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The U.S. Navy has begun retiring its first of four Ohio class guided missile submarines, with the USS Georgia scheduled to be officially inactivated on July 31 following its return to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. The retirement marks the beginning of the end for the world’s most heavily armed tactical submarines, which were designed to carry 154 Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles. Their withdrawal from service is particularly notable due to a lack of a similarly heavily armed replacement for the vessels.

Oman Proposes New Governance for Strait of Hormuz; Iran Says No: Oman has presented Iran with a new proposal backed by Gulf nations that would reshape how commercial vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz. The deal appears to be a compromise designed to reduce tensions following months of conflict while avoiding one of the biggest sticking points in negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

On Sunday, President Trump shared a series of AI-generated images depicting a strike on Kharg Island, bearing the message “Strike on Kharg.”

Quality of the images aside, the comments from Trump have once again raised the possibility of an operation to seize Kharg Island from Iranian control.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, pilot and commander of the F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team, performs an aerial demonstration during the 52nd Annual SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, April 15, 2026. Capt.

Since the time that the war in Ukraine appeared to turn into a failed enterprise that would ultimately fulfill any of his declared objectives, there have been any number of projected end scenarios for the end of the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Then there is the specter of 1917 being repeated.

Su-57 Felon Fighter from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Su-57 Felon in the Sky. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The Russian Army gets tired of being sent to die in senseless attack waves against enemy positions.

Saudi Arabia claims that Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Iraq launched a devastating drone attack against Saudi oil infrastructure.

Fears abound that this is just the start of a new round of warfare in the ever-expanding Iran War.

F-15C Fighter Coming in From Last Flight. Image Credit: National Security Journal.

F-15C Fighter on the Tarmac. Image Credit: National Security Journal. Taken on August 13, 2025.

It should be noted that the Iraqi-based Shiite militias did not take credit for the attacks. Nevertheless, the Iraqi government has vowed to prevent such attacks from recurring.

The Marine Corps has taken delivery of the last of 359 MV-22B Ospreys that it has procured over the past two decades, Corps officials announced on Tuesday.
The tiltrotor MV-22B Osprey is the primary aircraft that takes Marines to and from Navy ships, remote bases and battlefields. The Osprey’s unique rotating engines allow it to fly long-range missions like an airplane while also being able to hover and make vertical takeoffs and landings, similar to a helicopter.

The Marine Corps received its 359th MV-22B Osprey on Tuesday, marking the completion of the tiltrotor’s program of record nearly 20 years after it was first deployed by the service.
The Marine Corps expects to keep and upgrade the Osprey through 2055, according to a service press release. Officials have also alluded to looking at other aircraft, such as the Army’s MV-75 tiltrotor, DefenseOne reported in April. 
The service calls the MV-22 the “cornerstone” of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, the service’s principle fighting organization.

The United States and United Arab Emirates are setting up a new bilateral military crew that will hustle to integrate their forces’ artificial intelligence capabilities, and deploy joint assets to monitor and enhance regional security. 
Task Force Talon Synapse is slated to soon be fully operational, U.S. Central Command announced Tuesday. Approximately 20 American and Emirati personnel with expertise in AI, data, cybersecurity and related technology areas will serve on the Abu Dhabi-based team.

According to a report by Reuters, just one in three Americans supports the war in Iran.

With the war now entering its fifth month, fatigue amongst the American population is starting to mount as the war continues and the Trump administration fails to make its goals for Iran concrete.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) steams behind the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 31, 2006. The Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf.(DoD photo by Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird, U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on Tuesday, July 28, for their first face-to-face talks since the U.S. and Israel launched a joint campaign against Iran five months ago.

The much-anticipated closed-door meeting lasted approximately 90 minutes and concluded shortly after 12:30 pm Eastern Time.

F-35I Adir Fighter from Israel. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Israel F-35I Adir Stealth Fighter. Image Credit: IAF.