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Iran

US strikes continue as Iran war enters its second week

The U.S. says it has hit more than 3,000 targets in Iran as Trump calls for "unconditional surrender" and Tehran promises retaliation.

Americas

US, Ecuador strike suspected drug trafficking camp near Colombian border

The joint force carried out "lethal kinetic operations," the first known attack on cartels since the combined mission started this week.

News

Fake veteran impersonated soldier to claim VA benefits, prosecutors say

James Sommers is accused of a 32-year-long scheme to use an Army veteran’s identity to receive medical care and Social Security.

Coast Guard

Coast Guard swimmer dies from injuries sustained in offshore rescue

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Jaggers was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross while in the hospital for his actions in a Feb. 27 offshore rescue.

Army

Your next Army Field Manual might be written with AI

The soldiers who create and update the manuals and guides that make up Army doctrine are rolling artificial intelligence tools into the process.

Marine Corps

Marine Corps swim qualification tests are about to get tougher

Marines will have to tread water for longer periods of time under the new swim qualifications, which will go into effect on Oct. 1.

Marine Corps

Marine who crawled under bridge to plant explosives approved for Medal of Honor

Marine Capt. John Ripley hung demolition charges beneath a key bridge, swinging hand-over-hand for three hours while under fire.

Army

Army expands its new dining halls to 6 bases, but pauses its pilot test for food delivery

The Army promised online ordering at its first new dining hall which opened last month, but officials said the demand “exceeded” their expectations, so they’ve paused orders.

Navy

Why Iran’s warship ‘didn’t have a chance’ against a Los Angeles-class submarine

A Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine used a torpedo to sink an Iranian warship on Tuesday, marking the first such sinking by an American submarine since 1945.

Army

The Army hopes to lure civilian tech workers by letting some join as captains

“In this case, the direct commissioning program, we're really focused on folks coming in at the lieutenant and the captain level to help us in the technical areas in our operational units.”

Marine Corps

Senate authorizes Trump to award Recon Marine the Medal of Honor

The Senate has passed a bill to clear the way for retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. to receive the Medal of Honor for his heroism during a 1967 ambush in Vietnam.

News

US Southern Command says it launched military operations in Ecuador aimed at ‘narco-terrorists’

“Together, we are taking decisive action to confront narco-terrorists who have long inflicted terror, violence, and corruption on citizens throughout the hemisphere,” U.S. Southern Command said in a statement.

Navy

Sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln scrawl their names on bombs headed to Iran

Marking weapons with messages and names is a tradition that dates at least to the ancient Greeks, and now includes U.S. sailors involved in the Iran war.

Marine Corps

Marines opened fire after group attempted to storm US consulate in Pakistan

“It’s just seven to 20 guys; that’s all you have facing an angry mob. Being in that headspace is important. Your back is really against the wall.”

Middle East

Top officer in Middle East tells US troops ‘you will change the course of human history’

Adm. Brad Cooper told troops taking part in Operation Epic Fury that the U.S. was moving from “deterrence into active combat."

Fighter Aircraft

Former fighter pilots explain what it’s like to eject, following Kuwait shoot downs

Six Air Force flyers successfully ejected from F-15E strike fighters last weekend in friendly fire incidents over Kuwait. Three pilots who've ejected described what they likely experienced.

News

6 US troops killed, others wounded in operations against Iran

Six U.S. service members have been confirmed killed from Iran's attack over the weekend, according to U.S. Central Command.

Iran

Veterans ‘split’ over Iran strikes. Some see payback, others see another ‘forever war’

President Donald Trump has said military operations against Iran could last four to five weeks — or longer. Veterans have heard this before.

Space Force

Space Force to refine ‘orbital warfare’ maneuvers with new prototype

The new prototype is akin to going from flying a commercial plane to a military aircraft, the head of Combat Forces Command said.

News

3 F-15s crash in Kuwait in possible ‘friendly fire’ incident

All six of the aircrew safely ejected, have been recovered, and are in stable condition, the news release says.