Top 5     Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday (The Associated Press) U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal on the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday or Thursday, while Iran and Oman inched toward an agreement to reopen the critical waterway and potentially help bring an end to the war.       US used ‘virtually all’ long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say (Reuters) The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during America’s five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military’s readiness for future conflicts.       Risk of developing ALS varies by service, study finds (Military Times) Veterans of the Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard may be at higher risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) compared with veterans from other branches, according to research published in the journal Neurology.       House Oversight Democrats seek records behind Pentagon changes to Iran war casualty database (Military Times) Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are investigating changes made to the Defense Department’s official casualty database, demanding records they say are needed to determine why four U.S. soldiers briefly disappeared from the Pentagon’s public Iran war casualty count before being reclassified under a newly created category.       Pentagon: National Guard in DC to cost another $1.43 billion (Roll Call) The Trump administration’s planned deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., through the end of his presidential term will cost $1.43 billion, or $51 million a month, in addition to the amount spent so far, according to a new Pentagon estimate.   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     FAA Investigates Marine One Safety Incident in Washington (The Wall Street Journal) The president’s helicopter took off from the White House despite commercial traffic flying at Reagan National Airport Federal aviation officials are reviewing an air-traffic safety incident Tuesday involving a military helicopter carrying President Trump.       Senate candidate Haley Stevens stands firm on backing US military aid to Israel (CBS News) Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens, one of two Democrats in the primary for her party's Senate nomination, stands firm on backing U.S. military aid to Israel and claims opponent Abdul El-Sayed doesn't recognize Israel's right to exist.   AIr Force     Missing airman from Cannon AFB has been ‘safely located’ (Stars and Stripes) Airman Brandon Freeman, who was reported missing by Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico in July, has been found, according to an updated Facebook post from the base.   National Guard     325 Narcan doses, 43 lost children: DC National Guard mission wraps first year (Military Times) Since Aug. 11, 2025, nearly 9,700 National Guard troops from across the nation have been shipped into Washington, D.C., and put up in hotels in service of the “Make DC Safe and Beautiful” mission ordered by President Donald Trump.   Veterans     ‘A hell of a soul’: Combat medic’s actions in Vietnam lead his son on a mission to honor him (Stars and Stripes) A Vietnam veteran’s son is on a mission to gather the evidence needed for his late father — a combat medic — to be considered for a Navy Cross for his actions to save wounded comrades in battle near Khe Sanh base, a remote military outpost near Laos that is now a memorial site.   Defense Industry     Space Force awards $615M in deals for second batch of aircraft-tracking satellites (DefenseScoop) The Space Force has contracted three companies to mature Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator capabilities and broaden the vendor pool that’s developing the technology, the service announced Tuesday.       Lockheed seeks US mineral supplies after Trump supply-chain push, sources say (Defense News) Lockheed Martin is in talks to buy supplies of two critical minerals from U.S. mines, two sources familiar with the discussions said, as President Donald Trump pressures defense contractors to cut reliance on China.       Thales Australia whips together armed UGV in just 6 weeks (Defense News) To demonstrate speed to capability, Thales Australia has turned a drawing board concept into a fully functioning, armed unmanned ground vehicle, or UGV, in just six weeks.       Ukraine’s Fire Point starts to integrate European tech into missile defense system (Defense News) Ukrainian drone and missile maker Fire Point has secured agreements from over a dozen European defense companies to provide radar, guidance and other systems for the Freyja missile defense project, and is starting to integrate the various systems, its CEO has said.       Army’s new battlefield command system ready to scale (Military Times) Army officials said the Next Generation Command and Control, or NGC2, is “ready to scale” following an extensive prototyping phase that culminated at a joint force exercise at Fort Irwin, California, in July.       US Army wants a surface-to-air missile that can destroy small drones (Defense News) The U.S. Army is searching for a surface-to-air missile that can destroy small drones.   Israel-Gaza-Lebanon-Syria     Netanyahu says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed (The Associated Press) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed and pushed back on a recent deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.   Ukraine     Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills 14 and injures 22, officials say (BBC News) The head of Kyiv's military administration says Russia is "once again massively attacking" the region around the city.       Russia says it hit Ukrainian military-linked vessels, port facilities (Reuters) Russian forces on Tuesday struck three vessels in the Ukrainian port of Mykolaiv and another in the Black Sea off Odesa that were being used "in the interests of the Ukrainian military," the Russian Defence Ministry said.       Funeral honors Ukrainian student killed as she helped the victims of a Russian strike (The Associated Press) Hundreds of mourners dressed mostly in white walked through central Kyiv on Tuesday behind the open casket of a university student killed at the weekend by a Russian strike as she helped people wounded in an earlier attack.   International     ‘Maximum use’: Iran boosts military strength during ceasefire with US (Al Jazeera) IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said last month that Iran’s missile production rate increased during the ceasefire.       North Korea's Kim Yo Jong warns of new military options over Japan's strike capabilities (Reuters) North Korea's ?Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, warned on Wednesday that Pyongyang would adopt "additional military options" in response to what she called Japan's transformation into a military power, after Tokyo test-fired a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile.       South Korean students detained for allegedly breaking into US military base (The Associated Press) A group of eight South Korean students were detained Tuesday for allegedly breaking into a United States air base while shouting anti-U.S. slogans, South Korean authorities said.       Canadian military says soldier charged with terrorism offenses is no longer serving (Reuters) Marc-Aurèle Chabot, a former active-duty Canadian soldier arrested last July for taking “concrete actions to facilitate terrorist activity,” is no longer a member of the armed forces, ?according to the Canadian military.       Cargo ship reports being struck in Strait of Hormuz as US, Iran claims about talks diverge (The Associated Press) Iran and Oman are inching toward a deal to reopen the disputed Strait of Hormuz and potentially help bring an end to the war.       European Union Naval Task Force intercepts suspected Russian shadow tanker (USNI News) The European Union’s Naval Force Mediterranean intercepted a tanker on Sunday that is suspected of being part of Russia’s shadow fleet.   Video     Trump forms new commission to address quality of life issues for military spouses (Defense News) The new President's Military Spouse Commission, chaired by Jennifer Hegseth, is tasked with addressing persistent problems for military spouses.   Commentary & Analysis     Iraq pressured by regional countries to rein in Iran-backed militias as new data on extent of attacks released (The Long War Journal) Iraq faces mounting pressure to rein in the militias while balancing tensions with neighboring countries, the US, and Iran. The Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq has come under nearly 1,000 drone and missile attacks by Iran and its proxies since late February, underscoring the growing threat posed by Tehran's network of militias.       The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine (National Public Radio) Russia's massive air assault against Ukraine before dawn on Saturday included 27 ballistic missiles, many pounding the capital Kyiv, killing nine people and wounding more than 30. The attack was larger than most, though Russia carries out airstrikes almost every night.       China’s quiet quest to dominate Latin America (Foreign Affairs Magazine) For years, U.S. officials have fretted about Chinese megaprojects in Latin America. Successive administrations have, for example, sounded the alarm about Peru’s Chancay Port, which is controlled and operated by a Chinese shipping giant, and about the Chinese-built Coca Codo Sinclair Dam, in Ecuador. In response, Washington has issued diplomatic condemnations against Latin American officials, revoked visas, and even threatened to use force against the region’s governments.       Why the Iran war remains strategically adrift (The Cipher Brief) “I do think there's a lot of evidence to believe that we're accomplishing the military objectives [of the Iran War], which is destroying the Iranian Navy, the Iranian Air Force, their air defenses, the missile production capabilities, drone production capabilities. That's going well. But how that translates into strategic success has been, I think, the weakness in this entire operation and continues to be today. And I think that if we were to take a step back to February [when the Iran War started], and think about where we are today, I don't know that this would be in our theory of success. It would probably be a branch plan that would not be going so well. And I'm worried about that.”