U.S. Central Command utilized three Corsair unmanned surface vessels to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the Bandar Abbas naval base in Iran, marking the “first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations,” CENTCOM confirmed on X on Monday. The latest round of strikes by the U.S. comes after it revoked a license on July 7 that allowed Iran to sell oil. U.S. President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire between the two nations — which began on April 8 — to be over, but ceded that Iran had agreed to continue to negotiate. The U.S.…
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The U.S. Department of Justice and the Pentagon have created a joint task force to identify and prosecute what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described as unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information to news media.“I have delegated tasking authority to the War Department’s Office of General Counsel, empowering OGC to request and receive all information, records, and support across the department concerning media leak investigations,” Hegseth said in a Monday social media video.The move comes a few months after President Donald Trump threatened to jail the journalists who leaked information regarding the missing airman from a downed F-15E fighter jet over Iran.The…
The U.S. Navy on Saturday christened the future USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), the fourth Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built by Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.William Toti, performing the duties of the under secretary of the Navy, presided over the ceremony in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Toti assumed the role after Hung Cao became acting Navy secretary following John Phelan’s removal in late April.“The future USS George M. Neal honors a legacy of extraordinary courage and sacrifice,” said Toti. “As we christen this ship, we mark another step toward building the Navy our nation needs. Flight III destroyers are…
Recovery teams from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency traveled over the weekend to China to renew searches for the remains of missing service members ahead of projected budget cuts that would severely curtail future missions.The mission to China was expected to last through early September, with an investigative team working in Hunan province while field operations are conducted in Guangshi province bordering Vietnam, according to DPAA officials.The presence of a new recovery team in China marked another milestone in the slow evolution of China’s cooperation on the MIA issue since agreeing in 2008 to give limited access to records of…
A United States citizen has tested positive for Ebola during the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The infected person has been working in the DR Congo for a humanitarian group. This risk to the US at large is still very low, accoridng to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). No Ebola cases have been confirmed in the United States, and “the overall risk to the American public and travelers remains low,” according to the latest data published Saturday on the CDC website. The outbreak remains confined to remote areas of the DRC and neighboring Uganda,…
The U.S. Air Force awarded its highest honor for aerial achievement to an F-16 pilot for his actions during a Saudi Arabia deployment last year.Capt. Nathanial “Icarus” Welch received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor earlier this month for bravery and devotion to duty during his 2025 deployment, according to a releaseWelch, a pilot and chief of plans and programs in the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, was deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, as an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in April 2025.During an April 29, 2025, mission, Welch repeatedly flew into heavily…
Iran has said that the United States is paying the price for its refusal to keep its word in war negotiations. Tehran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Ghalibaf, has said that Tehran will not allow the US to violate the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU). In a post on X on Sunday, Ghalibaf, who is also the speaker of the Iranian parliament, warned the US that “the era of one-sided deals is OVER.” “We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking,” he wrote. The post also included a screenshot of one of the points of the…
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. Unless you’re an engineer or calculus teacher, you probably aren’t going to be able to help your high school senior with math homework. Nor will you likely teach a 5-year-old to speak a foreign language fluently. Let’s face it, few of us are teachers and even fewer are trained to teach whatever grade level and subject matter your suddenly-homeschooled student is trying to learn. But you are qualified to teach outdoor skills. How to sharpen knives, use a compass and build an emergency shelter are…
The Pentagon said the suspension of Apache pilots involved in a beach flyover last week has been lifted after videos of the helicopters flying low over a beach packed with onlookers circulated online and local news reported that the soldiers were subject to an investigation. In a statement on social media, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said “carry on Patriots,” after announcing that “the suspension of all involved South Carolina pilots has been lifted.” Late Thursday evening, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted “We’ll fix this. Carry on, Patriots,” in response to a video of the incident posted by a social media…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge under the title: “What Makes It Even Stranger…”: Trump Describes Saturday Night Phone Call With Lindsey Graham Hours Before Senator’s Death Update (1815 ET): Officially, Lindsey Graham died of an aortic dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, according to preliminary findings by the DC Medical Examiner – so who knows. An aortic dissection is characterized by a tear in the aortic wall. Update (1135ET): President Trump has weighed in on Graham’s death, telling Meet the Press that Graham called him in the ‘early evening,’ to tell Trump he was ‘all set for the Save America…