several separate databases while cross-referencing supply levels, maintenance records, and more to create a spreadsheet. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, is hoping an AI-powered logistics platform can make that process much faster and easier.Defense tech company Tagup on Thursday announced a modification to its $2.1 million Small Business Innovation Research contract that will extend the use of its Manifest platform to certain theater sustainment cases in support of MARFORPAC. The platform is already being used by a handful of Marine units at…

Julia Polastri just scored the highlight of her career.On Saturday, Polastri took on Xiong Jingnan on the prelims of the UFC Shanghai card, and it didn’t take long for the Brazilian to flatten the former ONE Championship flyweight queen, brutally knocking Xiong out with a first-round head kick.Check out Polastri’s sick highlight-reel KO below.Polastri and Xiong came out exchanging right away, with “Psycho” having some success backing “The Panda” up early on. Xiong was comfortable staying in the pocket and exchanging with Polastri, but once she was against the fence, that backfired as Polastri threw a right hand into a…

Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan has conducted the first publicly announced ground-launch tests of its ÇAKIR cruise missile, firing the weapon from a mobile land-based launcher against separate land and maritime targets. In a statement released on 28 August, Roketsan said two ÇAKIR missiles were launched in separate tests and struck their respective targets directly. The company did not disclose the test location, engagement ranges, target types, flight profiles or the detailed configuration of the launcher. Roketsan also did not release detailed telemetry from either firing. The manufacturer has not indicated whether the launches formed part of a formal qualification campaign…

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 Just over a year ago, in July 2025, the Air Force established a dedicated office on the Air Staff for communications/cyber functions, separate from the intelligence directorate it had long been attached to. The new Warfighter Communications and Cyber Systems directorate now focuses on secure communications, cyber operations, and information technology systems as they support the frontline Airman or Guardian. The move, leaders said at the time, was a major shakeup…

SAVUSAVU, Fiji – Leadership from Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC) and Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, along with the community of Nabua village, celebrated the opening of an additional schoolhouse building at the 1237 Nabua Primary School with a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 27, 2026. The new Nabua Primary School building offers an additional Kindergarten class to local children ages five to six. Built to modern structural standards and utilizing green technology, the new building features solar-powered fixtures which will allow teachers to safely and comfortably bring more education to their community, rain…

SHANGHAI, CHINA – AUGUST 28: (L-R) Umar Nurmagomedov of Russia and Song Yadong of China face off during the UFC Fight Night official weigh-in at the InterContinental Shanghai Expo on August 28, 2026 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Ultrapool is a colorful pool roguelike from two-person indie studio Icedrop Games and publisher offbrand. The game features the familiar idea of pool and mixes it with roguelike progression, strange ball abilities, and plenty of opportunities for ridiculous trickshots. In this Ultrapool redeem code article, I’ll list all the codes available in the game that I found and tested. Ultrapool redeem codes and rewards You pocket balls to earn score, then use that score as money at the bar to buy and upgrade more balls. The fun is with the different effects the balls will come with. Now, this may sound easy, but the actual thing is…

On Episode 300 of The Menace Podcast, host Dennis James was joined by Milos Sarcev and Chris Cormier, and one of the hot topics of conversation was Sarcev’s client, Hadi Choopan, who recently announced that he will not make it to Las Vegas for the 2026 Mr. Olympia final. During the show, Sarcev shared the shock and heartbreak suffered by Choopan’s late exit and also revealed the Iranian’s potential next move. The man they call “The Persian Wolf” announced on Aug. 26 that authorities would not allow him to fly from his home country of Iran to Dubai for an…

Charles Wintermeyer, a retired Air Force officer and State Department Foreign Service officer, offers 2 ideas for helping former allies in Afghanistan. Charles Wintermeyer August 28, 2026 6:39 pm 4 min read Five years ago this Sunday, the last U.S. military aircraft left Kabul. Does anyone still care about the Afghans who worked with us and were left behind?It may sound like a rhetorical question, but it is a very frustrating one for those of us who served in Afghanistan and relied so much on our Afghan colleagues.Some Senators and Congressmen from both parties support the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa…