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Here are some of the federal government’s top recent personnel changes, brought to you by our partners at Leadership Connect: Arthur Y. Milikh has a new position as Assistant Secretary (Acting) at Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs [EUR], United States Department of State [DOS]Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS)Note: Arthur Milikh is performing the duties of Assistant Secretary. Recently: Principal Deputy Director at , Office of the Secretary, United States Department of State (2025 – 2026) Richard Rositas has a new position as Chief Information Security Officer at Naval Information Warfare Systems Command [NAVWAR], United States Department of the Navy [DON] Recently: Technical Fellow Cybersecurity Engineering at Cubic…

News May 22, 2026 Lisa Daigle Assistant Managing Editor Military Embedded Systems Image courtesy Core Systems POWAY, Calif. Rugged-computing company Core Systems, announced that it won a contract with the U.S. Army to supply the ATMOS2 Tactical Edge Computer in support of the U.S. Army Command and Control – Now (C2NOW) program. C2NOW — described as a “priority Army initiative” that aims to accelerate the fielding of integrated command and control to brigade-level combat teams and below — is intended to serve as an entry point to Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2), the Army’s from-scratch effort to build an open, modular, data-centric…

The U.S. Marine Corps is preparing for the AV-8B Harrier II’s final official flight next month, marking the end of more than four decades of service for the iconic jump jet. According to a Marine Corps administrative message (MARADMIN) released in March, the service will hold an official “AV-8B Sundown Ceremony” at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, on June 3, 2026. The ceremony will mark the end of the Harrier’s planned operational service life as the Marine Corps completes its transition to the F-35B Lightning II. The Harrier’s final public events will run from June 1 through…

Iran Press TV Saturday, 23 May 2026 6:06 AM Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held separate telephone conversations with his counterparts from Iraq, Turkey, and Qatar to discuss bilateral issues and the latest regional and international developments, including the Pakistan-mediated talks with the United States. Araghchi spoke with Fuad Hussein of Iraq, Hakan Fidan of Turkey, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani of Qatar on Friday. The Iraqi Foreign Ministry’s media office announced that Araghchi congratulated Hussein on his reappointment as Iraq’s foreign minister. During the call, Araghchi discussed the latest developments regarding ongoing negotiations between Tehran and…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 08:19, May 22, 2026 WASHINGTON, May 21 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday his predecessors have mulled intervening in Cuba for decades and now it looks like he will be the one that does it. “Other presidents have looked at this for 50, 60 years, doing something,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “And, it looks like I’ll be the one that does it. So, I would be happy to do it.” Cuban Americans can go back and help, he added. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier Thursday that the likelihood…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is casting new doubt on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s relevance to the United States after key allies recoiled from backing Washington’s “Operation Epic Fury.” Rubio, speaking to reporters following a meeting with foreign ministers in Sweden on Friday, contended that the raison d’etre of NATO was undermined when allies refused to allow the U.S. to use installations on their soil during a war.“One of the arguments I always made was that these bases in the region provided us logistical options that we wouldn’t otherwise have,” Rubio said. “And when some of those bases are…

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Bottom lines up front WARSAW AND WASHINGTON—The Trump administration can land a deal that US administrations have sought since the 1950s: One for an effective NATO alliance with greater European military contributions, something this administration has called “NATO 3.0.” But Washington risks blowing it up. In the last few weeks, without adequate internal or ally consultations, the Trump administration has made a dizzying array of force posture decisions completely disconnected from a real-world assessment of the security threats facing the United States and NATO.   For those keeping track, the administration has announced a reduction in the brigades earmarked for…

CAIRO, EGYPT – MAY 22: Oleksandr Usyk (L) and Rico Verhoeven face-off during the weigh in ahead of the WBC World Heavyweight Championship between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven at Grand Egyptian Museum on May 22, 2026 in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Mohamed Hossam/Getty Images) Getty Images

Here is an AWA from Brie: “Besides communicating orders and psychological warfare, what role and status did trumpeters have in warfare? Did they have sidearms like musicians of early modern warfare? The Gallic carnyx is of particular interest to me in this regard.” This is probably in regard to the exciting carnyx found in Thetford, Norfolk in early 2026, only the third found in Britain. With it were a boar standard and several shield bosses. Murray discusses them all.   Join us on Patreonpatreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast