American Forces Must Strike Iran to Protect US Troops "The disproportionate scale of Iranian attacks to American responses lays bare that Iran, not the U.S., holds deterrence in...
Pentagon Preparing for Red Sea Task Force to Protect Commercial Vessels from Houthi Rebel Attacks The Pentagon said it's ready to help set up a maritime task force among allied nations to protect merchant shipping in the...
Incidents with Navy Ships and Rising Tensions in the Red Sea Test Pentagon's Deterrence Claims The uptick in attacks, and the apparent targeting of merchant shipping, appears to be part of a concerted campaign by the...
Retaliatory US Airstrikes Are Starting to Raise Tensions and Draw Ire in Middle East The U.S. presence in the region has grown dramatically since Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, launched a brutal and bloody...
An Alternative Way of Dealing with Human Shields Those of us who fought in Somalia in 1993 were the first Americans to experience firsthand the barbaric tactic of using...
Hamas Isn’t the First Military Group to Hide Behind Civilians as a Way to Wage War Civilians often become pawns in war when one side does not have a military advantage against a stronger adversary.
A Reflexive Act of Military Revenge Burdened the US − And May Do the Same for Israel In the wake of the shocking invasion of southern Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Navy Destroyer Again Shoots Down Yemen Drone as Pentagon Denies Incidents Signal Regional Conflict The drone came from Yemen and was heading in the direction of the USS Thomas Hudner destroyer, which was in international...
Iran-Linked Attacks on US Troops Continue Despite Second Airstrike in Syria Meant to Send Message Three service members suffered injuries in the newest attacks: Two received traumatic brain injuries and one was a "non...
US MQ-9 Predator Drones Waging Most Airstrikes in Syria as Middle East Violence Spikes The drone strikes have continued as the region has been roiled by factional violence in recent months and amid heightened...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...
