Bab el-Mandeb Strait Archives

Exercise Artemis Strike is a German-led tactical live fire exercise with live Patriot and Stinger missiles at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Chania, Greece from Oct. 31-Nov. 09. Over 200 U.S. soldiers and approximately 650 German airmen will be participating in the realistic training within a combined construct, exercise the rigors associated with force projection and educate operators on their air missile defense systems. The 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command will deploy, operate and fire live missiles within a tactical scenario, under Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe operational readiness evaluation criteria.

Dollars and Sense

Saudi Arabia Just Got Handed an Air Defense Mystery: Officials Are Probing How Drones Cleared a Path for Missiles to Hit Riyadh’s Airport

Saudi Arabia is investigating how Houthi drones cleared the way for missiles to strike Riyadh’s main airport, which will stay closed until Saturday. Nearly...

Georgia GilholyOctober 13, 2026

The USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, was hit and sunk by anti-ship missiles during a training drill.

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America Has a Problem: Gas Prices Have No Shot of Dropping Anytime Soon As the Iran War Won’t End

Tanker traffic through Hormuz has picked up, but a British maritime monitor logged eleven attacks on tankers in five days, and a risk firm...

Isaac SeitzOctober 5, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The East-West Pipeline Just Got Hit at Full Load: Four Million Rerouted Barrels a Day, Now Down for Weeks, per the AP

Two regional officials tell the AP that Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline — the Hormuz bypass carrying four million rerouted barrels a day — is...

Georgia GilholySeptember 14, 2026

A Louisiana Air National Guard F-15C Eagle streaks above the Ohio River during the Thunder Over Louisville air show in Louisville, Ky., April 18, 2026. More than a dozen military aircraft performed during the show, including four Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules from the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing and two UH-60 Black Hawks from the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Frankfort-based 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

The Treaty

Iran ‘Activated’ Its Allies at the Second Chokepoint to Demonstrate What Tehran ‘Could Not Settle’ at Hormuz, an Analyst Writes

A rebel missile strike on a commercial vessel at Bab el-Mandeb killed crew members and rescuers Wednesday — a turn the AP says risks...

Stephen SilverAugust 12, 2026

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, pilot and commander of the F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team, performs an aerial demonstration at Air Dot Show Tour Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 9, 2026. Capt. Le Tourneau showcased the unmatched capabilities of the F-22 by performing a series of combat maneuvers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Bowers)

Dollars and Sense

‘Gate of Tears’: The Houthis Want to Start Charging Ships to Cross It, and Iran Helped Them Plan the Scheme

Regional sources tell Reuters the Houthis are weighing transit fees on ships crossing the Bab el-Mandeb, a week after declaring an embargo on Saudi...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 29, 2026

Lt. COl. Stephen 'Steagle' Mindek, 104th Fighter Wing pilot, takes off in an F-15C Eagle for Maj. John "Space' Stout's fini-flight, January 10, 2025, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts.

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‘Blockade for Blockade and Escalation for Escalation’: The Houthi Vow After the Saudi Strikes

Saudi Arabia launched some of its biggest strikes on Houthi targets since the border calm collapsed, hitting Hodeidah sites it says were used against...

Jack BuckbyJuly 25, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A King’s College Expert Doubts Tehran Ordered This at All — He Thinks the Houthis Are Exploiting Iran’s Distraction

Riyadh has confirmed that the tanker Encelia caught fire near Bab el-Mandeb, with its crew safe and no significant spill. The Houthis call it...

Brandon WeichertJuly 23, 2026

At sea (Mar. 1, 2007) – Capt. Craig “Animal” Williams (front) in a F/A 18C Hornet (front) and Capt. Richard “Rhett” Butler (back) in an F/A 18C Hornet look up for a photo as they fly over USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Capt. Williams, a 22-year Naval Aviator who graduated from the United States Naval Academy, was relieved as Commander, Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) by 21-year Naval Aviator, Capt. Butler, a graduate of the University of Kentucky during an aerial change of command ceremony. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific. Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Tam Pham

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The Houthis Are Now Targeting One of the World’s Biggest Oil Exporters — and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Lifeline Is the Prize

The war in Iran is escalating again, with the Pentagon asking Congress to fund far longer operations, Iran striking Gulf states that host American...

Caleb LarsonJuly 22, 2026

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Dollars and Sense

Saudi Arabia Just Got Handed an Air Defense Mystery: Officials Are Probing How Drones Cleared a Path for Missiles to Hit Riyadh’s Airport

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

America Has a Problem: Gas Prices Have No Shot of Dropping Anytime Soon As the Iran War Won’t End

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The East-West Pipeline Just Got Hit at Full Load: Four Million Rerouted Barrels a Day, Now Down for Weeks, per the AP

The Treaty

Iran ‘Activated’ Its Allies at the Second Chokepoint to Demonstrate What Tehran ‘Could Not Settle’ at Hormuz, an Analyst Writes

Dollars and Sense

‘Gate of Tears’: The Houthis Want to Start Charging Ships to Cross It, and Iran Helped Them Plan the Scheme

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘Blockade for Blockade and Escalation for Escalation’: The Houthi Vow After the Saudi Strikes

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A King’s College Expert Doubts Tehran Ordered This at All — He Thinks the Houthis Are Exploiting Iran’s Distraction

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Houthis Are Now Targeting One of the World’s Biggest Oil Exporters — and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Lifeline Is the Prize

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