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Military Times' timeline of strikes conducted by the U.S. military in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since early September. militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

The U.S. Navy is requesting $3 billion to replenish its stockpile of Tomahawk missiles that have been depleted over the course of the Iran war. militarytimes.com/news/your-navy…

NEW: 3 US troops were injured during the fighter jet shootdown and rescue, a US official tells me. The injured were the WSO from the U.S. Air Force F-15E fighter jet as well as 2 aircrewmen from a HH-60 Jolly Green II helicopter that took fire during the rescue of the pilot.

One of the most important US-based commercial satellite imagery providers on whom most media outlets rely says the government has asked all imagery providers to indefinitely withhold satellite images from the Iran war

The proposed $1.5 trillion fiscal 2027 defense budget would allocate $65.8 billion for shipbuilding, the White House said Friday. militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…

The world's largest aircraft carrier is currently in Croatia undergoing maintenance after a non-combat fire broke out in its main laundry room. militarytimes.com/news/your-navy…

The U.S. Navy has three Independence-class littoral combat ships with a mine countermeasures mission package homeported in the Middle East. militarytimes.com/news/your-navy…

The Navy didn't provide details on its destination, but with the USS Gerald R. Ford currently sidelined, there is a warship vacancy in the Middle East. militarytimes.com/news/your-navy…

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In the occupied West Bank, Israeli settler violence is surging again as the Iran war takes much of the world's focus. After one attack, Israeli soldiers who echo settler ideology assaulted a CNN photojournalist and detained the rest of the CNN team. Jeremy Diamond reports.

Former Trump Iran adviser says war is headed for escalation dlvr.it/TRkyYM

Iran-linked hackers have breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal emails. cnn.it/41vzDHh

A group of survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse is suing the Trump administration and Google over the release of their personal information in troves of files made public by the Justice Department. cbsn.ws/4s91Yyk

Trump's Justice Department has agreed to pay Michael Flynn $1.25 million in taxpayer money even though he pleaded guilty twice to making false statements to FBI agents about his interactions with Russian officials. @alanfeuer nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/…

The service is seeking production-ready, mission-capable unmanned surface vessels. militarytimes.com/news/your-navy…

Hegseth prayed for violence against “those who deserve no mercy” and for justice to be executed "without remorse" during Wednesday’s prayer service. militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…

The carrier was conducting flight operations in the Arabian Sea when the service member sustained a non-life threatening injury. militarytimes.com/news/your-navy…

What is behind Iran's strategy in the Strait of Hormuz? Experts Kelly Grieco and Marie-Louise Westermann offer five things to know about Iranian naval mining operations. stimson.org/2026/five-thin…

💥 "Switchblades are artillery on easy mode." I spent March 19-20 with elements of the 82nd Airborne Division in Louisiana. Here's what I saw — and how they fought alongside smart machinery. @axios axios.com/2026/03/25/82n…

NEW: The United States has reportedly sent Iran a 15-point plan to conclude the war, according to unspecified officials speaking to the New York Times. The officials said that the plan addresses shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs. (1/2) Pakistan reportedly delivered the US proposal to Iran. Israeli officials continue to express that they expect the war with Iran to continue for “weeks.” Iran sent a letter to International Maritime Organization member states on March 22 stating that “non-hostile” ships can pass through the Strait of Hormuz if they coordinate with Iran, according to the Financial Times. Ships associated with the United States, Israel, or other “participants in the aggression” are not eligible for safe passage. This report is consistent with reports that over 20 vessels have taken an Iranian-approved route through the Strait of Hormuz as of March 23. Iran has reportedly required some of these vessels to pay a fee to transit the strait. The combined force continues to conduct airstrikes against Iranian naval capabilities to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The IDF said that it recently struck two long-range anti-ship cruise missile manufacturing facilities in Tehran. The IDF also struck a facility responsible for designing and developing submarines and support systems in Esfahan Province. Iran has launched six barrages of missiles targeting Israel since ISW-CTP’s last data cutoff. One missile impacted near a power station in Hadera, northern Israel. Israeli media also reported an impact in an industrial zone in the Negev Desert.

Some military and defense experts argue the Independence-class littoral combat ship equipped with the MCM mission package falls short of its predecessor. militarytimes.com/news/your-navy…