June 2026

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – An F-22 Raptor performs a flyover and air demonstration during noon meal formation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 14, 2023. Events such as these aim to cultivate warrior ethos, a future-focused mindset, and supplement existing character, leadership, and officer development efforts with the cadets. (U.S Air Force Photo by Trevor Cokley)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Said It’s “Prepared for War” Even as It Sits Down to Talk: The Only Thing Holding the Peace Together Isn’t Trust — It’s Oil

Iran's chief negotiator arrived in Doha with a warning: Tehran wants diplomacy, but it's "prepared for war." Days earlier the two sides were trading...

Harry J. KazianisJune 30, 2026

Putin in January 2019 Russian Federation Image

Ukraine War

Everyone Is Asking Whether Putin Can Survive This: One Detail Explains Why He’s Weaker Than Ever — and Still Almost Impossible to Remove

The case that Putin is finished is getting louder: fuel lines, blackouts, Crimea in disarray, and even a once-loyal pro-war blogger now demanding answers...

Brent M. EastwoodJune 30, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 18, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. Carl Vinson is on a scheduled western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)

Dollars and Sense

Ships Are Quietly Returning to the World’s Most Dangerous Oil Route — and One Detail Shows Operators Are Betting the Strait Stays Open

Just days after Iran attacked two tankers and drew U.S. strikes in return, ships are cautiously returning to the Strait of Hormuz. Weekly traffic...

Jack BuckbyJune 30, 2026

The Treaty

Israel’s Defense Minister Just Warned the War With Iran Could Reignite “Within Two Days” — and That Israel Won’t Wait for Trump’s Word

Just as Washington tries to keep its fragile Iran talks alive in Doha, Israel's defense minister warned the war could reignite "within two days"...

Jack BuckbyJune 30, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

In 2014 Putin Took Crimea Without Firing a Shot and Was Hailed a Genius: The Same Prize Is Now Turning His Own People Against Him

In 2014, Putin seized Crimea without firing a shot and was hailed as a strategic mastermind, his approval ratings soaring. Twelve years later, Ukraine...

Brent M. EastwoodJune 30, 2026

A B-52 Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing returns home to Barksdale Air Force Base following a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 20, 2023. BTF missions demonstrate the credibility of the United States forces to address a global security environment that is more diverse and uncertain than at any other time in history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Seth Watson)

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The Ceasefire Holding Back Another Middle East War Now Hangs on a Single Clause — and Iran Just Warned It’s Close to Breaking

The ceasefire that ended the latest U.S.-Iran war is looking dangerously thin. Tehran has warned that any further American strike would violate the agreement's...

Harrison KassJune 30, 2026

Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion, fire the M1A1 Abrams tank during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area near Kankaanpaa, Finland, May 15, 2018. Exercise Arrow is an annual Finnish multi-national exercise with the purpose of training with mechanized infantry, artillery, and mortar field training skills in a live-fire exercise. This is the first year the Marine Corps is participating in this exercise and the first time the M1A1 Abrams tanks have been in Finland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Marcin Platek/Released)

Ukraine War

Crimea Was the Jewel of Putin’s Empire: Ukraine Has Quietly Turned It Into the Anchor That Could Drag Him Down

Crimea was the prize of Putin's empire — seized without a shot in 2014, the "unsinkable aircraft carrier" anchoring Russia's war in the south....

Steve BalestrieriJune 30, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Drones Have Moscow Rattled Enough That Putin Is Rushing New Air Defenses Around the Capital — and It May Already Be Too Late

The nightly drone and missile barrages have reached Moscow often enough that Putin is now reinforcing the air defenses around the capital with new...

Brent M. EastwoodJune 30, 2026

U.S. Air Force Major Kristin "BEO" Wolfe, F-35A Lightning ll Demonstration Team pilot and commander, flies during sunset over Mathers Airport, Calif., Sept. 24th, 2021, at the California Capital Airshow. The team consists of approximately 15 total Airmen to include the pilot and commander, pilot safety officers, superintendent, team chief, maintenance Airmen, aircrew flight equipment specialists, and public affairs personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Barley)

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Iran’s Inflation Just Hit a Level the Country Hasn’t Seen Since World War II — and the Regime Reportedly Can’t Even Pay Its Own Troops

Iran's economy is buckling. Inflation has hit its highest level since 1942, food prices have more than doubled, the rial is collapsing toward record...

Steve BalestrieriJune 30, 2026

National Security Journal

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Said It’s “Prepared for War” Even as It Sits Down to Talk: The Only Thing Holding the Peace Together Isn’t Trust — It’s Oil

Ukraine War

Everyone Is Asking Whether Putin Can Survive This: One Detail Explains Why He’s Weaker Than Ever — and Still Almost Impossible to Remove

Dollars and Sense

Ships Are Quietly Returning to the World’s Most Dangerous Oil Route — and One Detail Shows Operators Are Betting the Strait Stays Open

The Treaty

Israel’s Defense Minister Just Warned the War With Iran Could Reignite “Within Two Days” — and That Israel Won’t Wait for Trump’s Word

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

In 2014 Putin Took Crimea Without Firing a Shot and Was Hailed a Genius: The Same Prize Is Now Turning His Own People Against Him

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Ceasefire Holding Back Another Middle East War Now Hangs on a Single Clause — and Iran Just Warned It’s Close to Breaking

Ukraine War

Crimea Was the Jewel of Putin’s Empire: Ukraine Has Quietly Turned It Into the Anchor That Could Drag Him Down

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Drones Have Moscow Rattled Enough That Putin Is Rushing New Air Defenses Around the Capital — and It May Already Be Too Late

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Inflation Just Hit a Level the Country Hasn’t Seen Since World War II — and the Regime Reportedly Can’t Even Pay Its Own Troops

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