A massive Iranian missile attack on a US base offered a glimpse of the long-lasting injuries US troops will face in a war with Russia or China

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Aerial file photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq
Al Asad Airbase in Iraq's western Anbar desert.

AP Photo/Nasser Nasser

A possible future mission for the US's secretive Phoenix Ghost and Switchblade drones? Hunting Russian nukes

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Marine launches Switchblade drone
A US Marine launches a Switchblade drone during an exercise at Camp Pendleton in California in September 2020.

US Marine Corps/Cpl. Jennessa Davey

Amid fierce, bloody fighting in Ukraine, the US and China are training for new ways to get wounded troops away from the frontline

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US Army nurse medic ambulance C-47
US Army nurses and medics remove a bandaged soldier from a C-47 transport plane to an ambulance during a rehearsal for D-Day.

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After nearly 60 years in flight, US Air Force special operators took their AC-130 gunship to Australia for the first time

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Australian Air Force PC-21 AC-130J
Two Australian Air Force PC-21s and a US Air Force AC-130J over the Newcastle region during Exercise Teak Action in July.

Australian Air Force/LAC Samuel Miller

A potential first-of-its-kind fighter jet purchase could be a sign Saudi Arabia isn't happy with what it's getting from the US

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Saud Arabia air force F-15 fighter jet
Royal Saudi Air Force F-15Cs fly with US Air Force F-15Cs in June 2019.

US Navy/Handout via REUTERS

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