U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has signed a DoD Memorandum renaming Fort Moore in Columbus, Georgia back to Fort Benning, but once again instead of using Confederate General Henry L. Benning as its Namesake, similar to Fort Bragg (Fort Liberty), it will instead be named after Corporal Fred G. Benning, who fought in the U.S. Army in France in 1918 during World War I.

After firing hundreds of federal employees with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last week, including critical meteorologists and forecasters with the National Weather Service (NWS); the Trump Administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have now notified NOAA that they will soon be canceling their lease on two major centers for weather forecasting in the United States. These centers include NOAA’s Center for Weather and Climate Prediction in College Park, Maryland, which contains the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) used for day-to-day weather forecasting and modeling; as well as the the NWS’s Radar Operations Center (ROC) located in Norman, Oklahoma, which works towards the development, maintenance, and training for the Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD) Network.

Syrian State Media is reporting that Israeli Special Forces have carried out a “Landing Operation” against several Sites previously operated by Iranian-Backed Militias and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the Southwest of the Country, between the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates. Locals claim to have heard several Explosions, in addition to Helicopters, Drones and other Aircraft during the Operation.

Relations between Friedrich Merz, the Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and incoming Chancellor of Germany, and U.S. President Donald J. Trump appear to be already off to a rocky start, following last week’s heated-exchange at the White House between U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Vice-President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which Merz today called a “deliberate escalation” by the Trump Administration against Ukraine. Both Trump and one of his senior advisors, Elon Musk, had publicly praised both Merz and the CDU in recent weeks, following their success during the recent German Election, which showed a massive increase of support for conservative parties including the CDU.

The U.S. Senate has voted 51-47 to confirm Linda McMahon as the Secretary of Education.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump tonight has ordered a pause in all further military aid to Ukraine, with a senior administration official telling Fox News that aid will be halted “until the Ukrainians show a commitment to good faith peace negotiation.”

A senior Pentagon official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Bloomberg that the halt to military aid to Ukraine includes all military aid in transit and waiting in transit areas in Poland.

U.S. Republican Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, serving Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District said earlier today in a post on 𝕏, that “We are 100% getting this train back on the tracks. This mineral deal will be signed in short order, which will lead to a strong long-term economic partnership between the United States and Ukraine, and which will ultimately and naturally lead to security assistance.” This post appears to have followed a conversation between Representative Fitzpatrick and Andriy Yermak, the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.

David Moore, the Son of Hal and Julie Moore the Namesakes for Fort Moore which was re-renamed today back to Fort Benning, as well as a Retired Colonel in the U.S. Army, told CNN that he has received a “Courtesy Call” earlier today from the Base Commander notifying the Moore Family of the change; with David Moore stating, “It’s the idea of their combined service to the Army, service to the community, and service to the nation, and the fact that Secretary of Defense Hegseth actively chose to look at that and reject that.”

Despite Defense Secretary Hegseth’s public call for Military Bases renamed during the Biden Administration to be changed back, the Moore Family had believed that Fort Moore would survive “given the reputation, character and contributions of Hal and Julie Moore.”

In his DoD Memorandum renaming Fort Moore earlier today, Secretary Hegseth directed the U.S. Army to “honor the legacy of Lieutenant General Harold (Hal) Moore's storied military service and Ms. Julia (Julie) Moore's family and casualty notification advocacy in a manner that celebrates their significant contributions to the local community and the Army.”

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has announced that one of their FA-50PH multi-role fighter jets has gone missing after conducting tactical night operations early Tuesday morning. According to the PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo, the jet lost communication with the other fighters in its flight before reaching the “target area.” The remaining fighters failed to reestablish contact and ended up returning to the PAF airbase on Mactan. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing and it’s yet unclear where the “target area” that the jets were headed to is located.
More to come.

Footage was posted earlier today, showing for the first time a French-provided Mirage 2000-5F Multirole Fighter operated by the Ukrainian Air Force in the sky over Ukraine, with this specific aircraft appearing to be equipped with two external fuel tanks.