Task and Purpose
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Navy Ship Makes $42 Million Drug Bust in the Gulf of Oman
The Navy made a $42 million drug bust last week, stopping a small vessel even as the crew…
April 25, 2023
Accused Air National Guardsman Leaked Classified Intelligence for More Than a Year
The Air National Guardsman who allegedly leaked dozens of classified documents onto a Discord chat had been doing…
April 24, 2023
U.S. Sends Guided-Missile Submarine to the Middle East After Recent Attacks on Troops, Allies
In an unusually open announcement, the U.S. Navy said that it is sending one of its nuclear-powered attack…
April 10, 2023
Iran Has Attacked U.S. Troops 83 Times Since Biden Became President
Iran and its proxy forces have launched 83 attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria since President…
U.S., Germany Reportedly Closer to Providing Tanks to Ukraine
The U.S. and German governments appear to be on the cusp of announcing that they will provide Ukraine…
January 25, 2023
U.S. Troops Conducted 313 Missions and Killed 686 ISIS Fighters in 2022
U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria spent 2022 taking the fight to ISIS by carrying out a total…
December 30, 2022
U.S. Navy Seizes Massive Shipment of Ammo, Explosive Material in Gulf of Oman
For the second time in less than a month, the U.S. Navy intercepted a ship passing through the…
December 5, 2022
The Pentagon Has No Idea How Much Military Equipment It Actually Left Behind in Afghanistan
It’s been more than a year since the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Kabul, and the Defense Department…
November 18, 2022
Russia is Reportedly Trying to Recruit Former Afghan Commandos to Fight in Ukraine
The Russians may be reaching out to former Afghan commandos and offering to pay them to fight in…
October 27, 2022
NATO Countries are Getting Serious About Sending Armed Robots into Battle
After watching so-called “strategic competitors” roll out all manner of ground combat robots in recent years, it appears…