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US coalition ship shoots down Houthi missile after lull in attacks
The incident marks the end of a week-long pause of reported Houthi attacks.
Green Berets honor JFK in ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
The Army’s 1st Special Forces Command held their annual wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday at John F. Kennedy’s gravesite.
Fighter fleet is strained — and bill is coming due, ACC chief says
Air Combat Command head Gen. Mark Kelly said the 2018 Air Force We Need study, which called for 62 fighter squadrons, was on the money.
US, China lead list of top defense spenders in 2021
The top five spenders accounted for 62 percent of the world’s total military expenditures.
Taliban releases Navy veteran held hostage in Afghanistan
Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who was abducted in January 2020, was released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in the United States.
Partisan attacks on military hurt force readiness, top senator warns
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed said lawmakers may be damaging military retention and recruiting efforts with their public comments.
Futures Command faces identity crisis as Army shifts mission
Top Army officials are rethinking Futures Command, shifting it from an organization with control over investment decisions to an advisory body.
By Jen Judson
US B-52 bombers fly over Middle East amid tensions with Iran
The bombers took off from the Royal Air Force base at Fairford, England, and flew over the eastern Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea.
Iran briefly seizes 2 US Navy sea drones in Red Sea amid tensions
Two U.S. Navy destroyers, as well as helicopters, responded and called the Iranian destroyer to release the drones, which they did.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
US Navy halts Iranian boat from seizing a 5th Fleet unmanned vessel
The 5th Fleet spotted the IRGCN support ship Shahid Baziar towing a Saildrone Explorer USV on Monday.
By Diana Stancy