JUNE 27, 2025 - A group composed of senior Defense Department and military leaders outlined President Donald J. Trump's proposed $1.01 trillion national defense budget request for fiscal year 2026 during a media briefing today at the Pentagon. The request, which represents a 13.4% increase from fiscal year 2025, includes $848.3 billion for the discretionary budget and $113.3 … [Read more...]
Airmen Play Critical Role in Iran Nuclear Strike Mission
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit is prepared for operations ahead of Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 2025. JUNE 27, 2025 — In a major display of strategic airpower, the Missouri National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing played a pivotal role in the U.S. military operation targeting three nuclear weapons development sites in Iran - Fordo, Natanz and … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Concludes Operations with Japan and Philippines
JUNE 27, 2025 – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) departed Kagoshima June 20, following in-port and at-sea engagements with Japan Coast Guard (JCG), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Japan government officials. This event marks a significant milestone as the first time the trilateral search and rescue exercise with the Philippine Coast Guard, occurred in a region … [Read more...]
Air Force Outlines Strategies to Secure the Nation
JUNE 27, 2025 - The highest-ranking civilian and military leaders of the Department of the Air Force June 26 highlighted the recent U.S. strike on Iran as a vivid example for what is possible – but also at risk – unless Congress ensures sufficient, uninterrupted funding for the Air Force and Space Force. “We don’t just need more Air Force; we need a more capable one,” Air … [Read more...]
Iranian Nuclear Strike Was 15 Years in the Making
JUNE 27, 2025 - This weekend's strike on Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant used 30,000-pound GBU-57 "massive ordnance penetrator" bombs. The design of those weapons and plans for attacking the site had been in the works for some 15 years, which resulted in the destruction of Iran's nuclear capabilities. "President Donald J. Trump directed the most complex and secretive … [Read more...]