Top 5     USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Guam as deployment enters 10th month (Military Times) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and Carrier Strike Group 3 pulled into Guam on Saturday for a short logistics stop, officially marking the 10th month of its deployment.       Hegseth to chair Pentagon’s new Homeland Defense advisory board (Military Times) After overseeing a purge of Pentagon advisory committees last year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is adding a new one to the list, focused on homeland security and defense.       Poll: Trump approval falls to record low of 32% as war continues (Reuters) President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to 32% — the lowest of his political career — as his fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran war, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.       Air Force major who called for Trump’s impeachment requests special court-martial (Military Times) Air Force Maj. Jason Watson asserted that “discomfort is not contempt” in an unsworn statement at his Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 32 hearing, as his defense argued for the case to be referred to a special court-martial.       The Pentagon asked industry how fast it could make more weapons. The numbers remain private. (Military Times) Twenty-six days after the Pentagon’s deadline for defense companies to propose faster weapons production, the Defense Department has not publicly disclosed how many companies responded or what production timelines they offered.   Operation Timeline     The human impact of policy changes at the DOD and VA (The War Horse) An ongoing timeline of the Trump administration’s actions focusing on the military and veterans.   Congress & Politics     Trump, in call with Yemen president, did not pledge military support against Houthis, say sources (Reuters ) U.S. President Donald Trump ?spoke by phone with Yemeni President ?Rashad al-Alimi, four people familiar with the matter said, discussing the advances ?of the Iran-backed Houthis around a ?vital global waterway.       Trump’s floats creating an ‘AI Force’ (Nextgov) President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he plans to create an ‘AI Force’ and appoint a new artificial intelligence lead to boost U.S. development of the emerging technologies, even as he continues to push back on calls for stronger regulations on more advanced models.   Your Military     SOCOM nutrition app aims to optimize ‘performance and lethality’ (Military Times) Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, issued a sole-source contract to Teamworks Tactical Solutions, the maker of a nutrition app.   Army     Army wants cheaper base buildings with shorter lifespans, memo shows (Military Times) The Army is throwing its weight behind new and emerging construction methods to cut building costs by 30%, according to a recent memo obtained by Army Times. But it’s also halving building lifespans, with a plan that calls for new builds to last just 25 years instead of the traditional 50.   AIr Force     Airmen can’t get enough of new, warlike basic training, leaders say (Military Times) About six months after rolling out a tougher, more combat-centric, entry-level U.S. Air Force training program, leaders of the change say they have one big concern: that follow-on training will let trainees’ new skill sets go to waste.       Air Force on track to graduate 1,500 new pilots this fiscal year (Military Times) The U.S. Air Force is on track to graduate 1,500 new pilots in fiscal 2026 after a year of modernizing the service’s flight-training model.       Barksdale Air Force Base locked down twice in one day after separate incidents (Stars and Stripes) Barksdale Air Force Base was placed on lockdown twice Friday, first over a reported active shooter and later after an injured shooting victim entered the Louisiana installation without authorization.   Defense Industry     General Atomics delivers FQ-42 Vengeance to Nevada air base (Defense News) A Nevada Air Force Base was picked to house General Atomics’ FQ-42, a week after the U.S. Air Force dubbed the Collaborative Combat Aircraft as Vengeance.       Pentagon taps Northrop Grumman, True Anomaly for recon satellites that can monitor other space systems (DefenseScoop) Space Systems Command and the Defense Innovation Unit awarded prototype contracts to Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly to build next-generation reconnaissance satellites that can keep an eye on other objects in orbit.   International     US strikes 70th alleged drug boat, UN brief condemns attacks (USNI News) U.S. forces with Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere struck a go-fast vessel allegedly carrying illicit narcotics on Friday, killing four people aboard.       US to open two new military bases in Greenland, sources say (Reuters ) The U.S. plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up ?another on the east coast, now used by the Danish dog sled patrol, under ?a deal to be signed with Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the matter.       US watching Chinese marine presence off Alaska, Arctic Coast Guard chief says (Reuters) The United States is watching China’s presence in its Arctic zone “very closely” amid concerns regarding the security of the U.S. homeland, a senior U.S. Arctic military official said.       Denmark says NATO shares responsibility for Arctic security under Greenland deal (Reuters) Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a deal on Greenland’s security on Tuesday, an agreement Denmark says will put Arctic security under NATO’s watch rather than leaving it solely to Washington and Copenhagen.       North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast (Stars and Stripes) North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan — also known as the East Sea — on Sunday, according to South Korean and Japanese officials.       Kremlin says military is working to resolve humanitarian crisis in Russian-controlled Oleshky (Reuters ) The Kremlin said on ?Monday that Oleshky, a town in ?the part of Ukraine's Kherson region that Russia controls, had critical problems with food ?and medicine supplies, but that Russia's ?military was working to resolve them.       China expels two top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty and corruption (Reuters ) China has expelled two top military leaders, Zhang Youxia and Liu ?Zhenli, from the Communist Party and the military, an official announcement showed on Monday, citing alleged disloyalty, corruption and other ?serious disciplinary breaches.       US Forces Korea commander stresses readiness after sharp reduction in joint drills (Stars and Stripes) U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, speaks during a dinner commemorating the United States’ 250th anniversary at FKI Tower Conference Center in Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 17, 2026. (Yoojin Lee/Stars and Stripes)       Poland concludes military air operations, says no airspace violation (Reuters) Poland's army ?said on Friday it ended military ?aviation operations ?that had been launched ?earlier in the ?day in response ?to Russian strikes on Ukraine, with no ?violation of ?Polish airspace detected.   Video     Warrior Games set to return to Disney World for 2027 event (Defense News) After wrapping up its 2026 events in Florida, the Warrior Games announces it will return to the Walt Disney World resort next year.       Train for underwater escape with the Coast Guard (Defense News) Get an inside look at underwater egress training to drill Coast Guardsmen on how to escape a capsized vessel.   Commentary & Analysis     Alarm bells ring across Europe as security situation with Russia deteriorates at acceleratingpPace (The War Zone) Across Europe, officials are issuing unprecedented warnings about a sharp escalation in Russian aggression and an even larger one that could soon come. As a result, they are scrambling to protect against the rapidly evolving threat Russia poses.       Smartphones in the military (The Wall Street Journal) Military leaders are responsible for managing personal technology and maintaining unit morale.       Washington’s foreign equity bets need better governance (War on the Rocks) What do a rare earth mine in Brazil and a graphite mine in Mozambique have in common? Both have received significant United States government funding. The rub? Neither was subject, when the financing was committed, to the corporate governance standards that American listed companies are: an independent board, an independent audit committee, and audited disclosure to shareholders.       No ideology required: Drones and the new domestic extremist threat (Small Wars Journal) Three domestic terrorism plots. Three ideologies. One weapon.       The cuthority we cannot keep (The Cipher Brief) Washington announced permanent control of Greenland on Friday. The two governments that must ratify it announced, in the same breath, that the text recognizes their sovereignty. Both ideas cannot be the settled meaning of an agreement neither parliament has seen.       Only America could have designed the field jacket (War on the Rocks) When the M-1943 field jacket was introduced at the height of World War II, it was a revolutionary garment. The jacket was the result of rigorous testing, input from an astonishingly diverse group of experts, and was produced by the most advanced textile and garment industry in the world at the time. But the essence of the M-1943 field jacket, and what made it so unique, was the very simple question it was trying to answer: “What does the soldier want?”       Forging the undersea arsenal: How to build the autonomous fleet the US Navy needs to compete (Small Wars Journal) On December 15, 2025, a Ukrainian underwater “Sub Sea Baby” drone penetrated harbor defenses at the Novorossiysk naval base and damaged a Russian Kilo-class submarine, with follow-on analysis concluding that it was “mission kill.” The strike marks the first combat engagement of a submarine by an uncrewed underwater vehicle in naval history.