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A 96th Test Wing F-15E Strike Eagle flies during a test mission May 22, 2025 over Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The 96 TW and the 53rd Wing teamed up to test AGR-20F Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II laser-guided rockets on the F-15E in May in an effort to get the capability to the warfighter as quickly as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Barley)

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Iran Just Exposed the Brutal U.S. Air Force Tanker Crisis No One Wants to Discuss

Iran just exposed one of the U.S. military’s most dangerous and overlooked vulnerabilities: five U.S. Air Force refueling tankers were struck while parked in...

Caleb Larson12 hours ago

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler prepares to refuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 29, 2025. The Growlers are assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the CENTCOM AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis)

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Iran Wants to Make Sure it Can ‘Close’ the Strait of Hormuz Anytime It Wants

“Project Freedom” lasted 48 hours. The U.S. military launched escort operations through the Strait of Hormuz on May 5, sank six Iranian small boats,...

Andrew Latham15 hours ago

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 participates in an air power demonstration near the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) April 24, 2013, in the Pacific Ocean. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group was returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released)

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Iran Has Fired Hundreds of Weapons at the U.S. Navy. Nothing Ever Lands

U.S. Central Command just flatly denied claims from Iran’s IRGC-aligned Fars News Agency that an American Navy frigate was hit by Iranian missiles in...

Kris Osborn1 day ago

Dollars and Sense

25th Amendment Time: Some Democrats Say Trump Should Be Removed Due to Iran War

Could Trump Be Removed by the 25th Amendment to the Constitution? President Donald Trump has people on edge again; his news conference on April...

Brent M. EastwoodApril 7, 2026

F-35A Lightning II's from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, land at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 15, 2017. The aircraft arrival marks the first F-35A fighter training deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew)

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Iran Stopped Talking. The U.S. Marines Are in Position. There’s No Way Down From Here.

Trump Threatened to Destroy a Civilization. Iran Cut All Contact. What Happens Now? President Donald J. Trump’s deadline for the Islamic Republic of Iran...

Brandon WeichertApril 7, 2026

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 23, 2025) Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command operating area, Nov. 23. Costing approximately $35,000 per platform, LUCAS drones are providing U.S. forces in the Middle East low-cost, scalable capabilities to strengthen regional security and deterrence. (Courtesy Photo)

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The U.S. Copied Iran’s Shahed Drone and Is Now Using It Against Iran — The Most Important New American Weapon Was Stolen From the Enemy

A Tomahawk Costs $2 Million — The LUCAS Drone Does the Same Job for $35,000, and the Pentagon Can Build Hundreds for the Price...

Brandon WeichertApril 6, 2026

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The Kharg Island Invasion Myth

The Iran War Kharg Island Invasion Challenge: Why U.S. Troop Deployments Are Just Political Posturing The news media are largely pearl-clutching about the results...

Steve BalestrieriMarch 27, 2026

A U.S. Sailor prepares an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft for launch from the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 25, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Iran Might Be Able to Shootdown the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter

The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Is No Stealth Fighter, and Iran Could Take It Down Aerial combat is always risky. Over the skies...

Brent M. EastwoodMarch 27, 2026

Israeli Air Force 69th Squadron - Operation New Order: F-15I jets eliminating Hezbollah and Hassan Nasrallah.

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Worst Job On Earth: A Missile Operator in Iran

Defense technology analyst Reuben F. Johnson, a specialist with over three decades of experience in foreign weapons systems and a survivor of the 2022...

Reuben JohnsonMarch 15, 2026

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Iran Just Exposed the Brutal U.S. Air Force Tanker Crisis No One Wants to Discuss

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Wants to Make Sure it Can ‘Close’ the Strait of Hormuz Anytime It Wants

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Has Fired Hundreds of Weapons at the U.S. Navy. Nothing Ever Lands

Dollars and Sense

25th Amendment Time: Some Democrats Say Trump Should Be Removed Due to Iran War

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Stopped Talking. The U.S. Marines Are in Position. There’s No Way Down From Here.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Copied Iran’s Shahed Drone and Is Now Using It Against Iran — The Most Important New American Weapon Was Stolen From the Enemy

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Kharg Island Invasion Myth

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Might Be Able to Shootdown the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter

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Worst Job On Earth: A Missile Operator in Iran

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