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After months taking on Houthis, Navy warship Mason leaves Middle East
The Navy destroyer Mason has been shooting down attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen since November.
Amid Red Sea clashes, Navy leaders ask: Where are our ship lasers?
“We’re 10 years down the road, and we still don’t have something we can field?”
Army scientists work on drug to counter WWII bioweapon used by Soviets
Antibiotic treatments do exist but rising resistance levels are pushing researchers for stronger solutions.
By Todd South
Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
Iran’s navy has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Airstrike in central Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader
A U.S. airstrike in Baghdad on Thursday killed a high-ranking leader of an Iran-backed militia involved in recent attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria.
Soldier recovering after Christmas drone attack in Iraq
A soldier critically injured in a drone attack in Iraq on Christmas is slowly recovering.
Destroyer USS Mason shoots down drone, anti-ship missile in Red Sea
A U.S. Navy warship shot down a drone and a missile in the latest interception of an attempted attack in the Red Sea.
US troops in Iraq and Syria have faced over 100 attacks since October
The surge in attacks began Oct. 17.
Austin makes unannounced visit to aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford to sail closer to Israel the day after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.
By Tara Copp, AP
Pentagon announces international mission to counter attacks in Red Sea
The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea.
By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press