Uday and Qusay Hussein were hunted by Army Special Forces. The post Operation Tapeworm: How the US Army’s most elite hunted down Saddam’s sons appeared first on We Are The Mighty. --- The Ba’athist regime of Saddam Hussein may have fallen on [...]

World War II veterans meet after 82 years --- Simon Gurdal and George Sarros met on Feb. 28, 2026, two heroes of the WWII European theatre of 1944. Their stories are connected in history and geography. Gurdal was born Nov. 8, [...]

Over 1 Million Veterans ‘Missing Out on Benefits They’re Entitled To’ --- More than 1 million U.S. veterans may be missing out on benefits they are legally entitled to, an attorney involved in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans [...]

Investigation Finds Russian Military Veterans Aboard Sanctioned Oil Tankers --- A new investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and partner news organizations has found that Russia is placing men with military and intelligence backgrounds aboard oil tankers [...]

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that Iran’s military power is “being systematically degraded and annihilated” as Operation Epic Fury entered its tenth day, declaring the campaign will end “on our timeline and at our choosing” while forcefully pushing [...]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that President Donald Trump will decide when Operation Epic Fury’s objectives have been achieved. The post Hegseth won’t say how long Iran war might last appeared first on Task & Purpose. --- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth [...]

Air power alone cannot secure victory in Iran, because war is ultimately decided by political realities, regional dynamics, and the human consequences that follow every bomb dropped. #IranWar, #AirPower, #MiddleEastConflict, #MilitaryStrategy, #IranConflict, #Geopolitics, #USMilitary, #WarAnalysis, #NationalSecurity, #SOFREP --- Air power alone [...]

The rise of Mojtaba Khamenei reflects a shift inside the Islamic Republic from clerical authority to security rule. His leadership may strengthen Iran’s hardline institutions while narrowing any remaining path toward diplomacy. #MojtabaKhamenei #Iran #EpicFury #Ayatollah #Tehran --- The rise of [...]

Missile defense may look like a story about interceptors and launchers, but the real fight is over the radars that let those weapons see the threat in the first place. #THAAD, #MissileDefense, #AirDefense, #BallisticMissiles, #IranConflict, #MiddleEastWar, #MilitaryTechnology, #RadarSystems, #USMilitary, [...]

Cheap, reliable, mechanically simple, and endlessly adaptable. The post The M113 armored personnel carrier was supposed to be obsolete appeared first on We Are The Mighty. --- In April 2022, when the U.S. National Guard began pulling M113 armored personnel carriers out [...]