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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 Nearly 4,500 Airmen are set to promote to master sergeant and join the senior noncommissioned officer corps in 2026, the Air Force Personnel Center announced June 1. Officials selected 4,475 technical sergeants for promotion out of a pool of 21,552 candidates, putting the selection rate at 20.76 percent. The full list of those promoted will be released on AFPC’s website on June 4 at 9 a.m. Eastern time. Airmen typically spend…

Arman Tsarukyan will still be the backup fighter for the UFC White House main event between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje, although he doesn’t intend on weighing in for a fight unless he’s actually going to compete.In the past, backup fighters have shown up on fight week and cut weight and made weight so that they can step in should something happen to a main event fighter during the weight cut. Plenty of championship fights have fallen apart after one competitor or another missed weight, or falls ill due to a botched cut.Tsarukyan certainly knows this considering he pulled out…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 08:05, June 02, 2026 This year’s Shangri-La Dialogue draws greater attention to China’s vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security as an alternative approach to addressing mounting security challenges worldwide. SINGAPORE, June 1 (Xinhua) — The Shangri-La Dialogue 2026, Asia’s premier defense and security summit, concluded in Singapore on Sunday amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, expanding military activities and growing security uncertainties in the world. Discussions at the three-day summit underscored mounting concerns that the expansion of bloc-based security arrangements and external interference are undermining regional stability and deepening strategic mistrust. At the same time, many…

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 26: (L to R) Scott Coker, Bellator MMA President, Dr. Charles Bernick, M.D., M.P.H., associate medical director of Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center For Brain Health, and Kevin Kay, Spike President, attend a press conference to show support of professional fighters study at Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health on April 26, 2016 in the Russell Senate Building in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Spike TV) Getty Images for Spike TV

For the last two months, Iran and the United States have carried out fitful, unsuccessful peace negotiations. After striking a very shaky cease-fire agreement at the beginning of April, officials from both countries have traded—and then rejected—long-term proposals. They have announced that they are nearing some kind of deal, and then hit each other with a volley of drones and missiles. “I don’t care if they’re over, honestly,” Trump said on Monday, when asked about the reports that Iran was cutting off talks. The discussions, he declared, had “started to get very boring.”Tehran and Washington may still reach some kind…

On June 1, 2026, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that the ROMULUS medium unmanned surface vessel started sea trials. HII press release Statement by Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Mission Technologies division, on the U.S. Navy’s selection of HII’s ROMULUS Unmanned Surface Vessel to advance to the at-sea testing phase of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program: “HII is proud that ROMULUS USV has advanced to the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel evaluation phase, a milestone that reflects HII’s longstanding track record for delivering mission-ready autonomous capabilities that support the U.S. Navy’s…

UPS announced May 29 it is putting nearly $50 million into its logistics network capabilities with a view to enhancing service to automotive and industrial manufacturers in the U.S. and Mexico.Specifically, UPS announced the expansion of its North American air freight capabilities by introducing time-definite heavy air freight service to and from Mexico for the first time. It is also extending heavy air freight coverage across North America to better support production-critical supply chains. The company, which posted 2025 revenue of $88.7 billion, says it is unusually well-positioned to offer integrated transportation, brokerage and warehousing into a single solution, reducing handoffs…

USS Vermont arrives at HMAS Sterling as part of a scheduled plan visit. Credit: U.S Photo by Ashley Calingo. Australia, the US, and the UK have announced the launch of the first AUKUS Pillar II Signature Project, aimed at developing advanced payloads and systems for uncrewed undersea vehicles (UUVs).  The agreement was revealed following a meeting at the US Embassy in Singapore with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles MP, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and UK Defence Secretary John Healey MP.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across…

VIENNA — U.S. officials are engaged in NATO-internal discussions about the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons to new countries within the alliance, a new report says, in what would be a remarkable proliferation in nuclear sharing. The Financial Times was the first to report the discussions on Tuesday, citing three unnamed people “briefed on the discussions.” The conversations were reportedly focused on the forward deployment of what Washington calls dual-capable aircraft – military jets that can carry out either conventional missions or drop nuclear bombs. Such DCAs are integral to the NATO nuclear sharing architecture, which currently has forward-deployed U.S.…

INDIANAPOLIS — The Temptations may have “the month of May,” but so do many Hoosiers, race fans, and Indiana National Guard soldiers and airmen.From the first Saturday in May, when the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon helps rev up the month, to the Indianapolis 500 and Memorial Day events honoring America’s fallen service members, Hoosier Guardsmen play an integral role in the festivities, ceremonies and remembrances that define May in Indiana.“Memorial Day … is a day to reflect on the lives given in service to this nation — not in the abstract, but in the very real absence felt by families, friends,…