J. P. Lawrence
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Kaiserslautern, RP, Germany
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Unmanned Navy experimental vessels pair with UAE aquatic drone in sea surveillance exercise
A United Arab Emirates drone boat’s participation in drills earlier this month with four U.S. counterparts from an experimental task force is the latest step toward the Navy’s goal of having a 100-vessel robotic fleet in the Middle East. → Read More
Iranian-made drone downed at US base in Syria, CENTCOM says
A drone flew over Mission Support Site Conoco in the northeastern part of Syria and was shot down by American forces, US Central Command said. → Read More
French forces with US aid seize weapons said to be bound for Yemen
The U.S. military’s eyes in the sky helped French special operations forces seize thousands of rifles and anti-tank missiles on a vessel in the waters of the Middle East, defense officials said. → Read More
Criminal charge dropped against former Afghan soldier detained after crossing US border
The misdemeanor against Abdul Wasi Safi was dropped, with a judge’s letter accepting the dismissal of the case received Tuesday, according to court records. → Read More
Israeli forces join 6,400 US personnel for wide-ranging military exercise
An excercise in Israel includes the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, which has been notably used by Ukraine to defend itself against Russia’s invasion. → Read More
Giant cats rule the Northwest in calendar constructed by Army Corps of Engineers
Gigantic cats using hydropower dams as scratching posts are just some of the pawed pinups in a 2023 calendar released by Pacific Northwest-based U.S. military personnel. → Read More
US Navy seizes thousands of smuggled rifles in Gulf of Oman, blames Iran
The U.S. Navy accused Iran of smuggling weapons and war supplies for at least the third time in recent months. → Read More
Veterans of Army medical unit open up about toll of 2020 Iranian missile attack
No U.S. troops died in the attack, but for those diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, the impact lingers. → Read More
Air Force service helped inspire the jock villain of Napoleon Dynamite
Actor Trevor Snarr, who played the jock who bullied the film’s awkward protagonist in ‘Napoleon Dynamite,’ said he drew inspiration for his role from his time in the Air Force. → Read More
US military and partners launched hundreds of operations against ISIS in 2022
No U.S. troops were killed or injured in any of the 313 declared operations this year, CENTCOM said. → Read More
Sting operation: Nighttime scorpion hunts at Kuwait base so popular with US troops that there’s a waitlist
People stationed at Ali Al Salem have gone on some 100 hunts since the spring. The nighttime journeys into the desert attracted hundreds seeking to bag a scorpion or a camel spider during their tour to Kuwait. → Read More
Navy seizes 50 tons of ammo and rocket fuses from boat that set sail from Iran
Iran is being accused of continued “unlawful transfer of lethal aid” after the U.S. 5th Fleet says it seized more than 50 tons of ammunition rounds, fuses and propellants for rockets from a fishing trawler in the Gulf of Oman. → Read More
US must create new plan for Afghan and Iraqi interpreters stuck in legal limbo, judge says
A U.S. request to cancel a plan to speed up visa applications for interpreters who assisted U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq has been rejected by a federal judge, who instead ordered the government to revise it. → Read More
From mental health care to drone missions: Air Force group in Kuwait aims for solutions
A new group at this remote desert base wants deployed airmen to pitch ideas that the Air Force can fund and develop. → Read More
Army tests blood delivery drones, applying lesson from war in Afghanistan
Army drones are dropping packages of simulated blood over the Mojave Desert in an effort to find better ways to rush medical supplies to wounded troops as quickly as possible. → Read More
Documentary offers intimate look at collapse of the Afghan army
‘Retrograde’ focuses on the departure of U.S. troops in 2021, and the resulting hopelessness and despair of the Afghan soldiers who remain to face the Taliban on their own. → Read More
Drone strike on tanker ship linked to Iran, US Navy says
Navy investigators said the unmanned aircraft used for the attack last week on the M/T Pacific Zircon was the same type of aerial drone that Iran has sent to Russia for use in Ukraine. → Read More
US sanctions firms for Iranian oil sales to China and military drone deliveries to Russia
The U.S. blacklisted more than a dozen companies it says are helping Iran sell millions of dollars’ worth of petroleum products to China. → Read More
Report names Trump-era deal with Taliban as factor in fall of Afghan leadership
The U.S. made crucial errors in both the foundational stages of the war and the final critical years, analysts found. → Read More
Airmen from just-created unit in Qatar give drone ideas inaugural test run
One of the Air Force’s newest high-tech units performed its first field test Friday, putting unmanned aerial systems with interchangeable payloads through their paces in the increasingly drone-laden battleground of the Middle East. → Read More