Corps updates physical fitness test standards for combat MOS Marines
Updates include sex-neutral requirements for all combat MOS Marines to score a minimum of 210 out of a possible 300.
By Bridget Craig
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Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela
The moves comes after U.S. forces last week seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast.
US, Europe vow to secure Ukraine, as Kyiv asks for $60 billion in 2026
A US-backed European peacekeeping force would secure an eventual peace deal, with additional help for Ukraine to build an 800,000-strong peacetime force.
By Linus Höller
Iowa National Guard IDs soldiers killed in ambush in Syria
Both soldiers were deployed with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, which is currently conducting ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the region.
By J.D. Simkins
Several US troops wounded in attack in Syria: Reports
The U.S. currently has hundreds of troops deployed in eastern Syria as part of a coalition fighting the Islamic State group.
Opinion
Don’t let Trump let Putin miscalculate on Europe
Taken together, Trump’s policies towards Europe have an isolationist flavor with lack of clarity about U.S. commitments
By Hans Binnendijk