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Trump considers limited strike on Iran, most air power since 2003 arrives in Middle East - WSJ

A smaller attack on Iran would target a few military or government sites, designed to be small enough not to provoke major retaliation and force Iran to agree to a deal favorable to the US. 

US President Donald Trump makes a fist at the end of an event during a visit to Coosa Steel Corporation, in Rome, Georgia, U.S., February 19, 2026.
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet climbs after taking off from the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 4, 2026.

F-22s pulled from Super Bowl flyover after reassignment for operational missions

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean August 10, 2024.

US seeks to prevent further Iranian harrasment of ships in Gulf - analysis

Tehran MP Mojtaba Zarei; illustrative.

Iranian MP threatens US bases, urges Jordanians to seize control of air base amid rising tensions


US military's largest landlord pleads guilty to fraud - Justice Department

The US Military landlord, Balfour Beatty Communities, pleads guilty and is sentenced to pay over $65 million for defrauding the US Air Force, Army and Navy.

 Balfour Beatty Communities President Christopher Williams testifies before Senate Armed Services subcommittees on the Military Housing Privatization Initiative in Washington, U.S. February 13, 2019.

Aircraft that could aid Israeli strike on Iran may not arrive until 2024

Israel has wanted KC-46A tanker aircraft for years, but Israel was also the one that procrastinated.

A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus sits on the tarmac at Boeing facilities at Boeing Field in this aerial photo in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

IDF holding amphibious drill in Eilat with US NAVCENT forces

IDF troops will include forces from the Maglan commando unit and from the Lotar anti-terrorism unit as well as from the School for Infantry Corps Professions and Squad Commanders.

IDF soldiers are seen taking part in military drills in Israel's North to simulate a war with Hezbollah.

US Air Force bomber escorted by IAF F-15s in Israel flyover

The US Air Force bomber, commonly called the "bone," was headed towards the Persian Gulf.

  A US Air Force B-1b heavy bomber was escorted by an IAF F-15 fighter jet above Israeli airspace on October 30, 2021

Israel, US air force hold first-of-kind aerial drill

Israeli Air Force pilots flew alongside their United States counterparts in drill named 'Desert Eagle'.

Israeli Air Force pilots flying alongside their United States counterparts as part of a joint exercise, 2023; illustrative

Rockets target US facility in Iraq, again

These rockets are one of many attacks on US forces in Iraq over the last two years.

US F-16 fighter jet arrives at a military base in Balad, north of Baghdad July 13, 2015.

IAF pilots to fly alongside US, UK air forces in drill next month

Britains 'HMS Queen Elizabeth' aircraft carrier to be part of exercise, too

Israeli Air Force (IAF) personnel are seen marching by a fighter jet hanger.

US Air Force receives first F-15EX fighter jet

The IAF was said to be interested in the aircraft, and can now follow its performance closely.

An F15EX fighter jet taking off from a runway in the United States.

Edward Malinoff, Jewish logistics manager for the US Navy dies of COVID

Malinoff remembered the lyrics to songs from old movies with great accuracy despite having dementia in his later years.

The US Navy aircraft carriers conduct a photo exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces in the South China Sea August 31, 2018

Cabinet going for huge US-Israel aircraft deal

This decision ends a three-year-long dispute between the Defense Ministry and the Finance Ministry over the payment method of the deal.

Boeing's KC-46 aerial refueling tanker