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Pentagon assures safe passage through Strait of Hormuz despite presence of mines

May 05th: The guarantee follows a security warning from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command to vessels on Monday about the presence of mines in the strait. Read more ▸

Policies needed to share AI-generated intel across NATO countries, official says

May 05th: Currently, the 32 countries that make up the alliance share commercial data through exceptions and workarounds, the NATO official said. Read more ▸

Marine promoted to gunnery sergeant after beating lymphatic cancer

May 05th: Despite being diagnosed with cancer, Alejandro Abrego decided to stay in the Corps. Read more ▸

Refusing evacuation, this Marine packed dirt into his wound and continued to fight

May 05th: The patch of contested real estate known as the Battle of Getlin’s Corner is also remembered for an officer who stood out in a field full of valor. Read more ▸

Defense Department proposes splitting military health system budget

May 05th: The Defense Department wants to split its funding for the military health system to protect military facilities and care. Read more ▸

As US eyes smaller military footprint in Europe, new unit trains for drone warfare

May 05th: The U.S. Army is standing up a new unit in Germany to train personnel on drone warfare, even as the Pentagon looks to scale down troop numbers there. Read more ▸

NATO nations size up an interceptor-drone bazaar where low price is everything

May 05th: A price point advantage is no longer measured in millions of dollars below the competition, but in mere thousands. Read more ▸

Pentagon says Iran ceasefire holds despite exchanges in Strait of Hormuz

May 05th: Gen. Dan Caine characterized the hostile actions as “all below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point.” Read more ▸

Corps overhauls reconnaissance pipeline to better prepare Marines

May 05th: Freshly minted recon Marines were showing up to their first units less prepared than expected, service leaders said. The Marine Corps is out to fix that. Read more ▸

US, Iran launch new attacks as they wrestle for control of Gulf waters

May 05th: It was the first apparent attempt to use military force since last month’s ceasefire announcement. Read more ▸

US Army fires Tomahawk missile from new Typhon launcher during Philippines drill

May 05th: “The missile was very precise. Let’s say if you want to hit a window from a far distance, it lands directly into that window,” a military official said. Read more ▸

Lawmakers push to expand gun rights on Army Corps of Engineers-run lands

May 04th: A group of GOP lawmakers is pressing the Army to loosen restrictions on firearms at recreation sites run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read more ▸

Air Force clears T-7A Red Hawk for low-rate production

May 04th: The decision authorizes a $219 million contract for the first 14 aircraft. Read more ▸

US military accompanies commercial carrier through Strait of Hormuz

May 04th: The shipping company Maersk said the transit of its Alliance Fairfax was completed without incident and that all crew were safe and unharmed. Read more ▸

National Guard officers earn medals for apprehending gunman in DC shooting

May 04th: Two West Virginia National Guard officers received medals for overpowering the gunman who shot two service members in November. Read more ▸

Career submariner selected to perform duties of under secretary of the Navy

May 04th: Retired Navy Capt. William Toti is filling in as the Navy’s No. 2 civilian. Read more ▸

US destroys six Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones, admiral says

May 04th: Adm. Brad Cooper said Iran was trying to interfere with a U.S. military operation to open the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic. Read more ▸

Former Qatari aircraft on track for summer Air Force One delivery

May 04th: The new aircraft in the Boeing VC-25B Bridge program completed modifications and flight testing and is now being painting red, white and blue. Read more ▸

Impacts of Strait of Hormuz tensions stifle searches for US missing in Laos

May 04th: The ripple effects of the Iran war have spread to Laos, where fuel shortages have forced the cancellation or curtailment of searches by U.S recovery teams. Read more ▸

US denies Iranian reports of strike on warship, says ships transit Hormuz

May 04th: Two U.S.-flagged merchant ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM said on Monday as Iranian media circulated claims Iran struck a U.S. warship. Read more ▸

Interview: Gen. Ronald Clark, US Army Pacific commander

May 04th: For Clark, who has headed USARPAC since Nov. 8, 2024, this 41st iteration of Balikatan represents a “full-circle event.” Read more ▸

Trump says US operation will aid ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz

May 03rd: It was not immediately clear which countries the U.S. operation would aid or how the operation would work. Read more ▸

2 US troops reported missing amid African Lion exercise

May 03rd: The Moroccan army said the service members went missing near a cliff. The incident remains under investigation and the search is ongoing. Read more ▸

US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say

May 01st: The move comes as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe. Read more ▸

Marine Corps fields 3,500 first-person view attack drones

May 01st: The U.S. Marine Corps had zero first-person view drones in service as of October 2025. Read more ▸

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