An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions. (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks at an event at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
AH-64 Apache helicopters depart a forward arming and refueling point to conduct aerial gunnery tables at Pabradė Training Area in Lithuania on September 9, 2025. (US Army)
A counter small unmanned aircraft system program monitors the skies for adversary drones during Astral Knight 24 at Powidz Air Base in Poland on May 13, 2024. (US Air Force)
Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division move toward an objective during exercise Combined Resolve at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on October 25, 2025. (US Army)
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with British armed forces personnel in front of a UK Typhoon fighter jet in Ankara, Turkey, on October 27, 2025. (Getty Images)