USS Stark steams quietly near Bahrain on May 17, 1987. The Tanker Wars between Iran and Iraq are ongoing, and the United States is trying to keep commerce flowing in the Persian Gulf. Unbeknownst to the crew, it is the final hour of life for 37 sailors onboard the Stark.
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As satellite images reveal China’s ambitious construction of the world’s largest underground military command center near Beijing, global tensions escalate, prompting experts to scrutinize the implications of this unprecedented development for international security dynamics.
By Hina Dinoo May 3, 2025
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After a decade-long hunt, America’s most wanted man was killed in a daring raid deep inside Pakistan.
On a moonless night in early May 2011, two Black Hawk helicopters slipped silently across the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan. Aboard them were members of SEAL Team 6, America’s most elite special operations unit. Their mission: to find and kill Osama bin Laden, the world’s most wanted terrorist, hidden in a compound deep inside the Pakistani city of Abbottabad.
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) — Those in the Navy Cryptology officer community were designated ‘Information Warfare Officers’ in May [2005] to reflect their roles in managing, moving and protecting information.
The name change affects officers with 161X, 164x, 644x and 744x designators. Currently, there are more than 860 officers with this designator. This move marks a new era, acknowledging the expanded skill sets and responsibilities the Navy has vested in these officers.
By Aaron-Matthew Lariosa | April 27, 2025 6:57 PM
Philippine Marines, National Police officers and Coast Guard members landed on three contested South China Sea features today to assert Manila’s maritime jurisdiction following a similar China Coast Guard action earlier this month.
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Sandy Cay is just kilometres from the Philippines’ military outpost at Thitu Island
China has seized a disputed reef just kilometres away from the Philippines’ most important military outpost in the South China Sea, raising the risk of a new stand-off between the two rival claimants.
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