Since 2023, U.S. forces and allies have been forced to fend off Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The group has launched hundreds of strikes against commercial and military vessels since shortly after the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

A withdrawal of American troops from Syria raises the risk of thousands of ISIS fighters escaping from sprawling prison camps guarded by Kurdish forces, analysts and former defense officials said.

An unknown number of military spouses have lost their jobs as part of reductions in the federal workforce. The loss is likely to cause stress and hardship on members of the military, experts and advocates say, impacting readiness and, potentially, hurting retention numbers.

Houthi rebels in Yemen are abiding by their pledge to halt attacks on Middle East commercial shipping a month after a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, according to a regional industry group.

A pair of American military vessels responding to a mayday call this week saved the crew of a sinking cargo ship in the Persian Gulf, according to U.S. Central Command.

Veterans groups are urging President Donald Trump to make exceptions for Afghan allies who are now barred from entering the United States under executive orders.

Muhammad Salah al-Za’bir was a senior operative in Hurras al-Din, CENTCOM said late Thursday. The strike was part of U.S. forces’ ongoing efforts to disrupt terrorism in the region, especially as Syria transitions to a new government. It comes days after the Syria-based Hurras al-Din said it is dissolving.

The last Afghan special immigrant visa applicants housed at Rhine Ordnance Barracks have departed, according to an American advocate.

Scores of Afghan relatives of American service members who are awaiting relocation are now stuck in Afghanistan amid President Donald Trump’s halt to the nation’s resettlement program, according to a Reuters report confirmed by refugee advocates.

Israel will strengthen the Iron Dome and David’s Sling systems as a result of the new contract. The deal also covers work on Iron Beam, a laser system Israel is developing to shoot down missiles.