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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.
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The Marine Corps’ Force Design update released in October adds a new capability to the service’s light armored reconnaissance battalions: a “maritime reconnaissance…
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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.
The Department of War announced the believed to be death of an Army Reserve Soldier who was supporting Operation Epic Fury.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, Calif., was at the scene of the incident on March 1, 2026, in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, and is believed to be the individual who perished at the scene. Positive identification of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Marzan will be completed by the medical examiner. The Soldier was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa.
The move to the LSE’s Main Market from the AIM reflects the scale and maturity achieved through GlobalData’s long-term strategy.
On Jan. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump announced:I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars…While the specifics of the request have not yet been released, a $1.5 trillion defense budget would be a roughly 50 percent increase on the amount requested for Fiscal Year 2026 and an even greater increase above the $839 billion “base” spending levels appropriated through the normal Congressional process.
What if the biggest variable in whether China attacks Taiwan is how many directions New Delhi is forced to look at once?When considering a Taiwan contingency, people tend to focus on cross-Strait dynamics and China’s military capabilities for understandable reasons. But they should be thinking about India much more. India’s ability to create risk for China matters more than most debates over the future of Taiwan acknowledge. And India’s ability to do that is no longer just a function of tensions in the Himalayas or Pakistan’s role on India’s western front.
The Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah has reportedly deployed its Radwan Force, a top special forces unit, to launch unprecedented counteroffensives against Israeli Army units in Southern Lebanon. Hezbollah initiated hostilities with Israel on March 1, for the first time since 2024, after Israel and the United States the previous day launched a full scale attack on the paramilitary group’s strategic partner Iran. This follows multiple reported successes by Hezbollah’s regular units in countering Israeli armed advances.