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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Iran’s deliberate targeting of U.S. radar systems during Epic Fury shows that the military has to change the way it protects key space assets on the ground, U.S. Space Command’s leader said.Iranian drone and missile attacks after the initial U.S.-Israel joint strikes reportedly damaged multiple radar sites. One U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command soldier, Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, was killed in the March 1 attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The loss of life and key technology in the war highlight the military’s need to improve the way it protects key…

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A five-man team from the 75th Ranger Regiment won the 2026 U.S. Army Special Operations Command Best Squad Competition held Aug. 3-7 at Fort Bragg. The squad, led by Staff Sgt. Colin Doyle, defeated seven other elite teams from across USASOC to earn a spot at the upcoming Department of the Army Best Squad Competition. “I’m just humbled to be able to represent the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment in this competition,” Doyle said. “Knowing the caliber of our competition this year and the past winners, I knew we had big shoes to fill. It’s humbling that…

Trending:REPORT: Charles Oliveira set to defend BMF title in UFC 331 headlinerDana White believes Islam Makhachev is on the right trajectory to becoming the MMA GOAT. Makhachev is set to defend his welterweight title in the main event of UFC 330 on Saturday in Philadelphia against Ian Machado Garry. It’s an intriguing fight, and with a win, Makhachev can break the record for most consecutive wins in UFC history with 17, surpassing Anderson Silva’s record of 16. With Makhachev on the cusp of UFC history, UFC CEO Dana White was asked about his GOAT status, and he believes he’s closing…

Protein usually gets all the attention when the conversation turns to building and maintaining muscle. While protein is undeniably essential, it is only one piece of a much larger picture. Muscle health depends on a wide range of nutrients that work together to fuel movement, repair damaged tissue, reduce inflammation, support energy production, and keep muscle cells functioning properly. This becomes even more important with age. Beginning around the fourth decade of life, adults naturally begin losing muscle mass and strength in a process known as sarcopenia. Without the right nutrition and regular resistance exercise, this gradual decline accelerates over…

Published Aug 12, 2026, 6:22 PM EDT The 18-year-old recruit hailed from Texas, according to officials. The U.S. Marine Corps recruit who recently died during a fitness test has been identified. Pvt. Aiden Craig was the recruit who died Aug. 5 from a medical emergency suffered during a physical fitness test at Camp Pendleton, Calif., the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego confirmed to Military.com. The 18-year-old, who enlisted in the service on June 1, 2026, earned the posthumous title of Marine. He was part of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion. The U.S. Marine Corps. has confirmed the death of…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Asia to U.S. East Coast rate are at a “new high” this week, according to Freightos’ weekly update from Aug. 11. Spot rates are at $9,144 per forty-foot equivalent unit, up 1% week over week. Spot rates from Asia to the U.S. West Coast are at $6,826 per forty-foot equivalent unit, up 11% week over week, according to Freightos. “This resilience is taking most observers by surprise,” Freightos said. Transpacific rates were moving in tandem with Asia to Europe prices since the…

Key PointsLeonardo DRS said its SGT STOUT M-SHORAD system defeated Group 1-2 drone threats during a U.S. government test event using only software updates.The Army has fielded SGT STOUT battalions to Germany, Fort Sill, Fort Hood and Fort Bragg, with 36 vehicles per battalion.Leonardo DRS said its SGT STOUT M-SHORAD air defense system successfully defeated small drone threats during a government test, adding a capability the system was not originally built to handle. The company said the system defeated Group 1-2 unmanned aircraft, the military’s classification for small, low-altitude drones, during a U.S. government test event. SGT STOUT was originally…

FORT SILL, Okla. — The 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade celebrated the grand opening of the Archer Readiness Center Aug. 11, providing soldiers with a dedicated training facility designed to enhance physical performance and support the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) program. The facility marks another step in the Archer Brigade’s efforts to integrate H2F resources into how soldiers train and prepare for the physical demands of their missions.“We are now the third brigade in 32d AAMDC to have an H2F facility,” said U.S. Army Col. Lourdes A. Costas, commander of the 31st ADA Brigade. The Army’s H2F system…

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When war changes, schools change. New technology, the politics of mass mobilization and campaign design, and novel tactics that defined Napoleonic warfare led to Gerhard von Scharnhorst’s reforms and the idea of lifelong education as a professional obligation. The pattern repeated itself in the interwar period. In 1929, James Carson Breckinridge, a Marine officer, published “Some Thoughts on Service Schools” in the Marine Corps Gazette, calling for a new educational paradigm consistent with John Dewey’s ideas about pragmatism and experiential learning.War is again changing. The promise of the third offset has arrived, extending the battlefield and resulting in wars waged by…