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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) sails in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 6, 2026. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is at sea as an integrated warfighting team. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders highly capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John R. Farren)

Aerospace & Defense

The Houthis Just Became Iran’s ‘Nuclear Option,’ an Expert Says — Able to ‘Hold the Global Economy Hostage’

The Wall Street Journal says a new front has opened after the Houthis declared an embargo on Saudi oil through Bab al-Mandeb. Reuters detailed...

Stephen Silver2 days ago

The Embassy

The Pentagon’s Count of America’s Iran War Dead Just Dropped Overnight — and the Explanations Don’t Match

The Pentagon's official count of American troops killed in the Iran conflict dropped from eighteen to fourteen between Wednesday and Thursday, the New York...

Stephen Silver2 days ago

(September 11, 2003) - USS Nimitz (CVN 68) navigates one of the busier sea lanes in the Indian Ocean. Nimitz is deployed with Nimitz Carrier Strike Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Sadaam Hussein. US Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Monica L. McLaughlin.

Aerospace & Defense

A Retired General Says This Is About Giving the President More Options, Not About Expanding the Iran War Itself

The United States is moving special-operations forces, fighter aircraft and medical staff toward the Middle East, with bomber crews in America and Britain on...

Stephen Silver3 days ago

Aerospace & Defense

An A-4 Tore the Wing Off This Israeli F-15 at 13,000 Feet. The Pilot Landed It Anyway — and Didn’t See the Missing Wing Until He Turned to Shake His Instructor’s Hand

On May 1, 1983, an Israeli Air Force F-15 flew ten miles and landed with its entire right wing sheared off two feet from...

Harry J. Kazianis4 days ago

Army paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, fire the M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS) during live-fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2021. The MAAWS, also known as the Carl Gustaf, is a man-portable, reusable, breech-loading, 84 mm recoilless rifle capable of destroying armored targets up to 700 meters away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

The Embassy

The Only Way to Stop Iran at Sea Is Boots on the Ground

With Iran's foreign minister ruling out concessions or any reopening of Hormuz, one analyst argues the only way to stop Tehran's attacks on shipping...

Michael Rubin5 days ago

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Two Tankers Full of Saudi Oil Just Turned Around in the Red Sea — and the Houthis Didn’t Have to Fire a Single Shot

Two tankers loaded with Saudi crude reversed course in the Red Sea — without being fired on — after the Houthis threatened any ship...

Andrew Latham5 days ago

B-2 Spirit stealth bombers assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base taxi and take-off during exercise Spirit Vigilance on Whiteman Air Force Base on November 7th, 2022. Routine exercises like Spirit Vigilance assure our allies and partners that Whiteman Air Force Base is ready to execute nuclear operations and global strike anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryson Britt)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Trump Just Said the U.S. Will Bomb Iran’s Secret Underground Nuclear Mountain ‘Very Heavily’ — and Iran Can’t Stop It

President Trump says the U.S. will strike Pickaxe Mountain, Iran's fortified underground nuclear site, 'very heavily' and soon. Israel believes Iran moved nuclear centrifuges...

Stephen Silver5 days ago

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 31, 2026) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Station Norfolk on March 31, 2026. The strike group, comprised of nearly 5,000 Sailors, provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders increased capacity to underpin American security and economic prosperity, deter adversaries, and project power on a global scale through sustained operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jayden Brown)

The Embassy

Mediators Just Handed Iran a Formal Proposal for a Ten-Day Ceasefire — and Tehran’s Own Spokesman Confirmed Diplomacy Is in Motion

Mediators have passed Iran a proposal for a ten-day ceasefire, Reuters reports, and Tehran's foreign ministry confirms diplomacy is moving — even as strikes...

Stephen Silver6 days ago

190907-N-UR565-0660NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 7, 2019) The Ohio-class cruise missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) arrives in Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 7, 2019. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed and when they are needed to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia. (Photo by Joel Diller/Released)

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Donald Trump Is Waiting for Iran to Fold. Iran Is Waiting for Trump to Cave

The Memorandum of Understanding that paused the fighting has collapsed, Farley writes, because it never settled the status of the Strait of Hormuz or...

Robert FarleyJuly 14, 2026

(April 8, 2017) - Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departs Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding for builder’s sea trials off the coast. The first- of-class ship—the first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 years—will spend several days conducting builder’s sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ship’s key systems and technologies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Litzenberger)

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Iran Wants Every Ship in the Strait of Hormuz to Pay It “Protection Money” — and Experts Say the World’s Most Important Oil Route May Never Be the Same

Iran is moving to charge ships for passing through the Strait of Hormuz — the waterway that carries a fifth of the world's oil...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 1, 2026

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Aerospace & Defense

The Houthis Just Became Iran’s ‘Nuclear Option,’ an Expert Says — Able to ‘Hold the Global Economy Hostage’

The Embassy

The Pentagon’s Count of America’s Iran War Dead Just Dropped Overnight — and the Explanations Don’t Match

Aerospace & Defense

A Retired General Says This Is About Giving the President More Options, Not About Expanding the Iran War Itself

Aerospace & Defense

An A-4 Tore the Wing Off This Israeli F-15 at 13,000 Feet. The Pilot Landed It Anyway — and Didn’t See the Missing Wing Until He Turned to Shake His Instructor’s Hand

The Embassy

The Only Way to Stop Iran at Sea Is Boots on the Ground

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Two Tankers Full of Saudi Oil Just Turned Around in the Red Sea — and the Houthis Didn’t Have to Fire a Single Shot

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Trump Just Said the U.S. Will Bomb Iran’s Secret Underground Nuclear Mountain ‘Very Heavily’ — and Iran Can’t Stop It

The Embassy

Mediators Just Handed Iran a Formal Proposal for a Ten-Day Ceasefire — and Tehran’s Own Spokesman Confirmed Diplomacy Is in Motion

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Donald Trump Is Waiting for Iran to Fold. Iran Is Waiting for Trump to Cave

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Iran Wants Every Ship in the Strait of Hormuz to Pay It “Protection Money” — and Experts Say the World’s Most Important Oil Route May Never Be the Same

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