Pentagon’s NATO review preparing troop options for Hegseth by November 6

A Pentagon review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe will create at least four sets of options for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by Nov. 6, well ahead of a December deadline for the review’s completion, according to a document seen by Reuters.NATO allies worry that the six-month review, announced in June, will lead to large-scale cuts to the roughly 80,000 U.S. forces across Europe and punish countries that President Donald Trump believes failed to support the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.The Pentagon’s “Terms of Reference,” which have not been previously detailed, explain the steps that the internal review will take and…

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Marines fielding new laser sights at School of Infantry

The Marine Corps started fielding a new laser aiming system for squad weapons earlier this summer, introducing the technology to students at the School of Infantry at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.In an August statement, Harry Mandeles, the service’s project officer for the Optics Team at Program Manager Ground Weapons Systems,…

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US Army taps 5 firms to build on-base microreactors in nuclear energy push

The Army is investing billions of dollars to bring nuclear power to military bases, selecting five companies to build nuclear microreactors at installations across the U.S., the service announced Wednesday in collaboration with the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit. Antares Nuclear will develop a microreactor — or microreactors — at Fort…

Trump Says The US-Iran Ceasefire Is Over

United States President Donald Trump said that the US-Iran ceasefire is over after Tehran attacked a tanker that “ignored repeated warnings.” Trump made the comments as the US military conducted a series of strikes on the Islamic Republic over alleged attacks on three tankers that were transiting the Strait of…

‘Hard for everyone’: Air Force rescinds 135 promotions after admin flub

The Air Force just gave 135 security forces airmen some bad news: a previous notification that the personnel were being promoted to E6 was an error. The mistake was “an isolated and highly unprecedented anomaly,” officials announced in a July 7 release.“Following the recent technical sergeant 26E6 promotion cycle release,…

Trump turns on Spain and demands Greenland as NATO summit exposes cracks

ANKARA — President Donald Trump threw a summit of NATO leaders into disarray on Wednesday as he demanded the United States cut trade ties with Spain and made renewed claims on Greenland, irking another NATO ally Denmark.Speaking in the Turkish capital Ankara, Trump called Madrid a “terrible partner” in NATO…

Is Car Carry a Mistake?

The idea of a car gun, especially a dedicated car holster, is very tempting. After all, carrying a defensive pistol with you means adding at least a pound of metal (and possibly plastic) on your waistband everyday, metal which weighs down on your belt and pokes and prods you in…

Netherlands Has Run Out Of Weapons For Ukraine

North Atlantic Treaty Organization member the Netherlands has officially run out of opportunities to supply Ukraine with weapons. According to Defense Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, the Netherlands has been an active supporter of Kiev in its conflict with Moscow until now. The Netherlands helped Ukraine in several ways, including by supplying…

DOJ threatens criminal charges for state election officials over noncitizen voting

The Justice Department sent letters warning election officials in all 50 states and the District of Columbia that they could face criminal prosecution over noncitizen voting, a spokesperson for the Justice Department confirmed Tuesday.The letters, signed by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who heads up the department’s Civil Rights Division,…

US Army will mothball 10,000 sets of clunky IVAS goggles, report reveals

After years of development and nearly $2 billion in investments, the Army is finally calling time of death on its much-hyped Integrated Visual Augmentation System – at least in its current form.That’s according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, which found that three versions of the augmented-reality…

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