Three U.S. Navy destroyers — USS Truxton, USS Mason and USS Rafael Peralta — came under attack Thursday while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting U.S. “self-defense strikes” on Iranian targets,
The air bridge sustaining US operations in the Middle East
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Apr 21
A UK Defence Journal article describes an open-source map, titled “Operation EPIC FURY,” that appears to show the main airlift routes supporting U.S. military operations in the Middle East. Built from
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Four Skydio X10D drone systems were stolen from the 326th Division Engineer Battalion at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, between November 21 and 24, 2025, according to the Army Criminal Investigation Divisio
In March 2026, the dynamics of military support shifted as the U.S. sought Ukraine's expertise in countering Iranian Shahed drones amidst escalating attacks in the Middle East. This change contrasts s
Joint Syrian-US patrol comes under attack near Palmyra: State media
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Dec 13
A joint patrol of Syrian security forces and U.S. soldiers near Palmyra was attacked, resulting in injuries to two Syrian personnel and several U.S. service members. The assailant was killed, and U.S.