Asia-Pacific
U.S. Marines train JGSDF joint terminal attack controllers on Okinawa for future Sakishima operations
5th ANGLICO and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force trained on Okinawa to certify Japanese JTACs, with an eye to directing coalition…
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Europe
UN: migrants paid up to $509 million to smugglers on sea routes to Europe in 2025, with 3,404 dead or missing
UNODC and IOM estimate that smuggling fees on the four main sea routes to Europe reached between $388 million and…
Land Forces
101st Combat Aviation Brigade begins 32-week virtual reality trial of NeuroTrainer cognitive system at Fort Campbell
Pilots of the U.S. Army’s 101st Combat Aviation Brigade began a 32-week pilot test of the NeuroTrainer virtual reality system…
Europe
Kremlin says Russia is ready to resume trilateral Ukraine talks around 10 November after Putin meets Witkoff
After a nearly three-hour meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff on 21 October, the Kremlin said Russia is ready in…
Middle East & North Africa
BREAKING: US orders non-emergency diplomats and families to leave Saudi Arabia after deadly Houthi attacks
The State Department ordered the departure of non-emergency US government personnel and their families from Saudi Arabia after a series…
Asia-Pacific
UN experts say fate of North Koreans returned from China is unknown, urge Beijing to stop repatriations
UN-appointed independent experts say there is no information on the whereabouts or treatment of North Koreans forcibly returned from China…
Asia-Pacific
Naval Postgraduate School selects nine Digital Trident II projects for Pacific challenges
The Naval Postgraduate School has chosen nine research projects, from a counter-drone interceptor prototype to space awareness and unmanned-systems logistics,…
Air Force
California Air National Guard flies first wildfire medevac standby in the HH-60W Jolly Green II at Yosemite’s Dome Fire
The 129th Rescue Wing deployed its new HH-60W to Yosemite National Park on 9 to 12 October, providing overnight medical…
Military & Defense
Hegseth and Guyana’s President Ali sign enhanced defence partnership at the Pentagon
The joint declaration promises training, combined exercises and air-domain awareness for the Guyana Defence Force; its full terms have not…
Military & Defense
U.S. Coast Guard cutter Munro ends 112-day Arctic patrol after tracking three Chinese research ships
The national security cutter returned to Alameda on October 9 after 23,000 nautical miles, a watch on three Chinese-flagged research…
Military & Defense
U.S. Navy warfare center tests camera system that alerts a ship’s bridge when a sailor goes overboard
Engineers at Port Hueneme tested thermal cameras and video analytics on the Self Defense Test Ship, dropping a rescue dummy…
Air Force
Dozens of Israeli fighter jets flew to Iran’s border and turned back, Axios reports – a show of force a week before Israel’s elections
Axios reports, citing Israeli and US officials, that dozens of Israeli Air Force fighters, with aerial refuelling tankers, flew more…