The U.S. Marine Corps and partner troops show their stuff in an amphibious assault exercise in September. This annual event, Super Garuda Shield, is, focused on commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Book review by Tom Squitieri There are some who believe nations of the world have been unfair to Iran, that the nation has been maligned, miscast, and put in a corner for economic and political reasons of others. Reading “Diplomatic Terrorism” should put an end to such perceptions and shed …

by Ed Meagher, The War Horse I’d been communicating with B-52 pilots on the verge of nuclear war, and I hadn’t even known it. January 23, 1968, was an exciting day for me. I had no idea just how exciting it would turn out to be. I’d recently returned from …

WATCH: Coast Guard crews from Air Station Clearwater get ready to assist in Hurricane Helene. Once the hurricane passes through the area, Coast Guard crews stand ready for search and rescue. They will assess ports and waterways to ensure mariners can transit safely through the area. Thank you for the …

by Mike Holmes In late October 2005, my team and I had been dropped off in a terrible little place on the Baghdad-to- Amman highway called Ar Rutbah, to coordinate supply convoys coming out of Jordan with the Marines who controlled this sector. The convoys mostly carried fuel and supplies …

The Harrier is a legacy piece of British jump jet ingenuity that is still turning heads – despite the fifth generation F35-B fast eclipsing its military use in the US, Spain and Italy. Its vertical or short take-off and landing capabilities mean it can operate from small aircraft carriers, large …

by Aleksander Palikot and Mike Eckel, RFE/RL Who is Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in an alleged assassination attempt against former U.S. President Donald Trump? His arrest has stunned people who crossed paths with him in Ukraine. KYIV — In the early months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ryan Wesley Routh …

When Gene Metcalfe boarded the C-47 that would drop him just outside of Nijmegen, Holland, a British lieutenant gave him a box of condoms. Gene was to be among the first to jump into what should have been a picture-book meadow, free of German troops. Instead, it was defended by …

The fact that a high-profile lone wolf attack may not be based on any clear motive doesn’t worry some terrorist groups. They will still claim the perpetrator as one of their own, to gain maximum publicity. by Jeffrey D. Simon For many Americans, the events of September 11, 2001, were the first …

Call it Thunder Ball. Soldiers with 10th Mountain Division perfom a tactical movement during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack as part of Thunder Ball exercise at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, on Sept. 5, 2024. This type of training utilizes high-stress scenarios to refine the tactical and …