From cassettes and iPods to streaming playlists and TikTok remixes, music has remained a vital lifeline for deployed troops—boosting morale, anchoring memories, and helping service members endure the stresses of combat.

As AI-driven operations push data to the tactical edge, protecting mission-critical information at rest is essential. Traditional OS encryption is insufficient; multi-layer, NSA-certified approaches like CSfC ensure resilience against advanced threats and adversaries.

Yuanjun Tang, a Chinese dissident in New York, pleaded guilty to spying on fellow activists for Beijing. His case underscores China’s campaign of transnational repression, exploiting diaspora communities to monitor and undermine pro-democracy movements abroad.

Senior military colleges should become AI-driven battle labs where students and faculty co-develop knowledge for AI systems; strengthening decision-making, planning, and analysis to build the Army’s cognitive edge in algorithmic warfare.

Super performers excel through three habits: setting transformative, identity-based goals; working backwards with precise planning; and prioritizing high-return actions while leaving room for exploration. These practices drive sustainable achievement without requiring extraordinary talent or resources.

Financial scams targeting service members, veterans, and their families are increasingly sophisticated; exploiting trust to steal money and information. Such scams pose financial risks, threaten security clearances, and demand constant vigilance.

The six-part series, ‘Top Guns: The Next Generation’, follows Navy and Marine Corps student pilots at NAS Meridian through gruelling training; highlighting flying challenges, personal struggles, and nods to the Top Gun film legacy.

Large drones forced Copenhagen and Oslo airports to shut for hours, stranding tens of thousands. Denmark linked the incidents to wider hybrid threats across Europe, raising concerns of Russian involvement in stressing critical air infrastructure.

Modern warfare requires fast decisions, teamwork, and system expertise. Advanced digital gaming—via simulations, VR, and adapted commercial games—builds these skills, helping U.S. troops prepare for complex, multi-domain operations and retain training dominance.

Russia relies on oil and gas revenues for its war effort. Ukraine is forcing the redeployment of limited air defence assets across a vast territory enabling peace talks to occur from a position of strength.