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 Ceder25 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
Largest US military hospital abroad halts labor, delivery services amid Iran warThe Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany is pausing its labor and delivery services to focus on its “primary objective,” a memo states.By Cristina Stassis3 weeks ago
US, Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new Iranian leadershipTrump said the U.S. would “avenge” the deaths of three U.S. service members and that “there will likely be more” killed before the conflict ends.3 weeks ago
US confirms first combat use of LUCAS one-way attack drone in Iran strikesThe Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS drone, is a one-way attack drone reverse-engineered after the Iranian Shahed-136.By J.D. Simkins3 weeks ago
Devil Dogs to follow slimmer waist-to-height standard than other branchesThe U.S. Marine Corps has gone further in its waist-to-height ratio than the Department of Defense’s standards, making the new criteria 0.52 or less.By Cristina Stassis4 weeks ago