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FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, JOLON, CALIF. — Fort Hunter Liggett partnered with local, state, and federal fire agencies during the week of May 27, 2026, to execute a series of prescribed burns. These operations aim to reduce wildfire risk and protect critical training lands ahead of California’s fire season. The burns removed hazardous vegetation from some high-use training areas and ranges, reducing potential training interruptions ahead of upcoming Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) operations. The effort also provided valuable opportunities for firefighters from multiple agencies to train and work together. Firefighters from Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL), CAL FIRE, Big Sur Fire,…

Iran Press TV Friday, 05 June 2026 5:49 AM An advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has warned that Washington will either receive a “hard slap” or be forced to accept Tehran’s terms, noting that the United States has been systematically sabotaging diplomacy and violating ceasefire commitments. Speaking to the national broadcaster late Thursday, Mohsen Rezaei, also a member of the Expediency Council, laid out a detailed indictment of a pattern of American betrayal of diplomacy — now in its third iteration. “The first betrayal came during the 12-day war and the second during the Ramadan war,” he…

WB GROUP, Poland’s largest private defence company, and Hexagon’s Aerospace & Defence Division have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate Hexagon’s assured positioning, navigation and timing technologies onto WB GROUP’s unmanned aerial platforms. The agreement was signed at CANSEC in Ottawa, Canada’s premier defence and security exhibition. The partnership pairs WB GROUP’s combat proven unmanned aerial vehicles and loitering munitions with Hexagon’s GNSS anti-jam and anti-spoofing technology, including the GAJT family of controlled reception pattern antennas, to deliver systems that hold their navigation and timing accuracy in the contested, jamming-heavy conditions that now define the modern battlefield. Under the agreement, the companies…

There is a scene most American service members know without thinking about it. You walk through the airport in uniform, and someone—a stranger, often older—stops to thank you for your service. The interaction lasts ten seconds. Both parties know roughly what the script is. Both perform it well. The gratitude is real and the encounter ends in a moment of mutual American ceremony that has been performed enough times to be almost reflexive. In the same airport, on a screen in the corner of the terminal, a chyron is reporting on the latest controversy at the Pentagon. A senior officer…

India is believed to have issued a letter of request to the French government for 114 Dassault Rafale fighters. (Indian MoD)India has reportedly issued a letter of request to France for the procurement of 114 Dassault Rafale fighter jets under a government-to-government arrangement, according to multiple Indian media reports.These reports state that the programme could be worth approximately INR3.25 trillion (US$31 billion), with between 90 and 94 of the aircraft expected to be manufactured in India under license by a private-sector partner.India and France are expected to conclude negotiations and sign a contract in 2027, with deliveries potentially starting in…

The U.S. Army has awarded an $11.2 million contract to Teledyne FLIR Defense to deliver more than 45 drone kits capable of flying into chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear contamination zones and mapping hazards in real time, keeping soldiers out of environments that can kill within seconds of exposure. Teledyne Technologies announced the contract award […]

Junior Tafa almost regretted stepping back into the octagon so soon.The Australian light heavyweight came in over the limit for his fight with Iwo Baraniewski at UFC Vegas 118, stepping to the scale at 206.5 pounds, a half pound heavy, on his first attempt at Friday’s official weigh-ins. Even after stripping down and weighing in again with a box around him, Tafa still failed to make weight.However, Tafa was cleared to weigh in a second time and successfully hit 206 pounds on that attempt.It should be noted Tafa accepted the Baraniewski fight on a little over two weeks’ notice as…

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 The Air Force and Space Force are asking for funds to hire more than 6,000 civilians in fiscal 2027, a sharp reversal from a year ago when the budget request slashed about 5,700 full-time jobs. About 70 percent of the new civilian jobs included in the Department of the Air Force’s budget request aim to fill vacancies created by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency commission or related executive orders. Air…

Justin Gaethje has dialed up the trash talk ahead of his title unification bout with Ilia Topuria, and Daniel Cormier isn’t complaining at all. Things had been cordial between Topuria and Gaethje before “El Matador” dropped a mock funeral video with “The Highlight” as one of his victims. Gaethje fired back at his UFC Freedom 250 opponent during an appearance on FOX News Australia. Gaethje took aim at Topuria’s divorce from Giorgina Uzcategui. Cormier uploaded a new video on his YouTube channel where he explained why he doesn’t mind the personal dig from Gaethje (h/t MMAJunkie). “I always like when…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC Vegas 118 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by a 170-pound showdown between former Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad and Brazilian finisher Gabriel Bonfim. The action gets underway this Sat. night (June 6, 2026) on Paramount+ from inside the promotion’s Meta Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, and also features a 185-pound co-headliner between Middleweight title hopefuls Brendan Allen and Edmen Shahbazyan.Before the Paramount+ live stream gets underway this weekend in “Sin City,” which includes the Bantamweight tilt pitting Bryce Mitchell against Santiago Luna, all 24 fighters…