United States Air Force

June 22, 2025 | |

Concern Over Escalation, Recognition of Iranian Nuclear Threat Dominate World Reaction to U.S. Strikes

Calls for Peace: Calls for restraint dominated international reactions following the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities by the U.S. Air Force, but many leaders also emphasized...

June 22, 2025 | |

U.S. Calls for Peace as Region Braces for Further Escalation

Trump Tells Tehran, ‘Make Peace’: President Donald Trump advised Iranian leaders to “make peace” following his announcement that the U.S. Air Force had conducted strikes...

June 22, 2025 | Mark Dubowitz, Ben Cohen

US dealt Iran’s nukes a major blow — but here’s why the cheers may be premature

One of the most profound threats to global security for the last thirty years or more has suffered a historic setback that will resonate for decades. In a ruse worthy of World War II’s “Operation...

June 22, 2025 | Bill Roggio |

US strike inflicts “severe damage and destruction” on 3 Iranian nuclear facilities, CJCS Caine states

Three Iranian nuclear facilities that were struck by the US military last night have “sustained extremely severe damage and destruction,” according to preliminary US intelligence estimates, Chairman...

June 21, 2025 | Bill Roggio |

US strikes Iranian nuclear facilities

The US struck three Iranian nuclear facilities, including the hardened Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant that is built inside of a mountain, on June 21. The US executed the strike just two days after President...

June 19, 2025 | Tzvi Kahn |

Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical regime in Tehran and its proxies have committed a range of attacks against Americans. This memorandum provides select documentation of these assaults. While...

June 17, 2025 | |

U.S. Boosts Middle East Military Presence Amid Ongoing Israel-Iran Conflict

U.S. Deploys Air and Naval Assets to Middle East: The U.S. military has reportedly surged large numbers of military assets to the Middle East and dozens of aerial refueler aircraft...

June 17, 2025 | Cameron McMillan, Ryan Brobst

U.S. Military Surges Combat Power to the Middle East

The Pentagon is surging additional combat power to the Middle East and Europe as the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict shows no signs of cooling down. The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is reportedly...

June 15, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

Israel May Need U.S. Help to Take Out Key Iranian Nuclear Site Before Disaster Strikes

Iran is relocating its enriched uranium stocks for protection against Israeli strikes and will not tell the UN’s nuclear watchdog where, the nation’s deputy foreign minister said Saturday. The move...

May 29, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Charles Corcoran

We’re training Ukraine’s brave F-16 pilots — here’s what they need to keep fighting

After years of delay, Ukraine’s Air Force is flying the F-16 fighter jets it’s received from NATO — and, during a training visit this month, we saw for ourselves how these “Vipers”...

May 27, 2025 | Cleo Paskal |

FSM breaks ground on China-led airport reconstruction project in Woleai

Federated States of Micronesia President Wesley Simina officiated the May 26 groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the Woleai airport runway. ...

April 24, 2025 | |

‘None Of Your Business’: Iran Rebuffs IAEA Chief’s Concerns Over Tunnels Built Around Nuclear Site

Grossi Asks for Clarification on Tunnels, New Security Perimeter: Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on April 24 that he...

April 7, 2025 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

Arsenal of Democracy

Arming Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel While Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base

April 2, 2025 | Will Selber, Bill Roggio

US removal of Sirajuddin Haqqani’s $10 million bounty signals engagement with the Taliban

The Trump administration appears to be continuing its previous policy of engagement with the Taliban, which led to the 2020 Doha Agreement that paved the way for the Biden administration’s 2021 withdrawal...

March 31, 2025 | |

‘There Will Be a Bombing’: Trump Threatens to Attack Iran if No Nuclear Deal Reached

Trump Threatens Tehran: U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran and impose secondary tariffs on the country if it does not enter into negotiations over its nuclear...

March 26, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Annie Fixler, Joe Dougherty

CSC 2.0 Report on Military Mobility

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March 20, 2025 | Cleo Paskal |

Crossroads of Competition

China in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands

March 7, 2025 | Benjamin Jensen, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Jose M. Macias III

How to Defend Ukraine’s Skies During Peace Negotiations

Air superiority remains a decisive factor in modern warfare. As Ukraine continues to defend itself against Russian aggression, policymakers and military planners are grappling with a fundamental question:...

March 6, 2025 | |

U.S. Conducts Bomber Task Force Mission as Iran Threat Looms

U.S. B-52 Flew with Israeli and British Fighters: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had conducted its third bomber task force mission in the Middle East in two weeks...

March 4, 2025 | Will Selber

Anti-Taliban groups conclude fifth Vienna Conference

On February 18, 2025, various factions of the anti-Taliban resistance wrapped up the fifth Vienna Process Conference for a Democratic Afghanistan, calling for international assistance in forming a transitional government.