ConflictsSeptember 10, 2026· DVIDS

U.S. Marines, Australian Defence Force partner for showcase at NFL game in Melbourne

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26 Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force and the Australian Defence Force will participate in community and ceremonial events surrounding the first-ever regular-season NFL game in Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sept. 11, 2026.

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ConflictsSep 19, 2026

Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Pulls into Guam for Logistics Stop, Deployment Now at 302 Days

Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), the embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 and the guided-missile destroyer USS Frank Petersen (DDG-121) pulled into Guam on Saturday, according to a statement from U.S. 7th Fleet. Lincoln exited the South China Sea this week via the Sulu Sea, according to ship spotters, and arrived at Apra Harbor for a logistics stop. “The stop on Naval Base Guam marks [Carrier Strike Group]-3 personnel’s first return to American soil in nine months, during which personnel will be afforded on-base liberty,” reads the statement. The post visit to Guam follows the carrier’s port visit to Pattaya, Thailand

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ConflictsSep 18, 2026

Hormuz Transits Hit Three-week High, VLCC Rates Explode

Non-Iranian linked transits through the Strait of Hormuz climbed to 97 last week, according to preliminary data from London-based Lloyd’s List Intelligence. While the final number will be adjusted as analysts at Lloyd’s are able to confirm dark transits, right now the data suggest that transits were at a three-week high between Sept. 7 and Sunday. The weekly average over the last three weeks, which is expected to increase, is 88, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence. In comparison, the weekly average between July 27 and Aug. 16 was 67. Crude oil transits drove the activity, Bridget Diakun, the maritime intelligence

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ConflictsSep 18, 2026

German Forces Surge Onto Baltic Island In First-Of-Its-Kind NATO Drill

Exercise Silver Wotan tests how quickly allied troops, ships, aircraft, and weapons can reach the strategically vital island of Gotland. The post German Forces Surge Onto Baltic Island In First-Of-Its-Kind NATO Drill appeared first on TWZ.

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ConflictsSep 18, 2026

USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Sept. 18, 2026

The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In the Philippine Sea The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations as it makes its way home to San Diego, Calif., following more than eight months in the Middle East. Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) and cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG-62) transited the Surigao Strait and entered the Philippine Sea on Tuesday, according to a social media post on Abraham Lincoln’s official

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ConflictsSep 18, 2026

Marine Colonel Who Led Mideast Combat Deployment Wants His Own Drone Boats

"If the first thing you're putting through the breach isn't a robot, something's wrong." The post Marine Colonel Who Led Mideast Combat Deployment Wants His Own Drone Boats appeared first on TWZ.

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