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)
Afghan Commandos on a Mobile Strike Force Vehicle in Shindand Military Base, Herat province (Photo by Franz J. Marty/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducts routine underway operations (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Molly Crawford)
Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) questions a witness during a hearing of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee November 20, 2014 in Washington, DC (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)