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Iowa National Guard IDs soldiers killed in ambush in Syria
Both soldiers were deployed with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, which is currently conducting ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the region.
By J.D. Simkins
Trump strains to balance diplomacy, military threat to Iran
The Trump administration tried to balance diplomacy with fresh talk of military action Tuesday in response to the fiery missile and drone attack on the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry — a strike marking the most explosive consequence yet of the “maximum pressure” U.S. economic campaign against Iran.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Trump: It looks like Iran hit Saudis, no military option yet
President Donald Trump declared Monday it “looks” like Iran was behind the explosive attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. But he stressed that military retaliation was not yet on the table in response to the strike against a key U.S. Mideast ally.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Trump says US locked and loaded in response to drone attack
A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom’s oil production threatened Sunday to fuel a regional crisis, as the U.S. released new evidence to back up its allegation that Iran was responsible for the assault amid heightened tensions over Tehran’s collapsing nuclear deal.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Armored reconnaissance vehicle prototypes to be evaluated by the Marines by the end of 2020
The Corps plans to have a replacement for one of its oldest combat vehicles, the light armored vehicle, or LAV, by the end of the next decade.
By Shawn Snow
Trial in 9/11 case at Guantanamo gets early 2021 start date
A military judge on Friday set a date in early 2021 for the start of the long-stalled war crimes trial of five men being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison on charges of planning and aiding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Here’s when the Marine Corps’ newest tactical vehicle hits the rest of the fleet
Marines declare the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle ready for fielding.
By Todd South
Target: Makin Island
On Aug. 17, 1942, daring Marine Raiders stormed Makin Island. But far worse fighting faced soldiers, sailors and Coast Guardsmen when American forces returned in late 1943.
By William B. Allmon, World War II Magazine
Marines sailed through the Strait of Hormuz with an armored vehicle on the Boxer’s flight deck
US Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship Boxer recently sailed through the Strait of Hormuz with an armored vehicle strapped to the flight deck, ready to fight off drones and Iranian gunboats.
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider
Pentagon walks back enemy fire statement as mystery still surrounds death of Marine Raider in Iraq
All possibilities are being considered in the death of the Marine Raider Gunnery Sgt. Koppenhafer, a military official said.
By Shawn Snow
Marine major who emailed classified information to warn of a potential Afghanistan insider attack should be retained, panel finds
Maj. Jason Brezler used his personal email to send classified information to Marines in Afghanistan warning about a corrupt police chief.
By Shawn Snow