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Trump says fired general accused of leaks is ‘going to have big problems’ WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday that fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia is “going to have big problems” after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ousted him for allegedly leaking classified information about the Iran War. Sylvia was director of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff — serving as a leading military planner throughout the eight-month conflict. @usairforce @MikePompeo @RepMikeRogers Source: NY Post Military

Leak investigation led to firing of Joint Staff member and DOJ referral: Pentagon Parnell posted a lengthy statement on social media Thursday morning addressing the news of Sylvia’s firing , which came out a day earlier. His comments are the first on-the-record response since it became public. Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's midterm coverage, analysis, and political insights. @JudicialWatch @DailyCaller @USMC Source: Washington Examiner Defense

South Carolina: Fire at DOE Nuclear Site Laboratory Prompts Emergency Declaration Officials declared an emergency Wednesday afternoon when a fire erupted inside a laboratory at a Department of Energy nuclear site near Aiken, South Carolina. “Highway 125 remains open at this time. SRS officials are directing response efforts and have notified the appropriate state and local government agencies. Oncoming shift workers should report to work as usual, and all other employees should report to work as scheduled on Thursday, Oct. 29,” it continued. @MarkLevinShow @marcorubio @TomCottonAR Source: Breitbart Defense

U.S. Army Pacific Plans for Possibility of War Over Taiwan Next Year Army Pacific has prepared the Indo-Pacific theater under the assumption that China will have the capacity — and possibly the intent — to seize Taiwan by military force next... @OANN @FoxNews @TomCottonAR Source: Real Clear Defense

China’s CE-25A Electric Commuter Airliner Demonstrator Emerges New images appear to show a full-sized demonstrator of China’s CE-25A, an unorthodox 19-seat all-electric aircraft being developed by the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). The photographs offer a fresh look at a program the company publicly outlined in 2023, although the aircraft’s current testing status remains unclear. Regardless, the program overall reflects COMAC’s interest in distributed electric propulsion, an approach that could help inform future aircraft development even if the CE-25A itself never enters commercial service. @RepMattGaetz @JudicialWatch @BreitbartNews Source: The War Zone

Hegseth fires top planner on Joint Chiefs over claims he spoke to press Sylvia’s departure was first revealed by The Atlantic Wednesday. Sylvia was the director for strategy, plans and policy for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also known as J5, which is responsible for matching the Pentagon’s policy with the operational force and shaping the department’s long-term military strategy. @DailyCaller @USMC @TomCottonAR Source: Task & Purpose

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US and Japan Finalize Agreement for AMRAAM Facility Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced the agreement in an Oct. 28 press conference after meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers’ Meeting. U.S. and Japanese officials have said the agreement will diversify the AMRAAM industrial base and build regional stockpiles for both the U.S. and its allies at a time when President Donald Trump, and Hegseth and his leadership team at the Pentagon have urged allies to invest more in their own defenses. @JudicialWatch @marcorubio @FoxNews Source: Air Force Magazine

Pentagon treating military base freezer malfunctions as suspected cyberattack: officials One of the ‌officials said the military investigators were in touch with their French counterparts about a similar cyberattack on commercial freezers that disrupted supermarkets there earlier this month. Reuters was not able to ascertain how far along the Pentagon’s investigation was or whether it had reached any conclusions about what happened or who might be responsible. @TomCottonAR @BreitbartNews @usairforce Source: NY Post Military

Hegseth dismisses top military strategist from Joint Chiefs as Trump contemplates further Iran strikes Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, who was the director for strategy, plans and policy, J5, on the Joint Staff this week, the Atlantic reported. Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's midterm coverage, analysis, and political insights. @marcorubio @usairforce @TomCottonAR Source: Washington Examiner Defense

U.S. Intel Warns China’s Space-Based Directed Energy Weapons Could Soon Threaten Satellites We have reached out to the agency for more information but did not immediately receive a response. Reversible attacks include efforts to jam satellite signals or temporarily blind their optics. The latter can be done with devices like laser dazzlers . @RepMattGaetz @FoxNews @DailyCaller Source: The War Zone

U.S. Marine Drone Detachment in the Philippines Operating from Palawan Airfield Marine Corps drone detachment is operating from a Philippine airfield in Palawan near South China Sea flashpoints in the Spratly Islands, USNI News has learned. From the airfield, Washington can potentially support Manila with more intensive intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions of Chinese forces operating off the Philippines. @JudicialWatch @USMC @marcorubio Source: USNI News

Sitting Ducks or Strategic Shields: What Does the Small Reactor Promise Mean for Future Conflicts? This is critical for governance because the more specialized the deployment landscape becomes, the less straightforward it is to rely on existing assumptions about where nuclear facilities will be located, how they will be protected, and how they may feature in crisis scenarios. Many of these small and advanced reactors are being developed with the prospect of siting alongside military installations , given the military’s need for a separate, secure power grid capable of sustaining operations, especially where civilian grids risk being disrupted by adversarial attacks. @TomCottonAR @MarkLevinShow @usairforce Source: War on the Rocks

Nearly 50 recon and intel Marines headed to undersea cable guard duty in Europe “The experience, skills and systems of the U.S. Marine Corps are perfectly suited for supplementing our situation picture and supporting our monitoring of the Baltic Sea,” said Chief of Operations of the Finnish Navy Capt. Johan Tillander. Add Task & Purpose (opens Google in a new window or tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Reconnaissance Marines are widely known as the service’s elite light infantry, but their primary capabilities are the passive skills of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, or ISR. The Information Group is an intelligence analysis unit trained to keep commanders apprised of ISR sources like those collected by recon units. @marcorubio @SenatorWicker @MikePompeo Source: Task & Purpose

Dozens of Former Airmen Are Running in the ’26 Midterms More than three dozen former Airmen are running for Congress, including Democrats, Republicans, third-party and independent candidates, Air & Space Forces Magazine has found. Meanwhile, some of Congress’ highest-profile veterans are departing the legislature. They include Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a retired brigadier general who has been deeply involved in legislation affecting his former service. Among the issues Bacon championed: recapitalizing Air National Guard fighter squadrons, rethinking pass-through funding in the Air Force budget, and a 2050 force design . Bacon’s district includes Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., home to U.S. Strategic Command. @BreitbartNews @MikePompeo @SpaceForceCSO Source: Air Force Magazine