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Air Force officials identified the active-duty airman, found dead at off-base housing in Italy last week, as a precision-guided munition production supervisor. TSgt. Conner Wells, assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, was pronounced dead at his off-base residence in Roveredo, Piano, on Sept. 22, according to a base social media post. Wells served as a precision-guided munition production supervisor with the 31st Munitions Squadron and hailed from North Folk, California. “Our hearts are heavy with the loss of one of our own,” Col. Beau Diers, 31st Fighter Wing commander, said in the statement. “Conner’s presence will be…

Home › MMA News › Champ Usman Nurmagomedov Targets UFC “Money Fight” Against Arman Tsarukyan PFL lightweight titleholder Usman Nurmagomedov, who is now a free agent, has shown interest in fighting a top UFC 155-pound contender. Usman is expected to sign with the UFC soon and already has an opponent in mind whom he would love to face for his octagon debut. The undefeated Russian phenom, during a sit-down with Kamil Gadzhiev, opined that taking on any lightweight contender could be a good headliner and a money fight. However, Usman believes that him taking on Arman “Batman” Tsarkyan will be…

Sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH) threaten the safety, trust, and cohesion essential to mission readiness in the U.S. Coast Guard. Investigations, internal reviews, and high-profile reports have highlighted systemic challenges in how the service prevents, responds to, and accounts for these behaviors. In response, Congress directed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to commission an independent review of the Coast Guard’s approach to SASH. The authors conducted this study to provide an impartial, evidence-informed assessment of the service’s policies, programs, and institutional practices related to SASH. Separately, the Coast Guard conducted its own Accountability and Transparency Review, commissioned by…

Citadel AA gun systemRosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is organizing a joint Russian exhibit at the ADEX 2026 International Defense Exhibition, to be held from September 30 to October 2 in Baku, Azerbaijan.Russian companies participating in the exhibit will be showcasing the latest military hardware and weaponry for all services of the armed forces, as well as for police and counter-terror units.“Russia is a regular exhibitor at ADEX. In Baku, we are showcasing carefully selected newest defense products to address the threats and challenges facing the Caspian nations, with which we share long-standing, good-neighborly relations. In 2026, Rosoboronexport’s…

For much of the modern aviation era, geography was something the global aviation industry learned to overcome. Simply put, unlike a railway, a pipeline, or a highway, an aircraft does not require a continuous physical infrastructure between its point of departure and its destination. Routes could change, aircraft could move between markets, and hubs could rise and decline. If economics justified a service, aviation possessed an extraordinary ability to find another way through. Before 2022, for nearly a decade at Russian AirBridgeCargo Airlines, I watched that principle operate from inside one of the most geographically ambitious cargo networks in the…

Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in September for the ninth consecutive month to 54.5%, 0.1 percentage point lower than August, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s latest Purchasing Managers’ Index. A figure below 50% indicates an industry in contraction. The overall economy grew for the 23nd month in a row, ISM reported.  The S&P Global U.S. Manufacturing PMI registered 55.9, up two points from August. Despite some positive signs, Susan Spence, chair of ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, said inflation and geopolitical…

Raoni Barcelos’ longtime friend Glover Teixeira was in his corner this past weekend in Las Vegas and revealed the diagnosis for his health scare during his UFC Vegas 121 main event clash with Raul Rosas Jr. According to former UFC light heavyweight champion, Barcelos suffered a swelling in his brain before it eventually shut down as a “defense mechanism.”Barcelos was up on the scorecards going into the fifth round but went unconscious for no apparent reason before the two-minute mark, and Teixeira said on his Overdogs podcast he thought it was “strange.” Barcelos was immediately transported to a local hospital…

With 62 Olympias now in the history books, the biggest event in bodybuilding is still searching for ways to continue its dominating grip on the flex game. While the ‘O’ increases its exposure on a global scale, the brand has been keen to level up on issues such as inclusivity and accessibility but still insists on the absolute best of the best in terms of the body of skills required to succeed on the grandest stage. So, with all this in mind, M&F takes a deep dive to investigate why the Olympia event remains king among the athletes and its…

The U.S. Navy announced that it surpassed its fiscal 2026 recruiting goal, continuing a trend of meeting its fleet’s manpower needs several years in a row.The service surpassed its fiscal 2026 enlistment goal by adding 45, 112 new sailors, after hitting its initial goal of 45,000 sailors three months ahead of schedule in July.“Americans are choosing to join our Navy because they want to be part of a warrior culture, serve alongside teammates who share that ethos, and take on the extraordinary combat missions our Navy is executing around the world today,” said Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle.…

The F-15C Eagle was built around one goal: air superiority.Its formula was straightforward. Two powerful engines, a large wing, a strong radar and enough weapons to engage targets at different ranges. The design gave the fighter speed and acceleration without sacrificing the ability to turn and retain energy.The F-15C Eagle entered service in 1979 as an improved single-seat version of the Eagle. It carried more internal fuel than the earlier F-15A and became the main air-superiority variant for the U.S. Air Force.Then came the combat record.During Operation Desert Storm, U.S. F-15Cs flew 5,685 sorties and accounted for 36 of the…