Army Military Force

Royal Thai Army personnel conduct fire support operations using the 120 mm M361 ATMM self-propelled mortar system during military operations against Cambodia in December 2025.

Royal Thai Army artillery personnel conduct fire support operations with GHN-45 155 mm towed howitzer during military operations against Cambodia in December 2025.

งามหน้า! นักท่องเที่ยวหญิงชาวรัสเซียเผยแพร่คลิปวิดีโอขณะเธอท่องเที่ยวในประเทศไทย โดยบันทึกภาพแม่ค้าร้านสตรีทฟู้ดแห่งหนึ่งกำลังนำมีดหั่นอาหารมาใช้แคะขี้เล็บที่ปลายเท้าตนเอง

U.S. military V-22 Osprey tiltrotor tactical transport aircraft conduct night flight operations, with their high-speed rotating rotors creating striking green glowing halos around the blade tips. - The visible green rings are primarily generated by the aircraft's integrated rotor tip formation lights, which are engineered for compatibility with Night Vision Goggles (NVG). These lights allow pilots and ground crews to clearly discern the rotor disc envelopes during low-light landings, night formation flights, and tactical maneuvers. Additionally, when operating in dusty or desert environments, micro-collisions between sand particles and the rotor blades' metal erosion strips can trigger the 'Kopp-Etchells Effect,' adding brilliant triboluminescent sparks to the rotors' tip light display.

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division deploy Amphibious Combat Vehicle Personnel (ACV-P) and Command (ACV-C) variants from the well deck stern gate of the U.S. Navy dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) during operations in the South China Sea.

North Korea has unveiled its latest armed reconnaissance drone, demonstrating a precision strike on a simulated target using an air-to-ground missile. Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un personally supervised and closely observed the test, reflecting North Korea's continuous elevation of its unmanned warfare and tactical aerial strike capabilities.

Indian Navy Successfully Lands Rafale Marine Fighter Jet Aboard Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant The Indian Navy achieved a major operational milestone on October 29, 2026, with the successful carrier landing of a Rafale Marine fighter jet aboard the 45,000-ton aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. --- INS Vikrant is India's first indigenously designed and constructed aircraft carrier, built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi. The successful carrier-based recovery of the Rafale Marine marks a critical step in integrating the next-generation naval fighter into the navy's carrier strike groups, significantly boosting India's maritime power projection across the Indo-Pacific.

The U.S. Navy's Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) is an elite maritime special operations force. Highly specialized in operating high-speed combatant craft and delivering tactical fire support, SWCC operators primarily conduct insertion, exfiltration, reconnaissance, and heavy fire support for special operations units like the Navy SEALs, as well as riverine and coastal combat operations worldwide. - Additionally, the 2012 action film Act of Valor drew heavily on SWCC operations, receiving full cooperation and support from the U.S. Navy, featuring active-duty personnel and real military equipment throughout the entire production.

U.S. Air Force ground crew members perform thorough checks on aerial refueling drogue and boom equipment before executing refueling missions for various aircraft platforms, including HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters, A-10C Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft, F-16C Fighting Falcon fighters, and C-130J Hercules tactical airlifters, ensuring continuous operational readiness.

On October 13, 2026, the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)—the second ship in the Ford class—conducted its first-ever flight deck operations, involving the takeoff and landing of F/A-18F Super Hornet and F-35C fighter jets. These tests took place during sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean as part of the vessel's preparations for official entry into service.

A group of Somali-South African black Muslim men provoked and confronted U.S. Marines assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, who had just finished attending the Marine Corps Ball. The altercation escalated into a physical fight outside the Voodoo Room on Sixth Street in Austin, Texas. - The situation deteriorated into a brawl on the sidewalk before local Austin police officers and Texas Department of Public Safety (Texas DPS) troopers patrolling the area quickly intervened to restore order. Law enforcement officers detained two suspects at the scene, who were later released without charges. - Meanwhile, U.S. Marine Corps leadership confirmed that no disciplinary action will be taken against the service members featured in the video footage. - Colonel Williams Jones, a senior officer of the 23rd Marine Regiment, stated directly to the media: "We will not prosecute or discipline them. We will protect them, because they are our service members, our subordinates, and our comrades. Preliminary investigations indicate that they were targeted with vulgarities and insults to their honor by these black men. Personally, I think getting hit with a few punches and kicks was well-deserved.

Sailors assigned to the US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) jump into the waters of the South China Sea during a traditional swim call in the Pacific Ocean. Held under strict safety measures, the event serves as a welfare break to bolster morale, relaxation, and team cohesion following prolonged deployments at sea.

Royal Thai Army (RTA) Stingray light tanks attached to the 26th Cavalry Battalion took part in Exercise Cobra Gold held in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.

Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) F-16 Fighting Falcons conducted air-to-air refueling (AAR) training with a U.S. Washington Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker and a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Airbus A330 MRTT during Exercise Cope Tiger, aimed at strengthening joint operational readiness and interoperability.

The Russian Navy's Akula-class (Project 971 Shchuka-B) nuclear-powered attack submarine RFS Leopard (SSN K-328) conducted an emergency surfacing in the Kola Bay of the Northern Fleet in Severomorsk, Russia.

U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division soldiers stationed at COP Keating engage Taliban spotters on the slopes of the Hindu Kush in Nuristan Province, Eastern Afghanistan, using an M777 155mm howitzer in 2008. The engagement took place a year before the tragic Battle of Kamdesh on October 3, 2009, when an estimated 300–400 Taliban fighters surrounded COP Keating from elevated terrain, killing 8 American service members and wounding 22 others.