President Donald Trump, in his first public comments since unleashing Operation Epic Fury, defended U.S. military operations against Iran as necessary to “eliminate the grave threats posed to America.”The president, speaking Monday at a White House Medal of Honor ceremony recognizing American veterans from the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, estimated the attacks on the Islamic Republic could last four to five weeks. But he insisted the U.S. has the capability to extend its bombardment far longer.Trump argued the operation was “our last best chance to strike” the Iranian regime, which he described as “sick and sinister.” The U.S. and…
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This is a developing story. It will be updated as news unfolds. The number of American personnel killed and injured in Operation Epic Fury rose Monday as the United States continued its assault on Iran, U.S. Central Command officials confirmed. In a statement on X, Central Command said a service member who had been “seriously wounded” in the initial assault had succumbed to their injuries. Two others, who were previously unaccounted for, have been recovered — bringing the total number of military personnel killed in action to six. Pentagon officials did not provide specifics on the circumstances that lead to…
Iran has launched a series of strikes against Israel in retaliation for a “preemptive” joint strike from Washington and Jerusalem. The initial strikes by the United States and Israel were said to be in response to a degradation in nuclear talks with Iran. On Saturday morning, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that the country had carried out a “preemptive strike” on Iran to “remove threats against the State of Israel.” United States President Donald Trump later confirmed that American forces are participating, while vowing to dismantle the Iranian nuclear program, “raze [Iranian] missile industry,” and “annihilate their navy.” According to a report…
Images by the author unless otherwise noted When you speak of manufacturers of reloading equipment, certain brands might pop into your head… RCBS, Hornady, Lee Precision, Lyman, Dillon Precision, Redding, Forster… but maybe not Frankford Arsenal, at least on the first go-round. I know that I was a bit surprised to find that they make not only case prep tools like tumblers, but are a full-line manufacturer of all things reloading. (Read: presses.) The reloader in me got interested, so I checked their website and saw one co-axial press, two single-stage presses, a turret press, and the only 10-stage progressive…
A U.S. Air Force airman was found dead in their off-base residence near the Shaw Air Force Base, according to the base.At approximately 10 a.m. on Feb. 23, Airman First Class McKenzie C. Cooper, née Bradley, was found dead in her off-base residence, per the Feb. 27 release.“The heart of our squadron is heavy. We didn’t just lose an Airman; we lost a vital part of our FSS family,” Lt. Col. Joseph A. Mitchell, 20th FSS commander, said in the release. Cooper, 20, was assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing at the South Carolina base as a force support squadron…
Global oil prices jumped by as much as 13% on Monday. This major spike comes after a round of intense joint United States-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered major concerns about global economic disruption of tanker traffic. Vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz have already been heavily impacted as attacks continue across the Middle East. Multiple vessels in the area have received VHF transmission from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that “no ship is allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz”, an official with the European Union naval mission Aspides told Reuters. The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow waterway between Iran…
President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to three soldiers Monday, recognizing a service member from World War II, Vietnam and Afghanistan, respectively.On Thursday, the White House announced that Master Sgt. Roderick “Roddie” Edmonds, retired Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Richardson and Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis would receive the award for the nation’s highest military award for valor.White House officials previously confirmed to Military Times that Edmonds and Ollis would both posthumously be awarded the Medal of Honor.Edmonds died in 1985 in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, while Ollis was killed in 2013 in Afghanistan while shielding a Polish officer…
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine announced that additional military personnel were on their way to Iran hours after the U.S. military announced a fourth service member had died during combat operations there.Speaking to reporters at a Pentagon media briefing Monday in Washington, Caine, alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, provided details and updates regarding Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military campaign launched on Feb. 28 that targeted Iranian missile sites and air defense sites, among other targets.“This is not a single, overnight operation,” Caine said. “We expect to take additional losses.”Four service members have been killed…
Iran has claimed that the United States has suffered 200 casualties in retaliatory strikes in the Middle East. The Pentagon, however, says that number is only three. Iran Has Confirmed The Death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that strikes on military bases in the Middle East have caused the death of 200 military personnel. “As a result of missile strikes on American bases, at least 200 US military personnel were killed and injured,” the Tasnim news agency reported Saturday, citing a statement by the IRGC. This is a rather large discrepancy. Is Iran…
A 53-year-old naturalized citizen from Senegal killed two people and wounded 14 others at an Austin bar early Sunday while wearing a “Property of Allah” hoodie. The FBI is investigating a potential terrorism nexus, as the attack occurred just one day after a U.S.-Israeli military operation killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. AUSTIN, TX — The vibrant nightlife of Austin’s 6th Street district was shattered early Sunday morning, March 1, 2026, by a mass shooting that federal authorities are investigating as a potential act of terrorism. At approximately 1:30 a.m., a 53-year-old allegedly circled Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in…