As I conclude nearly four decades of military and public service, including as lieutenant governor of Guam, a line from the 1986 Crowded House song Don’t Dream It’s Over keeps returning to me: “Trying to catch a deluge in a paper cup.”For Guam — a United States territory and cornerstone of American power projection increasingly under threat from both North Korea and China — that metaphor appears increasingly, and disturbingly, apt. Among U.S.
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The Qatari Ministry of Defence on March 2 announced the successful shootdowns of two Iranian Air Force Su-24 fighters, which had reportedly been deployed to strike targets in Qatar. The ministry added that air defences also“successfully intercepted (7) ballistic missiles through air defences, and intercepted (5) drones by Qatar Emiri Air Force and Qatar Emiri Navy Forces, which targeted several areas in the state today.
Multiple defense officials told DefenseScoop Sunday that a viral message purporting to be from U.S. Cyber Command wasn’t sent by the command. The message claimed Cybercom was warning troops to turn off location services from their electronic devices and that multiple commercial applications were compromised, all amid the ongoing military operations against Iran.
The message — reviewed by DefenseScoop — was circulating in some military circles and social media Sunday. It urged “all U.S. service members” to turn off location services from their electronic devices.
The United States Central Command has confirmed that three U.S. Air Force F-15E long range fighters were shot down over Kuwait on March 1, following multiple unconfirmed repots of shootdowns, and the subsequent release of footage showing one of the aircraft falling in flames in an uncontrolled spiral over Kuwaiti skies. “At 11:03 p.m. ET, March 1, three U.S.
The IDF has used a high-powered laser to down incoming missiles and drones on the Lebanese border.
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The Royal Norwegian Air Force deployed two F-35A fifth generation fighters to engage a pair of Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers and their Su-35 fighter escorts in international airspace over the Barents Sea. The F-35s established positive identification, maintained a controlled escort profile, and sustained continuous tracking while the Russian aircraft remained outside Norwegian airspace.
Following multiple unconfirmed repots of shootdowns of U.S. Air Force and Navy fighter aircraft since attacks on Iran were initiated on February 28, footage released on March 2 has shown an F-15E Strike Eagle falling in flames in an uncontrolled spiral over Kuwaiti skies. Although the F-15 is also operated by Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, which are all participating in the war effort, the U.S. Air Force is the only service known to fly the aircraft over Kuwait. The Kuwaiti Defence Ministry subsequently confirmed that several U.S.
Welcome to 2026. The sky over the Juffair district in Bahrain isn’t so blue; instead, it was a mosaic of gray-black plumes and the white-hot streaks of interception. For years, the armchair generals on social media have been salivating over Operation Truthful Promise 4, the supposed doomsday scenario where Iran’s missile rain finally drowns the U.S. 5th Fleet in its own home.
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They told us the Persian Gulf was a kill box. They told us the headquarters at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain was a sitting duck.
Three American service members have been killed, and five were seriously wounded while participating in military operations against Iran, U.S. Central Command announced on Sunday.
“Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty,” reads the statement, which was posted to social media. “Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing.
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Three American military members have been killed and five seriously wounded in an Iranian attack.
AFP will release more information as it becomes available.
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