USS Gerald R. Ford returns to see after brief stop in Croatia
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford returned to sea Thursday after a five-day port call in Split, Croatia, the service announced. The stop, which followed a brief visit to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Crete, comes as the Navy’s largest carrier has been...
‘Prepare your family’: Marine Reserve commander gives warlike safety brief
In a weekend address to his troops as news headlines trumpeted the possibility of upcoming combat deployments, the three-star head of Marine Corps Reserve command had a message: Get your cammies ready. In a March 26 message on his official letterhead, Lt. Gen. Leonard F....
Golden Dome, ships and missiles top Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense wish list
President Donald Trump is set to unveil a $1.5 trillion defense budget request for the next fiscal year on Friday, by far the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-World War Two era. Funding for Trump’s marquee but controversial $185 billion “Golden Dome”...
US carried out nearly 50 strikes in Somalia so far this year
U.S. forces have carried out 49 airstrikes in Somalia so far in 2026, a pace that puts this year on track to rival or exceed last year’s operations against Islamic militant groups. The attacks, conducted in coordination with the Somali government, come after U.S. Africa...
Trump threatens to walk away from NATO
President Donald Trump assailed NATO on Wednesday, threatening to walk away from the 32-nation defense bloc over its response to the war in Iran. Asked in an interview with The Telegraph whether he would consider ending U.S. membership in the alliance after Operation Epic Fury,...
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Is the US running out of Tomahawk missiles? Here’s what the experts say
Last week, the Washington Post reported that the United States has launched at least 850 Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles just over one month into Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. That number far exceeds the missile’s use in previous conflicts, according to...
Tricked Out Steak Knife Brings Tacticool to the Kitchen Table
For years, tactically-minded carnivores have been begging KnivesShipFree Research & Development to blend two great tastes: tactical knife design and kitchen cutlery. At long last Head Researcher (and, if rumors are to be believed, shortlist nominee for the Nobel Prize in Physics) J Rouch has...
Iranian strikes target the infrastructure behind US airpower
A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry, an airborne warning and control system, was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia — one of several strikes on the installation since Operation Epic Fury...
USS Gerald R. Ford will likely notch record-setting deployment, Caudle says
The world’s largest aircraft carrier is expected to reach an unprecedented deployment of 11 months, the chief of naval operations confirmed Tuesday. Adm. Daryl Caudle said the USS Gerald R. Ford, which is currently sitting at 281 days, would likely see a “record-breaking deployment” while...
