Author: Michael

Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranSince the United States and Israel launched joint military strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, their targeting has worked through a lengthy list of senior Iranian officials (including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei), missile facilities, naval assets, and sites associated with regime security forces.

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A Marine who single-handedly destroyed a major bridge in Vietnam, swinging hand-over-hand across its steel girders to plant explosive charges even as an enemy tank fired at him, now appears set to receive the Medal of Honor. 
Marine Capt. John Ripley’s three-hour, one-man assault on the Dong Ha Bridge in April 1972 has long been a hallowed story in the Marine Corps. Fellow Marines, friends, and advocates have pushed for decades to see the Navy Cross he was awarded for the battle upgraded to a Medal of Honor.

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The Defense Department is kicking off plans this month to deliver batches of small drones to roughly 17 military units, and officials will soon begin coordinating their deployments in real-world training exercises.
At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, senior defense officials shared new details about those and other pursuits to rapidly enhance the U.S. drone industry and associated weapons arsenal, and counteract China’s dominance in the global market.

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Imagine a priesthood where they wear uniforms like the Navy’s, are disciplined like Marines, do as much real work to advance a mission as any nonner in the Air Force, are worked like Army privates with none of the pay and benefits, and get as much respect from the rest of the branches as the Coast Guard.
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If that sounds appealing, you’re ready for Scientology’s Sea Organization, a paramilitary “fraternal organization” comprised of the most devoted Scientology has to offer.

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