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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.
Afghan forces still at the mercy of US air support despite huge investment into Afghan air force
B-52s were postured to respond to Taliban assaults of several urban centers that occurred in late August to early September.
By Shawn Snow
Iran killed more US troops in Iraq than previously known, Pentagon says
One in every six American combat fatalities in Iraq were attributable to Iran, according to a new official estimate.
By Kyle Rempfer
Despite push for future tech, munitions remain major wedge in budget
The U.S. is preparing to bolster its munitions stash.
By Aaron Mehta
That time the US dropped an atomic bomb on a fleet of 95 ships
Mistakes were made.
By Timothy J. Jorgensen, Georgetown University
Why the once-maligned flattop Ford is finally getting a lift (or 11)
Navy officials say they are finding "efficiencies" and reducing "redundancies" in how they are building, testing and certifying their new Advanced Weapons Elevators, raising hopes that all eleven will be up and running by the time the ship heads back to sea later this year.
By Mark D. Faram
Should US troops be involved in the Yemen civil war?
House lawmakers voted to block U.S. military from helping Saudi allies from conducting airstrikes and other missions in the war-torn country.
Trump to use federal funds to prop up US bomb makers
The president has approved direct federal investment for suppliers of American bomb parts and chemicals, part of $250 million to address supply chain vulnerabilities this year.
By Joe Gould
In the last hours of war, blood and heroism and irony and loss
World War II was clearly in its closing days — or was it?
By Sam Moses, World War II Magazine
Trial: At each Iraq bomb blast site, a trail of evidence leads to Iran
If successful, plaintiffs could be eligible for financial compensation from a special fund for victims of terrorist attacks.
By Todd South
Three US troops killed, three others wounded in IED blast in Afghanistan
Three U.S. service members were killed and three more were wounded by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
By Kyle Rempfer