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Patriot missles seen at the Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport, in Jasionka, Poland, March 25, 2022. (Evan Vucci/AP)
August 27, 2026, 9:59 pm
US Patriot missile stocks in Europe ‘beyond critical’ due to Iran war, officials say
American defense, NATO, figures warn shortage of interceptors means forces unable to stop sustained Russian ballistic missile attack, would have to ‘take punch after punch’ like Ukraine
By Emma Burrows and Ben Finley
The USS George Washington arrives at the port in Danang, Vietnam, July 30, 2026. (Nhac NGUYEN/AFP)
August 20, 2026, 8:48 pm
US aircraft carrier arrives in Mideast to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln after record deployment
Crew on Lincoln reportedly suffered mental health declines and supply shortages amid its over 250 days at sea; move leaves East Asia without an American carrier strike group
By Ben Finley and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
This handout image shows aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) that are operating in support of the war in Iran, March 3, 2026. (US Navy via AP)
August 15, 2026, 4:28 pm
US pulls last aircraft carrier in Pacific as Trump focuses on Iran, Western Hemisphere
Analysts say poor planning and the unexpectedly long Iran conflict have left the US exposed in vital waterways, with China waiting in the wings
By Ben Finley and Didi Tang
This photo provided by the family shows Robert Gilman in Lilburn, Georgia, in 2019. (Gilman family via AP)
August 11, 2026, 10:38 pm
Russia frees former US marine jailed for more than 4 years
Robert Gilman heads to US military hospital in Texas after release on humanitarian grounds; family says he is gravely ill due to abuse in Russian prison
By Ben Finley and Matthew Lee
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, May 5, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
May 12, 2026, 2:27 pm
Hegseth faces new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more
US secretary of defense and military chief Caine expected to outline $1.5 trillion proposed defense budget and stress need for more drones, warships, and missile defense systems
By Ben Finley
In this satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC, a vessel identified as the Virgo by the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran is seen off Khargh Island, Iran, on Jan. 16, 2022. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
March 31, 2026, 8:59 am
Seizing Kharg Island would risk US troops and may not end Iran war, experts say
If the US captures its crucial oil terminal, experts say Tehran and its allies could retaliate, including by laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating drone strikes
By Ben Finley and SAM METZ
A person flies a national flag in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. (Federico PARRA / AFP)
January 4, 2026, 4:38 am
Was it legal? Questions abound as US captures Maduro, says it will ‘run’ Venezuela
With no historic precedent, experts say Trump administration’s stated intention to manage the country contradicts its claim that the military action was a law enforcement operation
By LISA MASCARO, Joshua Goodman and Ben Finley
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, December 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
December 3, 2025, 11:39 pm
Pentagon watchdog: Hegseth writing on Signal about strike on Houthis endangered US staff
At the same time, inspector general notes defense secretary has ability to declassify material and does not find he did so improperly
By LISA MASCARO and Ben Finley
A member of the US Congressional Hispanic Caucus holds a picture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a news conference to discuss the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, at Cannon House Office Building in Washington, April 9, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
June 7, 2025, 11:08 am
US announces man wrongly deported to El Salvador will return to face federal charges
White House doubles down on claims Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a gang member after acknowledging resident of 14 years was sent away by mistake; defense calls charges ‘baseless’
By Eric Tucker, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and Ben Finley
This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows the company's Titan submersible, which went missing in June 2023 on its way to document the wreckage of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)
June 20, 2023, 5:28 pm
Rescuers race the clock to locate missing submersible bound for Titanic wreckage
US Coast Guard leads search for Titan and the five people aboard, warns that it is ‘a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area’
By Ben Finley and HOLLY RAMER
Rev. Pat Robertson poses a question to a Republican presidential candidate during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Oct. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
June 8, 2023, 5:47 pm
Pat Robertson, broadcaster who put Christianity at center of US politics, dies at 93
Robertson turned a small Virginia radio station into the globally influential Christian Broadcasting Network, vied for the Republican presidential nomination in 1988
By Ben Finley
Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6 year old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Virginia on Jan. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)
January 10, 2023, 4:56 pm
Police chief says shooting of teacher by 6-year-old in Virginia was ‘intentional’
First-grader brought a gun legally purchased by his mother to school in his backpack on the day he shot Abby Zwerner, who is now in stable condition
By Ben Finley and Denise Lavoie
Emergency vehicles fill the parking lot at the Princess Anne Middle School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, after a nearby shooting killed 12, May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Vicki Cronis-Nohe)
June 1, 2019, 2:58 am
12 people killed in Virginia Beach shooting; suspect dead
Shooter, said to be disgruntled city employee, opens fire at municipal building; four wounded, including police officer
By Ben Finley
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School shows Maj. Gen. Sidney Shachnow, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Shachnow, who survived the holocaust as a child and fought in Vietnam as a US Army Green Beret before serving as the top American Army officer in Berlin, died Sept. 27, 2018. He was 83. (U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School via AP)
October 4, 2018, 3:48 am
Sidney Shachnow, Holocaust survivor turned US Army major general, dies at 83
After fighting as Green Beret in Vietnam, he went on to command American forces in what was then West Berlin
By Ben Finley
Congregation Beth Israel in Charlottesville, Virginia. (screen capture)
August 19, 2017, 4:12 am
Fear, resolve and more security at Charlottesville’s only synagogue
Congregation Beth Israel on edge after armed protesters hurled racist vitriol at worshipers and neo-Nazis threatened to burn down temple
By Ben Finley
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