The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer the USS Stockdale returned to its home port in San Diego on Thursday, April 10. As it pulled into Naval Base San Diego after a seventh-month deployment, two flags billowed in the wind: an American flag and a black and white one with a very familiar gun-adorned “007” on it.
It’s not a random flag flown by James Bond enthusiasts. Instead, it’s a cheeky nod to the ship’s namesake, Medal of Honor recipient Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale.
Stockdale joined the Navy in 1946, serving as a naval aviator at the start of the Vietnam War.
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After a first deployment to Afghanistan in 2010 and a second to Kuwait in 2014, Sgt. Terrence Hinton and his family received orders to a highly coveted duty station amongst the Army community: Hawaii. In 2016, Sgt. Hinton, accompanied by his spouse, son, and daughter, was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division in Oahu, Hawaii.
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The United States has approved the first ever integration of the AIM-120 radar guided air-to-air missile to equip South Korean FA-50 fighter aircraft, with the AIM-120C-5, C-7, and C-8 variants all expected to be integrated onto FA-50PL fighters in the Polish Air Force from 2027. The Polish Defence Ministry ordered 48 FA-50 fighters from South Korea in 2022 to replace the MiG-29 fighters it donated to Ukraine, with these very lightweight aircraft having high availability rates and very low maintenance needs and operational costs.
The U.S. Air Force has received its 105th KC-46A Pegasus airborne tanker, with the aircraft intended to serve under the 22nd Air Refuelling Wing. The KC-46 is a military derivative of the Boeing 767 freighter family with an internal fuel capacity of 96,290 litres, of which up to 94,200 litrescan be transferred to receiver aircraft. The aircraft combines a strategic range and heavy fuel load with a flexible cabin and cargo architecture that gives commanders far more utility than older tanker types. Although the U.S.
Unexpected encounter of a sleeping Russian trooper in the field with a Ukrainian FPV drone on the Pokrovsk direction.
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On April 10 a Swedish Air Force Gripen fighter intercepted a Russian Navy Kilo class attack submarine, with the aircraft tracking the ship’s movements into the Baltic Sea in coordination with allied countries. The Swedish Armed Forces described the operation as part of regular activities aimed at maintaining situational awareness in the country’s surrounding waters and ensuring the territorial integrity of Sweden and its allies.
A fire at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant in the Russian Far East has raised questions regarding the future of production of the Su-35 and Su-57 fighters, which are assembled exclusively at the facility. Open-source intelligence indicates that the fire broke out in Shop No. 46 of the plant, a crucial facility responsible for producing polymer composite material (PCM) components used in the Su-57’s airframe. Around 300 different part designs are manufactured there, including roughly 100 large structural elements.
The Navy plans to use underwater drones in the coming days as part of its new effort to clear Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command announced Saturday.
The strait is a critical maritime chokepoint for oil exported from the Middle East, and reopening it to more shipping traffic has been a top objective of President Donald Trump amid the shaky ceasefire between the United States and Iran that began a few days ago and paused Operation Epic Fury, the military name for the American war effort against Tehran that kicked off Feb. 28.
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Washington — The Selective Service System plans to begin automatically registering all eligible U.S. men ages 18 to 26 for the military draft database by the end of December 2026, aiming to close a longstanding compliance gap that has left nearly one in five young men unregistered.
The agency submitted a proposed rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30, kicking off the formal review process needed before the change takes effect.
Two U.S. Navy destroyers are now in the Persian Gulf after crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, U.S. Central Command announced. The warships are now working on “ setting conditions for clearing mines” in the important waterway.
Two Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, the USS Frank E. Peterson. and the USS Michael Murphy crossed the strait earlier today and are now sailing in the Persian Gulf, also known as the Arabian Gulf. Axios reported that the move was not coordinated with Tehran, en as negotiations began earlier today. It’s the first major move by U.S.