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Take a moment to imagine yourself as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or the leader of one of the many European countries actively supporting Ukraine.
There is a significant message in this Star Wars looking arrangement – the Chinese are no longer copying us, they are innovating on their own and don’t need to rip off from us anymore
For years, the U.S. Military felt they were the high art form of JLOTS.
Two years ago, we wrote in these pages about the sorry state of Irish defense and security that, we have on good authority, prompted a question on the matter to the then Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar when he visited the Biden White House on St. Patrick’s Day in 2023. This was exactly our hope. Following the March 12 visit of the Taoiseach to the Trump White House for St.
American fighter jets shot down multiple Houthi drones fired from Yemen over several hours Sunday. The interceptions over the Red Sea mark the first time in more than two months that Houthis targeted U.S. Navy ships and come a day after the Truman Carrier Strike Group bombed several targets inside Yemen.
The Houthis launched 11 drones and one ballistic missile at the USS Harry S. Truman and the supporting ships of its carrier strike group, a U.S. official with knowledge of the incident told Task & Purpose.
Despite the name, Space Force doesn’t have much force in space. The service is trying to change that and build up its “orbital warfare” capabilities, according to the Chief of Space Operations for Space Force.
Earlier this month, Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman outlined ways he intends to add offensive elements to his branch.
(Pentagon) Today Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a department-wide review of existing standards set by U.S. military branches pertaining to physical fitness, body composition, and grooming, which includes but is not limited to beards.
“We must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that enable the men and women of our military to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force,” Hegseth said.
“Our adversaries are not growing weaker, and our tasks are not growing less challenging.
In the late hours of Saturday night, US led forces began a large-scale attack on Houthi forces, including senior leadership, in retaliation for the latest Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping. President Trump sent out a warning to the Houthis on Truth Social that their attacks on shipping must end, and furthermore, Iran’s support of these attacks must end or face dire consequences.
Reports indicate the attacks were carried out using aircraft from the USS Harry S Truman, along with US Air Force aircraft, drones and cruise missiles.
American forces bombed multiple sites in Yemen, the first such operation against the Houthi movement in more than three months. The action came after the Yemeni nationalist group, which controls much of the country, said it would resume attacks on Israel ships.
It was the first airstrike against the Houthis ordered by the Trump administration. President Donald Trump announced the operation in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, saying that he ordered “decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen.
Host L Todd Wood speaks with combat zone reporter Michael Yon on the history of the Panama Canal, and why the isthmus is key to global power.
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