Agnes Helou
Agnes Helou was a Middle East correspondent for Defense News. Her interests include missile defense, cybersecurity, the interoperability of weapons systems and strategic issues in the Middle East and Gulf region.
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Trump says U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities "a spectacular military success"
President Trump says Iranian enrichment facilities have been "completely and totally obliterated" in U.S. strikes.
US strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says
The strikes happened Saturday amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.
Why Patrick Star is the blue falcon of Bikini Bottom
Patrick Star is every lovable mess-up squadmate who cost you a weekend because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut during formation.
Judge asks if troops in Los Angeles are violating Posse Comitatus Act
A federal judge held a brief hearing over whether the Trump administration should continue its deployment of troops to Los Angeles.
USS Gerald Ford set to deploy amid Israel-Iran conflict
The aircraft carrier is deploying as part of a regularly scheduled deployment, a defense official said.
DOD terminates troubled HomeSafe contract for military moves
The Pentagon terminated the Global Household Goods Contract with HomeSafe Alliance, citing its inability to carry out military moves.
Navy integrates robotic vessels into Baltic Sea warfighting exercise
This year's BALTOPS exercise included anti-submarine warfare, countermine operations and integration with an array of robotic and autonomous systems.
After more than 80 years, this Marine returned home from Guadalcanal
A 1942 aerial map that had previously gone unnoticed and unused in a Hawaiian museum archive held the key to locating Rowe and his fellow Devil Dogs.
Navy uses 3-D printing to manufacture destroyer parts
The 3-D printing process reduced the manufacturing time of one part, which traditionally takes nearly a year to produce, by 80%.
