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Navy/USMC

Huge Air, Sea Rescue Operation Oversaw Sailors’ January Capture By Iran

Thursday, June 30th, 2016

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Huge Air, Sea Rescue Operation Oversaw Sailors’ January Capture By Iran

An F-15E Strike Eagle waits to launch in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility prior to strike operations in Syria Sept. 23, 2014.

The capture of two riverine boats and 10 Navy sailors by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in January triggered a “robust” search-and-rescue response from U.S. forces stationed in the region, including manned and unmanned aircraft and warships.Two riverine command boats (RCB) strayed into Iranian territorial waters in January during a transit from Kuwait to Bahrain. They were overtaken and detained by Iranian forces when one of the boat’s engine failed. An investigation into the incident found that the ultimate cause of…

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

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Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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