Daily Archives: Dec 17, 2025
9 Strategic Flashpoints Driving Iran’s Escalation Toward Regional War
Could one country's strategic calculus plunge an entire region into uncontrollable war? The Middle East at the end of 2025 stands on the brink of just such a precipice: nuclear opacity, proxy warfare, and maritime brinksmanship blend in a volatile mix under the leadership of Iran. Underpinning this confluence...
9 Costly Failures That Plagued a US Carrier Under Fire
"Losing three aircraft is a huge deal. The norm is 0 to 1, " retired Navy Cmdr. Kirk Lippold told Task & Purpose. That stark assessment framed one of the most troubling US carrier deployments in recent years - a nine-month combat tour in the Red Sea where the...
9 Critical Failures From Navy’s Troubled Red Sea Deployment Revealed
The most intense sustained naval combat since World War II exposed dangerous cracks in U.S. Navy readiness. In late 2024 and early 2025, the USS Harry S. Truman strike group faced relentless missile and drone attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels-but the gravest threats came from within. Four major mishaps,...
