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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

Iran Is Weighing a Law to Bar American Ships From Hormuz and Fine Any Violators a Fifth of Their Cargo’s Value

Both sides now want to be paid. Tehran demands reparations for war damage; Trump says Iran should compensate the families of protesters it killed...

Georgia Gilholy7 hours ago

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the South China Sea, June 8, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eliora Sims)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Is Reportedly Refusing to Negotiate With Trump at All — the Plan Appears to Be Waiting Until He Leaves Office

Iran didn't have to defeat the US military. It only had to survive, keep Hormuz restricted, and make the war expensive enough that waiting...

Jack Buckby11 hours ago

The Treaty

Trump Just Got Handed Iran’s Real Hormuz Price: Washington Lifts the Blockade, and Tehran Still Wants Compensation on Top

Washington says it will lift the blockade and let Iran sell oil again. Tehran's foreign minister says that still isn't enough to open the...

Jack Buckby3 days ago

KOROR, Palau — A Patriot Advanced Capability 2 Interceptor missile is fired from an M903 Patriot Launching Station assigned to Battery D, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment during the patriot live fire portion of Exercise Tenacious Archer 25 on Aug. 21, 2025. Exercise Tenacious Archer 25 is a training event designed to build interoperability, capacity, and relationships that deter aggression and promote peace through strength. The exercise sharpens the brigade’s ability to operate across multiple domains, reinforcing U.S. Army Pacific’s commitment to regional security and stability.(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Frank Spatt)

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Trump Just Got Handed America’s Real Missile Count: 2,330 Patriot Interceptors Before 2022, and Around 800 Left Now

The numbers behind the blowup: roughly 800 Patriot interceptors left of 2,330, THAAD stocks slashed, ATACMS nearly gone, Tomahawks at half of plan —...

Jack Buckby4 days ago

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) conducts routine operations while underway in the South China sea July 23, 2026. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premiere forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Novak)

Dollars and Sense

Something Has Shifted in the Energy Crisis: An Analysis Says the Squeeze Is No Longer About Barrels but About Refineries

Caleb Larson reports that the energy squeeze has moved from the price of crude to the world's ability to refine it, with Russia's diesel...

Caleb Larson5 days ago

Dollars and Sense

Something Strange Happened in Tehran Within Hours: The Deal Was Postponed, Then Declared to Be in Its Final Stage Instead

Jack Buckby reports that Iran publicly disputed Washington's account of the Hormuz talks hours after the US suggested a deal could be announced. Iranian...

Jack Buckby5 days ago

U.S. Air Force Maj. Paul Lopez, F-22 Demo Team commander, performs an aerial demonstration during the Thunder over Georgia Air Show at Robins Air Force Base, Sept. 28, 2019. Founded in 2007, the F-22 Raptor Demo Team showcases the unique capabilities of the world's premier 5th-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Sam Eckholm)

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This Looks Bad: The US Military Is Running Out of Ways to Hurt Iran and the Strait of Hormuz Is Closed Tight

Jack Buckby reports on a CNN account of a CENTCOM officer asking military analysts for new ways to pressure Iran, and the command's response...

Jack Buckby6 days ago

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM -- F-16 Fighting Falcons, F-18 Hornets and a B-2 Spirit, line the Andersen flight line during Exercise Valiant Shield, 22 June, 2006. Valiant Shield 2006, the U.S. Pacific Command exercise, which runs June 19 to 23, will be conducted in the vicinity of Guam. Valiant Shield focuses on integrated joint training and interoperability among U.S. military forces while responding to a range of mission scenarios. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt Bennie J. Davis III)

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Iran Just Delivered a Masterclass to Trump As An Embarrasing Lesson: All America Can Do to Tehran Is Make Threats That Don’t Work

Brent M. Eastwood argues the Iran war has settled into a loop of strikes, threats, and stalled talks, with Trump promising decapitation and never...

Brent M. Eastwood6 days ago

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2024) The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sails in formation with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Kashima-class training ship, JS Kashima (TV-3508), middle, and Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer JS Shimakaze (TV-3521) while conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean, September 23, 2024. The U.S. Navy and JMSDF continue to train together to improve interoperability and strengthen joint capabilities. For more than 60 years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has been the corner stone of stability and security and is crucial to the mutual capability of responding to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)

Dollars and Sense

‘If You Had to Sort of Design a Worst-Case Scenario’: A Marine Scientist Says the Ships Waiting Outside Hormuz Are Exactly That

Isaac Seitz reports on a new study by an international coalition of marine scientists warning that the vessels idling outside the Strait of Hormuz...

Isaac Seitz7 days ago

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Dollars and Sense

Iran Is Weighing a Law to Bar American Ships From Hormuz and Fine Any Violators a Fifth of Their Cargo’s Value

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Is Reportedly Refusing to Negotiate With Trump at All — the Plan Appears to Be Waiting Until He Leaves Office

The Treaty

Trump Just Got Handed Iran’s Real Hormuz Price: Washington Lifts the Blockade, and Tehran Still Wants Compensation on Top

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Just Got Handed America’s Real Missile Count: 2,330 Patriot Interceptors Before 2022, and Around 800 Left Now

Dollars and Sense

Something Has Shifted in the Energy Crisis: An Analysis Says the Squeeze Is No Longer About Barrels but About Refineries

Dollars and Sense

Something Strange Happened in Tehran Within Hours: The Deal Was Postponed, Then Declared to Be in Its Final Stage Instead

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

This Looks Bad: The US Military Is Running Out of Ways to Hurt Iran and the Strait of Hormuz Is Closed Tight

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Delivered a Masterclass to Trump As An Embarrasing Lesson: All America Can Do to Tehran Is Make Threats That Don’t Work

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‘If You Had to Sort of Design a Worst-Case Scenario’: A Marine Scientist Says the Ships Waiting Outside Hormuz Are Exactly That

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