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Death toll from US strikes on suspected drug boats passes 200

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted 4 Hours Ago

A U.S. Sailor stands watch in the pilot house of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), May 18, 2026. Truxtun is deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo)

US forces fire Hellfire missile to disable ship trying to break its blockade

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted Yesterday

Featured Art: An F-35A Lightning II sits ready to taxi prior to a deployment from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in March 2025. (United States Air Force photo by Capt. Nathan Poblete)

F-35 pilots receive Distinguished Flying Crosses for Midnight Hammer, missions in Yemen

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted Yesterday

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert Marquez, a platoon commander with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, leads Marines during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training as part of a MEU exercise on U.S. Army Fort Novosel Louisville, Alabama, April 16, 2026. This exercise sharpened the 24th MEU’s command and control capabilities, ensuring seamless communication and decisive action for our upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit deploys to Caribbean

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 29, 2026

Fighting between US and Iran continues amid ‘ceasefire’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 28, 2026

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Operation Epic Fury, March 29, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)

US forces strike Iranian boats, launch sites in Bandar Abbas

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 26, 2026

A US Marines MV-22B Osprey aircraft flies over the city on its way to the US Embassy, in Caracas, on May 23, 2026, during an air evacuation drill. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Marines stage mock evacuation at Venezuela embassy

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 24, 2026

The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz sails on Panama Bay, in Panama City on March 30, 2026. The ship reached the country alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), as part of the multinational maritime cooperation exercises "Mares del Sur 2026." (Photo by HUGE PERALTA / AFP via Getty Images)

Nimitz carrier group arrives in Caribbean amid Cuba tensions

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 23, 2026

An F/A-18 taxis before flight aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during Operation Epic Fury March 6, 2026. (U.S Navy Photo)

Ford Carrier Strike Group awarded rare Presidential Unit Citation for Iran War

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 16, 2026

Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service operators exit a rigid-hull inflatable boat to conduct a ground raid during exercise Flintlock 26 in Côte d'Ivoire, April 29, 2026. Integrating multidomain capabilities served as a cornerstone of Flintlock 26, leveraging ground, maritime and air capabilities during planning and tactical operations to improve collective readiness. Since 2005, Flintlock has served as U.S. Africa Command’s premier annual special operations exercise. This year’s exercise brought together more than 30 countries across Côte d’Ivoire and Libya to build lethality and readiness, strengthen counterterrorism skills and increase collaboration across borders. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kristina Randall)

US, Nigerian troops kill ISIS second in command

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 16, 2026

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Zykee Allen, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, sits atop an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to receive a fire mission during a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration mission on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 27, 2025. The HIRAIN mission demonstrates NATO forces' capability to rapidly and jointly deploy the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System worldwide, enabling long-range precision fires to achieve maximum impact on the battlefield. The operation saw U.S., Norwegian, and Belgian forces working together to transport HIMARS from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Norway, culminating in fully integrated fire missions. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Carlos Marquez)

Pentagon cancels planned deployment of long-range missile unit to Germany

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 15, 2026

Spc. Brandon Mack, a small unmanned aircraft system operator assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Combat Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, looks through his SMASH 2000L optic, a counter-sUAS tracking scope developed by SMARTSHOOTER, during rotation 26-02 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, Nov. 2, 2025. The rotation marks the first armored Transforming in Contact (TiC) 2.0 combat training center rotation, where new concepts and emerging capabilities were tested in realistic, contested scenarios. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Julian A. Winston)

Around the World

Army orders rifle-mounted smart scopes to down small drones

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 15, 2026

Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington was found off the Moroccan coast on May 12.

Army identifies second soldier who went missing in Morocco

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 13, 2026

Soldiers with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shown in this January 2020 photo, were already in Poland when the Defense Department canceled their unit’s deployment.

Pentagon cancels Army unit’s deployment to Europe with soldiers already in Poland

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 13, 2026

Southern Border

101st Airborne, 1st Armored division units latest heading to southern border

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 12, 2026

Air Force HH-60

Air Force rescue units awarded rare Presidential Unit Citation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 12, 2026