Video shows US forces destroying some of Iran's old American-made warplanes

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A P-3F Orion is struck by a munition on a runway.
US Central Command posted a video showing three planes, including two old US-made aircraft, being destroyed.

Screenshot via X/US Central Command

Satellite images capture airstrikes reducing Iran's vintage American-made F-14 Tomcats to wreckage

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This satellite image shows two destroyed F-14 Tomcats at an Iranian airbase in March.
The wreckage of two F-14 Tomcats at an Iranian airbase.

Satellite image ©2026 Vantor.

A US Navy oiler ran hard aground after its captain urged a last-minute shortcut: 'Let's try to shoot the gap'

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Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) approaches Henry J. Kaiser class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) for a replenishment-at-sea, March 6, 2023.
The replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn ran aground in the Middle East after the captain decided to take a risky shortcut.

US Navy photo

US forces say they're attacking small boats that Iran uses to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz

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Footage appears to show a small boat being struck by an American munition.
The US said it's been carrying out attacks on Iranian vessels used to lay mines.

Screenshot via X/Central Command

The top US general says most of Iran's best air defenses are no longer factors, clearing the way for deeper air operations

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A US Air Force F/A-18 Super Hornet sits on an aircraft carrier with crew standing and crouching around it.
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US Navy photo

This Pentagon announcement on an Operation Epic Fury soldier's 'believed to be' death is very unusual

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The Pentagon
The Pentagon released an unusual statement saying that an Army soldier was "believed to be" a casualty of Operation Epic Fury.

Jason Reed/Reuters

NATO's Arctic artillery forces are learning to dig, hide, and move to dodge drones

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British soldiers prepare to fire artillery rounds in Norway in February 2026.
British forces prepare to fire artillery rounds in Norway.

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The US military is suffering losses in its fight with Iran. 7 American service members have been killed.

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off to support combat operations against Iran.

US Navy photo

The survival training that kicks in after an American pilot is shot down

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Three US Air Force F-15 jets were shot down in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait on Sunday.
Three US Air Force F-15 jets were shot down in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait on Sunday.

Senior Airman Jonah Bliss/US Air Force

The US is sending a new drone-killer to the Middle East. It's logged over 1,000 Shahed intercepts over Ukraine.

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Two soldiers prepare the AS3 Surveyor interceptor.
A Polish Army soldier prepares an AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone.

Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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