


‘Infrastructure is the weapon’: Inside the race to build portable interceptor factories
As the Iran war drives global demand for interceptor drones, defense startups are betting they can fit a production line into a shipping container.

Veterans
Fewer service members died by suicide in 2024 than year prior, report finds
The report on 2024 suicides found a decrease in the total force suicide rate, though active component rates have steadily increased from 2011 to 2024.

Biden tells Naval Academy grads Putin ‘NATO-ized Europe’
The Western response to Russian’s “brutal” war in Ukraine shows the world is aligning not on geography, “but in terms of values," the president told newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants.

Erdogan: Turkey’s Syria operation could happen ‘suddenly’
The YPG, which Turkey considers a terrorist group, forms the backbone of U.S.-led forces in the fight against the Islamic State group.

Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments
Ukrainian regional officials reported that Russian forces were “storming” Sievierodonetsk after trying unsuccessfully to encircle the city.

Former Army reservist found guilty in Jan. 6 riot
A former Army reservist described by prosecutors as a Nazi sympathizer was convicted Friday of storming the U.S. Capitol.

Ramstein rethinks Pride Month events after critics bash ‘Drag Queen Story Time’ for kids
Objections centered on the library gathering but allegedly have led to a blanket ban from local leadership on any drag-related Pride Month event.

Army locked public report after story on overdue suicide regulation
The change came less than a week after Army Times cited the report in an April story about soldier suicide.

Possible motive in Vanessa Guillen murder revealed in new court records
The release of the Texas DPS document comes as Aguilar is attempting to have her confession thrown out as inadmissible.

Kicking tires and lighting fires with Coyote from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
"Top Gun: Maverick" debuted 36 years after the original.

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is the respite from reality we all need
"Top Gun: Maverick" landed in theaters on Tuesday.
