The US has counter-mine ships homeported in the Middle East. Are they effective?Some military and defense experts argue the Independence-class littoral combat ship equipped with the MCM mission package falls short of its predecessor.By Riley Ceder29 hours ago
Two US counter-mine ships based in the Middle East are now in Singapore, Navy saysThe USS Santa Barbara and USS Tulsa, which are homeported in Bahrain, arrived in Singapore this week. By Riley Ceder5 days ago
European allies tell Trump ‘nein,’ ‘non’ and ‘no’ on help to force open Hormuz StraitTrump in recent days explicitly linked U.S. involvement in NATO and support to Ukraine to efforts by allies to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz.By Rudy Ruitenberg7 days ago
As allies resist US call to help in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says it was a loyalty testTrump's calls for help to other countries was a loyalty test, rather than a strategic necessity, he said. "We don't need anybody."By Tanya Noury8 days ago
Lucky 13: A last-minute swap saved this airman’s life during WWII bombing runNavigator Ed Ryan set off on his 13th bombing run on Friday the 13th, 1944. It would be his last. By Claire Barrett4 weeks ago
US Navy, NATO explosive ordnance teams tackle High North during ‘Arctic Sentry’U.S., Swedish and Norwegian EOD teams completed "Arctic Specialist 26" in early February, an annual Norwegian exercise.By Brooke Griswold4 weeks ago