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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) during a drill held by the Iranian army in Semnan, Iran, on January 5, 2021. (Iranian Army via Getty Images)
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A US Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 takes off from Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, on April 19, 2023. (Tyler Harmon via DVIDS)
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Armed rebels of the Iran-backed Houthi militia ride a pick-up truck during a demonstration against the United States and Israel on January 29, 2024, in Sanaa, Yemen. (Osamah Yahya via Getty Images)
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President Joe Biden at the White House talking to the press on his way to an event in Miami, Florida, on January 30, 2024. (Andrew Thomas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Japan's Self-Defense Forces 1st Airborne Brigade conduct descent training with allies US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, and Philippines on January 7, 2024, at Camp Narashino training area in Tokyo, Japan. (David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Landing Craft Utility 1659 enters the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall in the Atlantic Ocean on January 26, 2024. (Danielle Serocki via DVIDS)
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An Israeli artillery unit moves along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 19, 2024, in southern Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Strait of Gibraltar on January 5, 2024. (Jacob Mattingly via DVIDS)
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David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
