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An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Aug. 4, 2026. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo)

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USS Abraham Lincoln is 305 days into a cruise that is now the second-longest U.S. aircraft carrier deployment since the Cold War and after Iran combat, 208 days straight at sea, and a one-day stop at Naval Base Guam the strike group is still weeks from San Diego

USS Abraham Lincoln is 305 days out of San Diego, the second-longest U.S. aircraft carrier cruise since the Cold War. Carrier Strike Group 3...

Georgia GilholySeptember 22, 2026

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A US Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Fired a Stealth Anti-Ship Missile at the USS Juneau, an Amphibious Ship Commissioned in 1969 and Left in Mothballs for 18 Years. It Still Took 2 Harpoons, a Japanese Torpedo, a Hellfire, and 2 More Missiles to Put Her Under.

LPD-10 was commissioned in 1969, brought Marines home from Vietnam, answered the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, and sailed for Desert Shield. The Navy...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 11, 2026

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The US Military Flew B-25 Bombers from a US Navy Aircraft Carrier During WWII To Get Revenge on Japan for Pearl Harbor

Nobody expected the B-25 Doolittle Raid to do material damage. The bomb loads were too light and every planner involved knew it before the...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 5, 2026

Apra Harbor, Guam (Jan. 27, 2005) – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) in dry dock to assess damage sustained after running aground approximately 350 miles south of Guam Jan. 8, 2005. . The Navy former dry dock known as “Big Blue” is capable of docking ships that weigh up to 40,000 Long Tons. The Navy certified Big Blue for the one-time docking of San Francisco. San Francisco is the second fast-attack submarine to be attached to the forward-deployed Submarine Squadron Fifteen, home ported on board Naval Base Guam. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Mark Allen Leonesio (RELEASED)

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‘The Bow Was Ripped Off’: A US Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine Smacked Into an Underwater Mountain ‘At a High Rate of Speed’

US Navy submarine USS San Francisco was navigating on charts originally surveyed in the 1960s. The region was not a high-value area for the...

Isaac SeitzAugust 30, 2026

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (January 26, 2018) The crew of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) render honors to the Battleship Missouri Memorial following a homeport change from Groton, Connecticut. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lee/ Released)

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A $10,000,000,000 Rare US Navy Seawolf-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine Slammed Into An Underwater Mountain in the South China Sea and Survived

On October 2, 2021, one of the Navy's three most advanced attack submarines struck an uncharted underwater mountain while running submerged. The impact wrecked...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 29, 2026

U.S. Army Capt. Valerie Nostrant, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, low crawls under barbed wire during the obstacle course portion of a spur ride at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Dec. 14, 2021. The purpose of this spur ride is to integrate new paratroopers into the Airborne Cavalry and build esprit de corps within the squadron, focused on Cavalry heritage. (U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger)

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‘Troops Can End Up Living with Mold’: The US Military Faces a Massive $285,000,000,000 Facility-Maintenance Backlog That Looks Almost Unfixable

Harrison Kass examines a new GAO report on the Pentagon's ballooning maintenance backlog: buildings past eighty years old, barracks with mold and failing plumbing,...

Harrison KassAugust 27, 2026

STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 11, 2012) The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transit the Strait of Hormuz.

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Has Been At Sea for 272 Days, Extended Twice Due to the Iran War and That Takes A Toll

USS Abraham Lincoln Update: The Navy has surged counselors and social workers to a ship whose behavioral health staff amounts to one clinical psychologist...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 21, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Melanie "Mach" Kluesner, pilot of the F-35A Demonstration Team, performs aerial maneuvers at the Wings and Eagles Airshow at Kingsley Field, Oregon, on July 19, 2025. The demonstration team travels across the country to showcase the power and precision of the world’s most advanced 5th-generation fighter jet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Rupiper)

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The Iran War Put a Shining Light on the US Military’s Biggest Weakness: Vulnerable Bases from Missile and Drone Attacks

More than 42 US military aircraft have been damaged or destroyed during the war with Iran, including aircraft caught on the ground at air...

Brandon WeichertAugust 10, 2026

The Embassy

America Has a South China Sea Problem

On July 20, a China Coast Guard team in a small boat closed on Philippine sailors near Second Thomas Shoal and repeatedly struck one...

Andrew LathamAugust 3, 2026

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China’s J-36 Is Credited With the Range to Reach Taiwan From 1,500 Miles Out. America’s New F-47 — Its Longest-Legged Fighter Ever — Cannot

For the first time, the Air Force published official performance figures for its next fighter, and the numbers set a record. Measured against the...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 5, 2026

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USS Abraham Lincoln is 305 days into a cruise that is now the second-longest U.S. aircraft carrier deployment since the Cold War and after Iran combat, 208 days straight at sea, and a one-day stop at Naval Base Guam the strike group is still weeks from San Diego

Aerospace & Defense

A US Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Fired a Stealth Anti-Ship Missile at the USS Juneau, an Amphibious Ship Commissioned in 1969 and Left in Mothballs for 18 Years. It Still Took 2 Harpoons, a Japanese Torpedo, a Hellfire, and 2 More Missiles to Put Her Under.

Aerospace & Defense

The US Military Flew B-25 Bombers from a US Navy Aircraft Carrier During WWII To Get Revenge on Japan for Pearl Harbor

Aerospace & Defense

‘The Bow Was Ripped Off’: A US Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine Smacked Into an Underwater Mountain ‘At a High Rate of Speed’

Aerospace & Defense

A $10,000,000,000 Rare US Navy Seawolf-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine Slammed Into An Underwater Mountain in the South China Sea and Survived

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‘Troops Can End Up Living with Mold’: The US Military Faces a Massive $285,000,000,000 Facility-Maintenance Backlog That Looks Almost Unfixable

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Has Been At Sea for 272 Days, Extended Twice Due to the Iran War and That Takes A Toll

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The Iran War Put a Shining Light on the US Military’s Biggest Weakness: Vulnerable Bases from Missile and Drone Attacks

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America Has a South China Sea Problem

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China’s J-36 Is Credited With the Range to Reach Taiwan From 1,500 Miles Out. America’s New F-47 — Its Longest-Legged Fighter Ever — Cannot

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