"We owe our warriors the absolute best medical care in the world, and this program delivers on that obligation," Hegseth said in a video.

The U.S. military’s Central Command said the latest round of attacks had “hit dozens of Iranian military targets” but made no mention of civilian infrastructure.

While preferring diplomacy, the president was briefed this week on options, including the use of ground troops and bombing the nuclear-linked site Pickaxe Mountain.

The targeted areas saw a monsoon season extended by 45 days, but a U.N. treaty in 1977 banned the further use of weather manipulation in warfare. Of course, the downside of treating weather as a military asset—especially before the dawn of modern weather forecasting—is that you can’t really know when or where it’ll decide to turn in your favor.

It looks like laser weapons are going to get a major power-up. The US government has awarded contracts worth US$86 million to develop new Joint Laser Weapon Systems (JLWS) capable of outputting up to 500 kW to take out next-generation cruise missiles.

The U.S. military will leave Iraq by the end of September, American and Iraqi officials said Tuesday, following a 23-year presence that started with the 2003 invasion against Saddam Hussein and ended with much smaller operations against the Islamic State group.

SpaceX launched 21 more satellites for the U.S. military's advanced new "Tranche 1 Transport Layer" constellation from California's scenic central coast today (July 16).

The investigation into a US strike that hit a school in Iran has sat for months with a military command while leaders have held off on ordering a critical, standard intelligence review to help determine what happened,

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Military operations between the United States and Iran expanded again on Thursday. Washington broadened its campaign inside Iran and also took direct action at sea, signaling the conflict is moving beyond airstrikes alone.