The Marine Corps is establishing a new rotational force for Alaska, part of a wider expansion into the Arctic and in preparation for cold-weather missions.
The Marine Corps announced “Campaign – Alaska” on Saturday, a new initiative that will give the service a permanent presence in the northernmost state and expand training in what Gen. Eric Smith, commandant of the Marine Corps, called “a region of growing strategic importance.” The largest part of the effort is the creation of Marine Rotational Force – Alaska.
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The missiles are flying in the Philippines at exercise Balikatan 2026. Japan fired its Type 88 anti-ship missile, and the US Army fired its HIMARS.
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U.S. forces disabled two Iranian tankers, Sea Star III and Sevda, after the vessels attempted to breach the American naval blockade and enter an Iranian port.
According to the U.S. military, an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet launched from the USS George H.W. Bush conducted precision strikes on the smokestacks of both tankers, leaving them unable to proceed to Iran.(@Visegrad24)
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Chief Designer of the J-10C ‘4+ generation’ fighter Li Jun, a senior researcher at the Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, has confirmed plans to continue to enhance the aircraft’s capabilities, noting that it still has significant room for improvement, and will have a viable service and market life of at least two to three decades.