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)
Research and Development Gallery at the National Museum of the US Air Force offers visitors the opportunity to view the world’s only remaining XB-70 at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio on June 17, 2021. (Tyler Greenlees via DVIDS)
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Newport News returned home to Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on January 3, 2023. ( John Narewski via DVIDS)
US Coast Guard Captain Jamie Frederick speaks during a press conference on June 20, 2023, about the search efforts for the submersible that went missing. (Joseph Prezioso via Getty Images)