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An Air Force staff sergeant enjoyed a rare distinction recently as the only airmen in his class to complete the 10-day U.S. Army Air Assault School.Staff Sgt. Ivan Sauer, assigned to the 195th Wing Security Forces, was the only airman to graduate from the course in late May and receive an Air Assault Badge, according to a Wednesday release.“After seeing I was the only Airman, I felt I was shouldering the weight of the whole Air Force and the pressure was intense,” Sauer said in the statement. “I had to finish.”The course completed by Sauer, located at Camp San Luis…

America’s original camouflage is back. FirstSpear is proud to introduce the Frogskin Collection, a limited-run colorway drop featuring the iconic five-color disruptive pattern first developed for the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942. The pattern that concealed Raiders in the Pacific is now available across seven of FirstSpear’s most proven pieces of kit, each built to the same standard the brand has always held, now wearing a pattern with genuine history behind it. Products Offered in Frogskin: General Purpose Pocket, Medium – A modular, MOLLE-compatible storage pocket built for mission-essential gear, sized to mount cleanly on any platform without adding bulk. Duffel –…

The U.S. Navy’s appetite for next-generation anti-radar missiles is growing. A Naval Air Systems Command Request For Information posted on July 1 is asking industry whether it is capable of supplying up to 600 Advanced Emission Suppression Missiles per year. In February — before the Iran War and the consequent guided missile shortage — NAVAIR posted a Sources Sought notice that stated “production demand is expected to be on the order of up to 300 [all up rounds] per year.” The new RFI asks for a “mature design” of at least technological readiness stage 6 — the fully functional prototype…

There’s something almost unreal about standing beneath one of the biggest aircraft ever built. The landing gear alone towers over most people, the wings stretch farther than a football field, and the engines generate enough thrust to move hundreds of tons of metal into the sky. It’s the kind of engineering that makes you pause, look up, and wonder, How can something this massive actually fly?When people talk about the world’s largest airplanes, they often focus on a single number, usually wingspan or weight. But size is only part of the story. Some aircraft were designed to carry entire power…

Celebrations of America’s founding and reflections on its ideals often overlook the central role of civil-military relations. This is a mistake. In the Declaration of Independence, a chief complaint was that King George III “affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.” George Washington himself worried about this abuse of power and went to great pains to avoid it in his own career. Throughout the Revolutionary War, he constantly deferred to the Continental Congress despite its calamitous delays and erratic instructions, because he recognized that his authority over the Continental Army flowed from the people’s…

Seven Russian warplanes sat inside hardened aircraft shelters on occupied Crimean soil this week, and Ukraine’s security service says it turned most of them into wreckage before dawn. Ukraine’s Security Service, known by its Ukrainian initials SBU, said its drones struck seven hangars at the Saky military airfield in western Crimea, destroying or damaging at […]

Global Times By Global Times Published: Jul 02, 2026 11:21 AM The Taiwan regional Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have not only compromised and made concessions to Japan and the Philippines, but have also sided with external forces in support of actions that infringe upon China’s rights and interests. In doing so, they have harmed the overall interests of the Chinese nation, the shared interests of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, and the vital interests of Taiwan’s fishermen, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said on Thursday. Zhu made the remarks…

BKFC president David Feldman was not in the mood to see one of his fighters try to shove his opponent off stage during the ceremonial weigh-ins on Thursday so he took matters into his own hands.At the BKFC Liberty Brawl weigh-ins, local fighter Pat Sullvan was facing off with opponent Ruben Arroyo and nothing much happened during the initial staredown. But after the fighters were told to face forwards for additional photos and videos, they began jockeying for position with one stepping in front of the other.Arroyo eventually stepped under Sullvan’s arm and posed for the cameras but that led…

America’s big 250th birthday is finally here. Though federal employees get a day off this year, that doesn’t mean their departments and agencies aren’t pulling out all the stops to celebrate. Check out our round-up of the events, campaigns and commemorative items from across the federal government. Copyright © 2026 Federal News Network. All rights reserved. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.

Abstract The Army demands credible measures of effectiveness (MOE) to judge operational progress and results, but it has never built the analytic discipline required to derive them. Current doctrine provides a process without an underpinning methodology, leaving staffs dependent on intuition, vendor tools, and ad hoc judgment. This article explains why these institutional gaps persist and what they mean for assessment in strategic competition. What this article does not do is propose a new assessment framework; it examines why the Army’s current doctrinal and institutional approach leaves Theater Army and Corps staffs ill-equipped to assess campaigning during strategic competition. “We…