On Nov. 4, 1979, Iranians scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy in Tehran and ignited one of the most consequential diplomatic crises in modern history. What followed was 444 days of captivity for 52 American hostages, a failed military rescue mission in the Iranian desert, a daring CIA exfiltration disguised as a Hollywood production, and a political reckoning that reshaped the U.S. presidency and the architecture of American special operations forces.
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The Army has announced six more bases will get new dining halls designed to look more like cafeterias at college campuses.
The initiative, dubbed the Campus-Style Dining Venue, comes as the Army is overhauling how it feeds soldiers living in the barracks on base. Some of those changes include offering more flexible meal options, like to-go kiosks, and expanded dining facility hours of operation.
“We were not getting it right, and we heard the soldier feedback,” Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan, the commanding general of Army Materiel Command, said on a February call with reporters.
The US has deployed its next-generation Precision Strike Missile into combat for the first time during the ongoing military strikes on Iran.
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UPDATE: CENTCOM denies this report…
According to various reports on X, a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle reportedly crashed early Wednesday during a strike mission over southwestern Iran, possibly due to Iranian air defenses.
Both crew members reportedly ejected safely, and a U.S.–Israeli combat search and rescue (CSAR) team reportedly entered Iran about an hour later and recovered them.
However, U.S. officials speaking to The Washington Post rejected the claim.
Official confirmation from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) remains pending.
Air Force Times
First flown in 1952, the Boeing B-52 has seen service in Vietnam, Desert Storm, the Global War on Terror — and now Iran.
USNI News
An American attack submarine sank an Iranian Navy ship off the coast of Sri Lanka, extending the ongoing conflict with Iran to the Indo-Pacific.
Aviation Week
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Hope Hodge Seck, NatDef
The Marine Corps’ Force Design update released in October adds a new capability to the service’s light armored reconnaissance battalions: a “maritime reconnaissance…
Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Defense News
The U.S.
After Ted Williams served as a Marine Corps aviator during World War II, the military discharged him, and he returned to Major League Baseball.
While Williams continued his Hall of Fame career with the Boston Red Sox, he remained in the Marine Corps Reserve. There were some caveats, though, according to author Ben Bradlee Jr.’s book, “The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams.” The superstar outfielder would help with military recruiting and had a gentleman’s agreement with then-Cmdr. Alexander Vandegrift that he wouldn’t be recalled unless the United States got into another war.