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- 75th Ranger Regiment soldiers win sixth straight Best Ranger Competitionby Eve Sampson on April 13, 2026 at 9:26 pm
Soldiers from the 75th Ranger Regiment won the Army’s Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia.
- Marines win top sniper competitionby Eve Sampson on April 13, 2026 at 6:28 pm
Two Marine snipers brought home the top prize at this year’s International Sniper Competition in a rare win for the Corps.
- Vietnam veteran’s gravestone somber reminder of war’s tollby Claire Barrett on April 13, 2026 at 4:24 pm
The gravestone is evidence that Vietnam veteran Eugene “Gene” Marion Simmers carried the burden of decades-long grief and trauma.
- US blockade of Iran will be major military endeavor, experts sayby Phil Stewart on April 13, 2026 at 12:42 pm
The U.S. military has not offered basic details yet about the blockade, including how many U.S. warships will enforce it.
- US Navy to blockade Strait of Hormuz ‘effective immediately,’ Trump saysby Saad Sayeed, Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters on April 12, 2026 at 2:58 pm
“Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!” the president wrote on Sunday.
- US-Iran peace talks end without deal as delegations leave Pakistanby Saad Sayeed, Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters on April 12, 2026 at 1:27 pm
Each side blamed the other for the failure of the 21-hour negotiations to end fighting that has killed thousands and roiled the global economy.
- US military begins clearing Strait of Hormuz, Trump saysby Reuters on April 11, 2026 at 3:59 pm
Reports emerged Saturday about the presence of U.S. Navy ships in the strait.
- The only Navy Seabee awarded the nation’s highest award for valorby Jon Guttman on April 11, 2026 at 12:30 am
The early, brutal battle to protect a Special Forces camp near Dong Xoai changed the course of the Vietnam War. Marvin Shields gave his all in its defense.
- The president who threatened to end a civilization is supposed to guarantee Ukraine’s survivalby Katie Livingstone on April 10, 2026 at 11:39 pm
Trump’s Iran war has diverted diplomats and drained interceptor stockpiles — just as his envoys were supposed to deliver security guarantees to Kyiv.
- Army debuts data operations center to serve as information hubby Ellen Ioanes on April 10, 2026 at 11:17 pm
The Army Data Operations Center’s debut is part of an enormous push to further integrate data and machine learning into military operations.
