Jordan confirmed that its air force took part in strikes launched by the United States on Islamic State group targets in Syria.

A U.S. official said that the attack was conducted using F-15 Eagle jets, A-10 Thunderbolt ground attack aircraft and AH-64 Apache helicopters.

The move ends a practice that had been made obsolete by simulators that mimic battlefield injuries.

The first hull is expected to hit the water in 2028 as a more nimble companion to the Navy’s larger warships, Navy Secretary John Phelan said.

A LUCAS drone was successfully launched from the flight deck of the USS Santa Barbara, a littoral combat ship currently operating in the Arabian Gulf.

Updates include sex-neutral requirements for all combat MOS Marines to score a minimum of 210 out of a possible 300.