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Sinking speedboats with a supercarrier: the lopsided cost of Operation Southern Spear
History suggests what happens when the U.S. military outspends a foe by orders of magnitude.
Army stands up Western Hemisphere Command as new strategies highlight domestic operations
U.S. Army North and South will fold into what used to be Army Forces Command to form the new regional headquarters.
Legal experts fail to see justification for continued U.S. military strikes on drug boats.
Partisan lines were drawn after Thursday's briefing on the Hill about the Sept. 2 strike.
Congress to probe US strikes on boats in Caribbean
The U.S. Senate and House Armed Services committees will open bipartisan inquiries amid conflicting Trump-administration statements.
The awful arithmetic of our wars
If we don't figure out a way to fight far more cheaply, we won’t be able to afford to win a single battle.
Venezuela, US edge toward war footing—but the White House may blink first
The Trump administration is increasing the pressure, but domestic concerns, international risks may hold it back.
‘We need to be ready to go’: AFSOC preps for potential Caribbean missions
AFSOC held a long-planned exercise on St. Croix just days before the first U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat.
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AFSOC exercise brings concept created for great-power conflict to the Caribbean
Last month, U.S. forces “seized” a St. Croix airport in a demonstration of the Agile Combat Employment maneuver scheme.
