Sydney Sweeney Tributes Deployed Air Force Brother

Actress Sydney Sweeney shared a personal tribute to U.S. service members this week, revealing that her younger brother, Trent, is currently deployed overseas with the Air Force. The 28-year-old star posted a screenshot from a video call on her Instagram story, showing her smiling alongside Trent in full military gear, including camouflage and a helmet. "Receiving calls from my bro always make me happy when he's deployed," she wrote. "Thinking of all our boys and girls overseas and sending my love! Thank you for your service."

The message comes amid heightened U.S. military involvement abroad, with tens of thousands of American troops stationed in various regions. Trent, 25, has served in an Air Force munitions squadron since joining in 2020, following basic training that April. He was promoted to staff sergeant in August 2025 and has been deployed multiple times, including to South Korea in late 2020. It is unclear whether his current assignment relates to the ongoing conflict with Iran, which escalated after an Israeli missile strike on February 28, 2026, that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Recent developments include Iran's rejection of a 15-point peace...