USS Nimitz heading to Middle East, defense official says
The aircraft carrier will replace the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group in the Middle East amid growing tensions between Israel and Iran.
By Riley Ceder
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US shifts warships in Mideast in response to Israel strikes
The Navy has directed the destroyer Thomas Hudner, capable of defending against ballistic missiles, to begin sailing toward the eastern Mediterranean.
By Tara Copp, AP
Trump vows peace in chaotic Middle East. But fixing it won’t be easy.
Donald Trump will return to the U.S. presidency as a brutal war in Gaza rages and Israel presses its offensive against the Hezbollah militant group.
Rival nations try to ‘divide, degrade, deceive’ US voters, experts say
Foreign actors, like Russia and Iran, have been trying to convince American voters that the process is too corrupt to participate in, experts say.
Israel launches military strikes against Iran
Israeli military officials said the attacks were in retaliation for Iran's Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel.
After nine grueling months at sea, USS Theodore Roosevelt is home
Theodore Roosevelt was diverted from the West Pacific to the Middle East this summer as war threatened to erupt between Iran and Israel.
US to send missile defense system and troops to Israel
That announcement comes as Iran has warned Washington to keep American military forces out of Israel.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Opinion
To deter Iran, US must rethink military basing in the Middle East
Geography is destiny, but when it comes to U.S. bases in the Middle East, it needn’t be, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (ret.) writes in this op-ed.
By Marine Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (ret.)
With US military support, Israel shifts Middle East power balance
Israeli military strikes are targeting Iran’s armed proxies across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the Middle East and are threatening Iran itself.
Have you served in the Red Sea in the past year? Tell us about it
Military Times is looking to talk with sailors who have served aboard ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman in the past year.
Israel marks a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack as war rages on
The U.S. military has stood with Israel since Hamas' attack into the country on Oct. 7, 2023, and suffered attacks on Middle Eastern positions as well.
US fighter jets and ships strike Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels
The strikes came days after Iran's missile attack on Israel, and after the Houthis claimed to have shot down an American drone.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press