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Paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division return to Pope Army Airfield after supporting the drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011. Photo: Sgt. 1st Class John Laughter / DVIDS / Public Domain
By Tuesday, September 30, 2026, the last of the boots from American troops will have left the soil of Iraq — the same land that the US invaded in 2003 and where, over twenty-three years, the military lost the lives of 4,500 Americans.
Iran-backed militias are celebrating tonight.
In recent weeks, the U.S. and its allies have had some success in moving oil through the Strait of Hormuz by finding new routes to circumvent Iran’s control of the crucial waterway, as oil exports from the region have rebounded.
That’s according to an analysis published Tuesday by the Wall Street Journal, which also reported that Iran could seek to halt that progress by military means.
(July 28, 2017) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 approaches the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) for an arrested landing.
A new guidebook outlines the duties for soldiers in the barracks and offers management tips to noncommissioned officers on how to address emergencies in living spaces.
The “NCO’s Barracks Guidebook,” published Wednesday morning, includes recommendations and outlines steps for addressing issues ranging from maintenance needs to cleanliness in the barracks.
The guide’s introduction notes that it is not setting policy but is meant to be a “professional tool, a resource built to educate, clarify, and strengthen the NCO’s ability to lead.
The European Council has approved five European Defence Projects of Common Interest (EDPCIs), making the cross-border initiatives eligible for funding through the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP).
The United States has embarked on an unprecedented campaign of maritime and financial isolation against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Following the escalation of hostilities in early 2026, Washington deployed a formidable dual-pronged offensive. First, the enforcement of a comprehensive naval blockade by Central Command, initiated in April, effectively sealed the Iranian coastline and crippled traditional maritime exports.
Milford Beagle Jr. had been in the Army for about a year when a new battalion commander took charge of his unit.
It was 1991, and Beagle and five other lieutenants waited nervously together for their one-on-one meetings with the colonel. The furniture was hard, and there was a faint smell of pine oil in the air, Beagle recalled last week at the 2026 Military Influencer Conference (MIC) in Tampa, Florida. The six young service members shared a collective sense that they were heading into the principal’s office.
Alison Bath, S&S
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt departed San Diego on Sunday for a deployment expected to last more than seven months
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The Navy is taking on its largest-ever construction and restoration effort with its multi-billion-dollar Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, but it lacks the consistent…
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In the span of two months this summer, U.S.
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The test validated the MV-22B’s as an alternative platform to the P-3C Orion for the Navy’s Sonobuoy Quality Assurance Program