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The first of two amphibious ready groups ordered to the Middle East arrived on Friday, as the United States surges more forces to join the war with Iran.
U.S. Central Command confirmed that the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, with the 2,200-strong embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit onboard, had reached its area of responsibility, bringing with it “transport and strike fighter aircraft, as well as amphibious assault and tactical assets.” Its arrival comes as the war with Iran enters its second month and the U.S. readies another carrier strike group to head to the region.
The Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Has a Massive Nuclear Power Supply to Be Future-proof
One of the key characteristics of the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers is that they are designed around electrical power generation in a way that the preceding class, the Nimitz carriers, never were.
That shift drives everything in the carriers, from how they launch aircraft to what weapons the Ford-class can bring to bear.
The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in the Adriatic Sea, June 23, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S.
How low-standard administrative processes are reshaping the force and removing the warfighters it needs most
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The military did not simply respond to misconduct—it operationalized a cultural shift through policy, creating a weaponized administrative system built on accusation, low evidentiary thresholds, and permanent labeling. Leaders whose direct, high-intensity leadership once defined combat effectiveness are now recast as liabilities. This is not due process adapted to the military.
A B-47 Bomber and an F-86 Fighter Collided, and a Hydrogen Bomb Was Lost
The notion of lost, missing, or stolen weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)—chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) alike—has unsurprisingly been the subject of many a fictional thriller story.
During the Cold War, you had bestselling novels from iconic authors like Clive Cussler and Tom Clancy (may they both R.I.P.), e.g., “Vixen 03” by the former and “The Sum of All Fears” by the latter.
Russian authorities say they have foiled a plot involving hundreds of explosive-laden boot insoles allegedly smuggled into the country and disguised as humanitarian aid for soldiers fighting in Ukraine.
According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the agency seized 504 “heated” insoles—winter gear designed to keep feet warm in cold conditions—that were rigged with small explosive charges. The FSB claims each pair contained explosives equivalent to about 1.
The Iran Conflict Could Mean China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Heads to the Skies Faster
The ongoing campaign against Iran has once again demonstrated how modern wars increasingly begin in the air, and often with stealth aircraft leading the way.
In recent strikes, U.S. forces used long-range bombers and advanced fighter aircraft to attack Iranian military infrastructure, including ballistic missile sites and other hardened targets. More than 2,000 targets were struck in the first 100 hours of the campaign, according to U.S. Central Command.
H-20 Bomber Mock Up.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near-miss incident in Southern California between a National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial airline flight this week.
On the evening of Tuesday, March 24, a United Airlines 737 flight was approaching John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California. As it was descending around roughly 2,000 feet, the California Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk passed in front of its path, according to flight data from Flightradar24. The two aircraft came within 525 feet vertical and 1,422 feet lateral from each other.
Game. Set.
The A-10 Warthog Looked Like It Was Headed for Retirement. Then The Iran War Started
The A-10 Warthog has been revered for generations by grateful ground forces who credit the famous “flying tank” for saving them from enemy fire.
And, to be honest, we can’t get enough of the A-10. As you can see, we visited the A-10 Warthog on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force just last year.
Although the future of the combat-tested aircraft has been debated for years, there is little question about its combat performance.