The U.S. military has incurred about $38 billion in costs from combat operations against Iran through Aug. 1, while the conflict’s main opportunity cost has been the missile-defense interceptors the Pentagon has expended defending U.S. forces and allies, according to a new Congressional Budget Office analysis released today.CBO estimates the conflict has consumed between one-half and two-thirds of the U.S. inventory of certain missile-defense interceptors since June 2025, leaving the military with fewer weapons available for a future conflict. Rebuilding those stocks could take at least five years, even if production rates increase, the agency found.The estimate includes Patriot, Terminal…
Author: Tommy Grant
KYIV, Ukraine – Russia has begun sending Iran upgraded munitions, satellite imagery and targeting data used against American forces in the Middle East, part of a broader military partnership that also includes a covert program to help Tehran develop supersonic and hypersonic cruise missiles, according to intelligence assessments made public this month.Tehran and Moscow have been deepening their military relationship since the 1990s, but the partnership accelerated sharply after 2022 when Iran first began supplying Russia with Shahed attack drones for use in Ukraine. The Kremlin has since negotiated a license to build the Iranian-designed drones on Russian territory and…
President Trump pardoned a former sailor who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for possessing and selling unregistered machine guns. The pardon came after years of advocacy by gun groups, which argued that Patrick Tate Adamiak was “wrongfully” convicted by a federal jury in 2022. Lee Williams, who heads a journalism project funded by the Second Amendment Foundation, or SAF, has written more than 60 articles about Adamiak’s case and argued that he was wrongfully prosecuted.According to the SAF’s reporting, Adamiak enlisted in the Navy in 2012. When he was arrested, he was an E-6 Master-at-Arms and one of…
Seven prominent retired general officers are imploring the U.S. electorate to have faith in the election process, issuing a call for Americans to read and adhere to what they call five “principles for trusted elections.” The group, with a combined 250 years in the military and additional service as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, NASA administrator, Central Intelligence Agency director and other leadership posts, issued a video Tuesday asking voters, candidates and government officials to take time to understand the voting process in their communities and share the information with family and friends. The message, sponsored by Team Democracy,…
A Montana bowhunter was attacked by a bear on public land south of Augusta while hunting Tuesday morning, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The hunter sustained “significant but fortunately not life-threatening injuries,” according to state officials. The hunter, who is only identified as male, was able to drive himself home after he was mauled and was subsequently driven to Benefis Hospital, likely in nearby Great Falls. The encounter occurred on Montana state land near Elk Creek and Haystack Butte in the west-central part of the state. Details of the encounter — including whether the bear was a grizzly…
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service.When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of generals and admirals from around the world to Quantico, Virginia, last September, he delivered a blunt message: Things were changing fast in the newly renamed Department of War.“No more division, distraction, or gender delusions,” he said. “We are done with that shit.”What mattered going forward, Hegseth said, were standards.“I don’t want my son serving alongside troops who are out of shape or in combat [units] with females who can’t meet the same…
Your grocery bill isn’t going back to what it used to be. Prices have climbed for three straight years, and every trip to the store feels like it costs more for less in the cart. That’s not just an inconvenience, it’s a direct threat to your ability to build and maintain a food reserve. Every dollar you overspend at the checkout is a dollar that isn’t going toward rice, beans, canned goods, or anything else sitting on your pantry shelf for the day you need it. This guide breaks down exactly how to cut your food spending, not with vague…
My grandmother kept a white enamel bucket on the back of her stove, and it was never empty. Whatever came out of that bucket went into pie crust, biscuits, fried chicken, cornbread, and the skillet where the eggs cooked every single morning. She never once bought a can of shortening in her life, and she never once had to wonder where her cooking fat was coming from. That bucket held lard she rendered herself, usually in November, usually with her sisters crowded into the kitchen and the windows cracked open despite the cold. Somewhere along the way we decided that…
The U.S. Department of the Air Force deployed on-orbit space control weapons in an effort to meet evolving threats from adversaries and boost space capabilities.Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced Monday at the the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference that the service has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force against “hostile adversary action.”Meink announced in a keynote address Monday at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference that the service has on-orbit space control weapons that are capable of defending the joint force against “hostile…
Navy families evacuated from Naval Support Activity Bahrain cannot return to retrieve personal belongings, but service members outside Bahrain are able to designate someone to do it on their behalf, according to the Navy. Over six months after the evacuation of approximately 1,300 dependents from NSA Bahrain, some families remain separated from household goods, vehicles and pets that were left behind.The Navy says family members and non-essential personnel who remain outside Bahrain have not been authorized to return to retrieve personal property because of ongoing security concerns.“Service members and affiliated civilians are responsible for initiating the household goods move process…