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The Last 40,500-ton USS Boxer Maintenance Period Ran 4 Years Late. The US Navy Just Paid $149.8 Million for the Next One

USS Boxer returned to San Diego in 2020 and was scheduled back with the fleet by late 2021. Delays pushed her departure to June...

Isaac Seitz3 days ago

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a joint live-fire exercise with the Kuwait Land Forces, Jan. 8, 2019, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The U.S. and Kuwaiti forces train together frequently to maintain a high level of combat readiness and to maintain effective communication between the two forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Bill Boecker)

Aerospace & Defense

Iran Knows the US Military Has All the Tools To Invade and Capture Kharg Island. And That’s What They Are Counting On

Kharg Island sits about 16 miles — 26 kilometers — off the Iranian coast. Iran's Fajr-5 artillery rocket reaches 75 kilometers and carries a...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 11, 2026

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Iran Has 350,000 Ground Troops. 200,000 Are Conscripts. Their Best Tank Is a Copy of an American One. If the Marines Land, Here’s What They’d Face.

One and a half months into Operation Epic Fury, aka Operation Roaring Lion, i.e., the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against the theocratic terrorist regime...

Christian D. OrrApril 15, 2026

The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits the Strait of Hormuz.

The Embassy

A U.S. Military Invasion of Kharg Island Won’t Reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That’s the Trap

Kharg Island Is 400 Miles From the Strait. Taking It Won’t Open Hormuz. Trump May Try Anyway. Given President Donald J. Trump’s recent, increasingly...

Brandon WeichertApril 7, 2026

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Taking Kharg Island Would Be Easy — That’s the Trap, Because Holding It 20 Miles From the Iranian Mainland Is a Different War Entirely

Invading Kharg Island Could Transform the Iran War Into a Possible Disaster for America U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly floated the possibility of...

Harrison KassApril 1, 2026

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Aug. 3, 2020) The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), the second America-class amphibious assault ship, transits toward Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Aug. 3, 2020. Tripoli commissioned July 15 and is en route to homeport in San Diego. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay is the forward, ready, irreplaceable U.S. sea power platform in the Caribbean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Oblander)

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2,000 Marines, 20 F-35s, and the ‘Mini Aircraft Carrier’ USS Tripoli — The Pentagon’s Toolkit to Invade Iran’s Kharg Island

The Kharg Island Scenario: How the U.S.Marine Coprs Will Fight the Next War Future amphibious assaults will likely look nothing like the famous World...

Kris OsbornMarch 24, 2026

(June 28, 2022) – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, June 28. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Kharg Island Explained: Why This 1 Spot Could Collapse Iran’s Entire War Economy

Award-winning journalist Stephen Silver examines President Donald Trump's claim that U.S. strikes "totally decimated" Kharg Island — the Persian Gulf terminal handling 90% of...

Stephen SilverMarch 17, 2026

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Aerospace & Defense

The Last 40,500-ton USS Boxer Maintenance Period Ran 4 Years Late. The US Navy Just Paid $149.8 Million for the Next One

Aerospace & Defense

Iran Knows the US Military Has All the Tools To Invade and Capture Kharg Island. And That’s What They Are Counting On

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Iran Has 350,000 Ground Troops. 200,000 Are Conscripts. Their Best Tank Is a Copy of an American One. If the Marines Land, Here’s What They’d Face.

The Embassy

A U.S. Military Invasion of Kharg Island Won’t Reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That’s the Trap

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Taking Kharg Island Would Be Easy — That’s the Trap, Because Holding It 20 Miles From the Iranian Mainland Is a Different War Entirely

Trillions - 19FortyFive

2,000 Marines, 20 F-35s, and the ‘Mini Aircraft Carrier’ USS Tripoli — The Pentagon’s Toolkit to Invade Iran’s Kharg Island

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Kharg Island Explained: Why This 1 Spot Could Collapse Iran’s Entire War Economy

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