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Navy, Coast Guard stop smugglers carrying tons of explosive material
The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard intercepted a boat last week with a ‘massive’ Iranian shipment of explosive materials bound for Yemen.
Around-the-clock NATO air patrols fly to keep Russia at bay
NATO has nearly doubled the usual number of military jets on alert across Europe.
Russian jet buzzes US warship in the Black Sea
The actions of the Russian Sukhoi Su-24 "were inconsistent with good airmanship and international norms and standards," said a spokesman for U.S. 6th Fleet.
CENTCOM: F-15 flies near Iranian airliner over Syria; Iran objects
Iran said it will hold the United States responsible if anything happens to the passenger plane on its way home.
NORAD intercepts two Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska
While alarming, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command, U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters said unsafe intercepts between NATO and Russian aircraft have decreased over the past two years, and are in most cases safe.
By Shawn Snow