Air force

September 9, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Erica Lonergan, Joe Dougherty

Building the Future U.S. Cyber Force

What Right Looks Like

August 12, 2025 | Cameron McMillan, Roc Iore

U.S. and Partners Conclude Month of Military Exercises in the Pacific While Eyeing China

The Department of Defense concluded large-scale military exercises in the Indo-Pacific on August 8 that honed skills critical to thwarting potential Chinese aggression. REFORPAC 2025 focused on demonstrating...

July 16, 2025 | |

‘Working to Save Our Druze Brothers’: Israel Strikes Syrian Military Targets as Violence in Suwayda Escalates

IDF Strikes Damascus: The IDF struck the entrance of Syria’s military headquarters and another military target near the presidential palace in Damascus as it continued nationwide...

July 15, 2025 | Ryan Brobst, Cameron McMillan, Bradley Bowman

Can the U.S. Arm Itself and Ukraine?

Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will continue arming Ukraine through a deal with NATO, whereby European allies will pay for American-made weapons to be delivered to Kyiv. That...

June 21, 2025 | |

‘Completely and Totally Obliterated’: U.S. Strikes Iranian Nuclear Facilities, Including Underground Fordow Enrichment Site

U.S. Bombs Iran: The United States bombed three key Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21, including the heavily fortified, underground nuclear enrichment facility at Fordow, the...

June 14, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Ben Cohen

Iran’s lies about its nuclear plans finally at an end

Iran’s nuclear weapons strategy lies in tatters in the wake of this week’s extensive, and ongoing, targeted Israeli strikes.  Ever since the Islamic Regime’s clandestine program to obtain...

May 22, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

US-backed Syrian Free Army secures airbase east of Damascus

The US-backed Syrian Free Army says it has been working to secure and protect the Al Seen Military Airbase in Syria. “Our teams continue to work at Al-Seen Airport to secure it and protect it from...

May 15, 2025 | Erica Lonergan, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

10 Reasons Why America Needs a Cyber Force

1. The next war the United States fights will begin in cyberspace. Cyberattacks will almost certainly be used by an adversary in the opening phases of a crisis or conflict to target the U.S. homeland...

May 15, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Deterrence Amid Rising Tensions

Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan

April 8, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran braces for possible US attack amid proxy setbacks

An anonymous Iranian official told Reuters on April 6 that Islamic Republic Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has instructed Iranian armed forces to be on high alert. The source also said Tehran has...

March 16, 2025 | |

‘Your Time is Up’: U.S. Conducts Broad Airstrikes on Houthis, Sends Message to Iran

Latest Developments U.S. Strikes Will Continue Until Houthi Attacks Stop: The United States carried out large-scale strikes on targets controlled by the Houthi rebels in Yemen on March 15, announcing...

March 14, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

Israel strikes Palestinian Islamic Jihad command center in Damascus

The state-owned Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that Israel targeted a building in the Mashoura Dummar neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, with an airstrike on March 13. The attack wounded...

March 13, 2025 | Alison King, Annie Fixler, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

US must prioritize cybersecurity training for the military’s engineers

The Defense Department faces a startling capability gap.

December 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

‘Gazafication’: The terror threat in northern West Bank is growing

Weapons are flowing to the West Bank and enabling the growing terrorist threat, the building blocks of a kind of “Gazafication” are now in place.

December 20, 2024 | Jack Burnham, Cameron McMillan

New Department of Defense Report Highlights China’s Growing Military Power

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 2024 Chinese Military Power Report (CMPR), released on December 18, emphasizes China’s expanded efforts to gain military superiority over the United States. The...

December 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF strikes former Syrian regime military sites

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out strikes on more than 300 targets in Syria over several days in the wake of the Assad regime’s fall on December 8. The strikes aimed at key military...

December 4, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: December 4, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Alma: Hezbollah Ceasefire Violations Continue; Terror Group Restoring Damaged Civilian Infrastructure, Paying Compensation Through Al-Qard Al-Hassan | Israeli Defense Ministry Signs...

November 21, 2024 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Bolster U.S. Military

As a new administration is poised to take charge in January 2025, it will face a markedly different threat landscape than its predecessor. The United States and its allies now confront an axis of authoritarians...

October 26, 2024 | David Rader, Bryce Mitchell

The time is right for Israel to question the nature of Beijing’s Middle East agenda

This Sino-Israeli diplomatic nadir offers an opportunity for Israel to reassess the merits of diplomatic and economic cooperation with Beijing.

October 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF Golani Brigade: Fighting terrorism from Gaza to Lebanon

The Golani are moving forward and dismantling Hezbollah as they dismantled Hamas in parts of northern Gaza.