A US military surveillance blimp operated by contractors near Laredo, Texas, broke free from its tether on Monday evening and later crashed in Mexico.

Tensions around the Iran conflict remain high as Donald Trump says the US is close to a deal but warns military action could return if talks fail. Iran has accused Washington of preparing fresh attacks,

Last year, Congress approved a total end strength of 1,302,800 active duty troops, which added 26,000 troops to the force across the five branches. The final breakdown was: 454,000 soldiers; 344,600 sailors; 321,500 airmen; 172,300 Marines; 10,400 guardians.

The communist island once had a vaunted military, but it’s now “a shell of a shell of what it used to be.”

Iran is reviewing the latest peace proposal from President Donald Trump on Thursday as he warns more military action is still on the table.

Operation Southern Spear — the name given to the U.S. military mission to stop the flow of illegal drugs in the Caribbean Sea with the lethal targeting of mariners accused of smuggling — has cost more than $600 million from the time the mission started through the first quarter of 2026.

At least 42 U.S. military aircraft have been lost or damaged during the Iran war, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service. The lost or damaged aircraft include fighter jets, helicopters and drones,

The resulting fuel crisis has led to major power blackouts and triggered protests in Cuba. President Donald Trump has also put Cuba under significant pressure to "make a deal" and threatened its communist regime that the US could intervene like it did in Venezuela earlier this year when it captured President Nicolás Maduro.