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STRIPES (Seth Robson) - US, Japan fire rocket artillery on Hokkaido amid tensions with Russia | Stars and Stripes Thu Sep 24 03:12:43 2026

U.S. and Japanese forces fired mobile rocket artillery during training on Hokkaido as their annual Orient Shield exercise unfolded amid tensions between Japan and Russia over disputed islands farther north.

AF (Senior Airman Malia Heemsoth) - Connecting the fight: AFA 2026 panel explores next-generation DAF battle management Mon Sep 21 17:49:09 2026

As the Department of the Air Force works to build a more connected and resilient Battle Network, military and industry leaders focused on one central challenge: how to move capability to the warfighter faster.

STRIPES (Julie Masson) - US Forces Korea commander stresses readiness after sharp reduction in joint drills | Stars and Stripes Mon Sep 21 12:15:21 2026

The top U.S. military commander in South Korea emphasized the allies’ commitment to deterrence and combat readiness.

AMERICANALMANAC (Melissa Gentry) - Greece and Egypt stage massive military drills on Crete beach — with sunbathing tourists watching from the sand Sun Sep 20 22:36:46 2026

Five allied nations wrapped up the annual Medusa military exercise on a public beach outside Chania, Crete, complete with drone strikes, marine landings, and jets roaring overhead, while vacationers in swimsuits looked on from behind a police cordon. Greek and Egyptian forces led the hourlong finale on Friday, sending marines and special forces operators sprinting […] The post Greece and Egypt stage massive military drills on Crete beach — with sunbathing tourists watching from the sand appeared first on American Almanac .

Five allied nations wrapped up the annual Medusa military exercise on a public beach outside Chania, Crete, complete with drone strikes, marine landings, and jets roaring overhead, while vacationers in swimsuits looked on from behind a police cordon. Greek and Egyptian forces led the hourlong finale on Friday, sending marines and special forces operators sprinting through plumes of colored smoke onto a strip of coastline near the village of Maleme. Fast boats roared ashore. Helicopters banked low. Simulated fire crackled across the waterline. And a few hundred feet away, tourists clutched their phones and tried to figure out what, exactly, they had stumbled into. The exercise, which began September 10, drew military units from France,…Open

STRIPES (Corey Dickstein) - US space weapon announcement comes amid deepening space race, experts say | Stars and Stripes Sat Sep 19 12:29:19 2026

Defense analysts speculated the announcement could indicate that the U.S. believes competitors are deploying their own space weapons.

AF (Pentagon News) - COMAMC emphasizes air mobility’s role in ‘Flying and Fixing to Fight and Win’ at AFA 2026 Thu Sep 17 22:07:20 2026

Lt. Gen. Daniel Tulley, commander of Air Mobility Command, joined fellow commanders and senior leaders to address service members, defense industry partners and journalists during the 2026 AFA Air, Space and Cyber Conference.

YOUTUBE (Fox News) - US confirms FIRST-EVER space weapons deployment Thu Sep 17 18:38:59 2026

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AF (Justin Oakes) - Long-range penetrating force remains at forefront of bomber operations Wed Sep 16 20:13:58 2026

Panelists emphasized that sustaining deterrence requires continuous bomber fleet modernization, resilient communications, low-observable technologies, and strong industrial base partnerships.

AF (Senior Airman Malia Heemsoth) - Air Force leaders chart path to future fight Wed Sep 16 16:40:22 2026

Air Force senior leaders at the 2026 Air, Space and Cyber Conference discussed adapting to contested environments while balancing current readiness with future modernization.