Operation Trident endures as more than a historical success. By the late 1960s, the Indian Navy understood its vulnerabilities with unusual clarity. Pakistan’s navy, though smaller in numbers, ...

The Navy's Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group operates in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission Operation Southern Spear, Nov. 13, 2025. (Photo: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Tajh Payne) The ...

The National Guard shooting in Washington earlier this week brought the Biden-era “Operation Allies Welcome” back into the spotlight as an Afghan national faces a first-degree murder charge following ...

After the U.S. military's 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban's subsequent takeover, Rahmanullah Lakanwal was among more than 76,000 Afghans allowed to resettle in the U.S. for ...

Ken Hughes is a research specialist with the Presidential Recordings Program of the University of Virginia's Miller Center, whose work is funded in part by grants from the National Historical ...

Recent operations under the Trump administration have raised eyebrows and drawn criticism, not only because of their missions but also because of their names and the intent behind them. Defense ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new military and surveillance campaign in the Western Hemisphere on Thursday, dubbed “Operation Southern Spear,” to pummel “narco-terrorists.” The Pentagon ...

The United States is launching a major new military and surveillance campaign in the Western Hemisphere, deploying an unprecedented mix of robotic air and sea vessels to counter Latin American ...

A map by Newsweek shows the latest extent of the U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement of an operation he said is aimed to tackle ...

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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced “Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR” to target “narco-terrorists", as regional tensions rose over a US naval buildup in Latin American waters. Hegseth ...