https://www.lifezette.com Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:10:24+0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/navy-f-a-18f-returns-from-iran-sporting-mysterious-sub-buster-marking/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939748 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense A VFA-41 Super Hornet returned from the Iran war carrying a mysterious “Sub Buster” marking, while a squadron scoreboard documented 426 munitions used during Operation Epic Fury. The Navy and CENTCOM have not explained the aircraft’s role. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/u-s-army-races-to-test-counter-drone-arsenal-as-cartel-incursions-surge/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939750 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense The Army is evaluating radars, interceptor drones, automated guns and lasers along the southern border after officials recorded 378 drone incursions in 30 days and reported that cartel use of commercially available surveillance aircraft was increasing. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/boeing-secures-14-7-billion-pact-to-triple-pac-3-mse-seeker-output/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939752 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense Boeing’s approximately $14.7 billion Pentagon agreement formalizes a seven year push to triple PAC-3 MSE seeker output, aligning with Lockheed Martin’s plan to raise annual interceptor production from approximately 600 to 2,000. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/lithuania-offers-to-foot-entire-bill-for-permanent-u-s-military-base/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939754 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense Lithuania says it will cover the costs of a permanent U.S. military base, leaving Washington to make the political decision as Trump considers replacing rotating deployments with a lasting American troop presence. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/watchdog-alleges-apple-news-buried-dnc-debt-crisis-ahead-of-midterms/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939691 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Chad Gaba The Media Research Center alleges Apple News excluded 78 stories about the DNC’s mounting debt from its top 20 promotions, even as Democrats entered 2026 owing $17.5 million and facing growing internal pressure before the midterms. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/trump-approves-firing-squad-execution-for-2009-fort-hood-shooter/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939733 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense President Trump approved a firing squad execution for Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, as the Army prepares for its first soldier execution in more than 60 years. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/marine-anti-ship-arsenal-heads-to-japan-island-just-110-kilometers-from-taiwan/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939735 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense Marine Corps anti ship and air defense systems will deploy to Yonaguni during Keen Sword, placing mobile American firepower 110 kilometers from Taiwan as Japan expands distributed military operations across its southwestern islands. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/air-and-space-forces-crush-2026-recruiting-goals-raise-the-bar-for-2027/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939737 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense After meeting fiscal 2026 recruiting goals, the Air Force and Space Force are moving toward larger 2027 targets of 36,300 airmen and 1,402 guardians, backed by recruiting squadrons operating across the country. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/tom-homan-corners-cbs-interviewer-over-missing-biden-migrant-death-data-watch/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939688 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Chad Gaba Tom Homan challenged a CBS correspondent over missing Biden administration data after questions about 57 deaths in ICE custody, while defending the agency’s medical care and pointing to a detained population that had doubled. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/navy-selects-three-winners-to-accelerate-mine-countermeasure-technology/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939739 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense Three companies proved their systems could locate, identify and destroy underwater mines from a safe distance as the Navy confronts Iranian mines, a reduced minesweeper fleet and documented problems with existing littoral combat ship technology. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/army-grounds-hundreds-of-ah-64e-apaches-again-as-transmission-concerns-deepen/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939725 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense Roughly 400 AH-64E Apaches are sidelined as the Army inspects Improved Drive System transmissions, marking the fleet’s second safety pause in two months after a previous August grounding lasted just over a week. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/marine-corps-surges-past-2026-recruiting-goal-with-more-than-31000-new-recruits/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939741 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense The Marine Corps exceeded its fiscal 2026 recruiting target with 31,250 enlisted Marines as strong applicant interest and retention fueled its best recruiting environment in five years. Recruiters have already contracted more than half of the fiscal 2027 mission. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/sydney-sweeney-meets-rabbis-as-she-and-scooter-braun-get-serious-about-marriage-and-kids-watch/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939707 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Bored Trash Panda Sydney Sweeney has reportedly met with two rabbis and is seriously considering converting to Judaism as she and Scooter Braun discuss children, while the mogul is said to be planning a proposal within six months. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/robert-de-niro-unleashes-profane-tds-meltdown-at-leftist-vote-rally-watch/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939705 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Bored Trash Panda Robert De Niro delivered a profanity filled attack on Trump’s voter roll initiative at a New York City rally, while the administration pursued state data and cases involving allegedly ineligible voters. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/army-surges-into-robotics-and-space-as-hundreds-take-new-jobs/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939727 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense The Army moved hundreds of soldiers into dedicated space and robotics specialties as it expands technical expertise, builds autonomous capabilities and prepares new personnel to support satellite operations, missile warning systems, uncrewed platforms and special operations formations. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/watchdog-blasts-naval-special-warfare-command-over-failure-to-identify-and-treat-tbi/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939743 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense A watchdog found sweeping failures in traumatic brain injury screening and care, including 634 exposure forms without a documented MACE-2 evaluation and no recorded timely follow up appointments between 2020 and 2026. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/u-s-venezuela-economic-shift-is-about-much-more-than-oil-massive-shipment-hits-gulf-coast-watch/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939699 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Talk Red Burgum says the first Venezuelan aluminum shipment since normalized relations could strengthen U.S. supply chains, support Louisiana jobs and expand economic cooperation with Caracas. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/soldier-awarded-purple-heart-after-deadliest-drone-attack-of-wars-opening-days/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939729 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense Lt. Col. Robert J. Connolly received the Purple Heart after surviving the March 1 Iranian drone strike in Kuwait that killed six fellow Reserve soldiers and became the deadliest attack on Americans in the war so far. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/air-force-pulls-every-deployed-bomber-from-raf-fairford-after-security-scare/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939731 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense The Air Force returned every bomber deployed at RAF Fairford to the United States as British counterterrorism police investigate suspected terrorist activity near the installation, although officials have not directly connected the arrests to the aircraft movements. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/pentagon-doubles-hostile-fire-pay-as-war-with-iran-continues/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1939709 2026-10-06T14:13:20+00:00 Common Defense Troops in combat zones can receive up to $450 monthly in hostile fire pay or $275 in imminent danger pay as the war with Iran continues, marking the first increases to special combat compensation since 2002.