National Guard rehearses stopping drone attacks at the World Cup
Personnel simulated battling drone attacks on Seattle’s Lumen Field earlier this month in an exercise that put the 2026 FIFA World Cup center stage.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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US military starts drawing down mission in Iraq, officials say
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday that the U.S. will scale back its military presence, reflecting “our combined success in fighting ISIS.”
US Army drops into Australia for massive war games
“We landed right on the X," a commander told Defense News.
Australia hosts largest-ever Talisman Sabre military exercise
The event began with live-fire exercises, including Australia’s first use of U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket systems.
Two soldiers die in non-combat incidents in Middle East
Staff Sgt. Saul Fabian Gonzalez and Sgt. 1st Class Emmett Wilfred Goodridge Jr. died this week in non-combat incidents.
By Beth Sullivan
Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time
The Sgt. STOUT and Avenger, both mobile air defense systems, deployed for major European and African exercises.
By Todd South