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Designed to rapidly deploy up to 12 personnel with mission-configurable capability AUSA | Washington, D.C. | September 12-14, 2026 | Booth #2407 Oct 7th, 2026, Plasan and ASFIR 4X4 will unveil the new STORMER, a highly modular light tactical vehicle designed to meet the evolving requirements of special operations forces, reconnaissance units, rapid-response teams, and other missions where mobility, payload capacity, rapid deployment, and operational flexibility are critical. Modern military and special operations forces increasingly require a vehicle capable of rapidly transporting larger teams, mission equipment, and casualties across challenging terrain while remaining easy to deploy, maintain, and sustain. To…

Release date for both fighters is October 27 2XKO just released a gameplay reveal for two characters, Samira and Sett, who will be added to 2XKO’s roster on October 27, 2026. An official gameplay trailer is available below. As part of this announcement, the developers of 2XKO said that these two fighters will complete the game’s roster. It was about a month and a half ago when we heard that 2XKO…

Bottom lines up front CARACAS—The lush green Ávila mountain range that looms over the city is as imposing as ever, but the political landscape is shifting beneath everyone’s feet. I arrived in Caracas just days before US President Donald Trump and Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez met face-to-face in New York, at a moment when, after years of economic crisis and authoritarianism, real change suddenly felt possible. The meeting came and went without resolving the question of when, and under what conditions, Venezuelans would vote for a president again. Rodríguez has since pledged that elections will take place, but no…

The Army has set a date and location for the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army officer and psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. “The execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad will take place at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday, December 3rd, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT.,” acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced, confirming that the location would return Hasan to the site of the murders. A memo Telle shared on X stated that President Donald Trump approved the execution order on Oct. 2.…

The Social Security Administration is ending flexible work schedules for its employees, soon after imposing new restrictions on annual leave and sick time. Under these flexible work schedules, SSA employees generally worked longer hours, in exchange for an extra day off each week or two-week pay period. Employees on these flexible schedules still work the same total hours as their peers working a standard five-day workweek. The American Federation of Federal Employees, which represents tens of thousands of SSA employees, said many employees relied on these flexible work schedules for medical treatment or to provide family care, and that removing this option would push…

The diet and fitness industry has spent decades trying to sell people a better way to lose weight. Some trends stick around longer than others, but the pitch usually comes back to the same idea: make weight loss feel easier or find a faster route to results. GLP-1 medications have quickly changed that conversation. They can meaningfully reduce hunger and food intake while helping people achieve levels of weight loss that have historically been difficult to reach through lifestyle changes alone. Suddenly, many of the promises behind the latest diet or fat-loss program face serious competition. That puts both industries…

Landing a fighter on an aircraft carrier is one of the hardest jobs in military aviation.Now add stealth.The F-35C Lightning II was built to handle both. Its larger wings, reinforced landing gear, folding wingtips, and strengthened airframe were designed around catapult launches and arrested landings. Underneath that carrier-specific structure sits the same basic fifth-generation idea that defines the F-35 family: stay difficult to detect, collect information from multiple sensors, and give the pilot a clearer picture of the fight.That combination is what makes the F-35C Lightning II so interesting.The F-35A can use normal runways. The F-35B can operate with short…

One of the most talked about pending UK MoD procurements in recent months has been that of the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV). LMV is the long overdue replacement project for the UK’s Land Rover and Pinzgauer light vehicle fleets click on image to enlarge The venerable Land Rover accounts for almost 90% of the vehicles to be replaced, the Land Rover model in question being the Defender eXtra Duty (XD) High Specification (HS). The XD/HS first entered service with the UK MoD in 1997, and to the UK MoD is known as Truck Utility Light (TUL) High Specification (HS) and…

John Zenkewich was given a choice: train at the Aikikai in New York City to learn technique or train at the Ki Society to know how aikido is supposed to feel. After calling the dojo, Shizuo Imaizumi answered the phone, leading Zenkewich to become a lifelong student of Imaizumi. Joining in 1978, he witnessed the evolution of his teacher from the strict Ki-Aikido curriculum to freer and more inclusive of his Shin-Budo Kai curriculum. Today, Zenkewich took the time to discuss his observations on Imaizumi’s teaching approach, his connection to the political sphere of aikido, and his ultimate legacy in…

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Humphreys High School culinary arts students demonstrated their skills during a visit from celebrity chef and longtime military advocate Robert Irvine. The visit connected DoWEA classroom instruction with a world-renowned working professional in food service.The stop at Camp Humphrey’s was part of a five-day morale tour across the Korean Peninsula. The Robert Irvine Foundation, a nonprofit that supports the well-being of service members, veterans, first responders and their families through food, wellness and community programs, partnered with Armed Forces Entertainment for the tour.“I travel 345 days a year around the globe to visit our service…