STRIPES (Julie Masson) - US Forces Korea commander stresses readiness after sharp reduction in joint drills | Stars and Stripes
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
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
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
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
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AF (Justin Oakes) - Long-range penetrating force remains at forefront of bomber operations
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
Air Force senior leaders at the 2026 Air, Space and Cyber Conference discussed adapting to contested environments while balancing current readiness with future modernization.
HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - U.S. Acknowledges For The First Time That It Has Deployed Weapons In Space
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday that the U.S. has fielded “on-orbit space control weapons.”
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday that the U.S. has fielded “on-orbit space control weapons.”Open
YOUTUBE (LiveNOW from FOX) - U.S. acknowledges space weapons deployment for first time
For the first time, The United States has confirmed that it has deployed weapons in space, a significant revelation following years of warnings about the potential militarization of space by countries including Russia. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told the Air and Space Cyber Conference in Maryland on Monday that the U.S. has fielded “on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action.” LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall brings national security analyst Hal Kempfer into the conversation to discuss.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - US Deploys Space Weapon Amid Rising Tensions with China, Russia.
The U.S. military has disclosed the deployment of a space-based weapon and plans for a next-generation missile defense system, signaling intensifying competition with China and Russia.
The U.S. military has disclosed the deployment of a space-based weapon and plans for a next-generation missile defense system, signaling intensifying competition with China and Russia . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United States is developing advanced space-based weapons and a new missile defense architecture as the Pentagon prepares for an increasingly contested military environment in orbit. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced Monday that the U.S. military now has a weapon operating in orbit around Earth, saying it is “capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary action,” although he did not disclose further details about the system. DETAIL: Meink made the announcement at the Air and Space Forces…Open