Soldiers from the United States Army 4th Infantry Division captured Saddam Hussein in an underground spider hole near Tikrit on December 13, 2003

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China maintains an operational military base located in Djibouti

The Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps executed an offensive operation designated Operation Vivaldi around the city of Lyman

The October 1983 Beirut barracks truck bombing killed 241 United States military personnel during the Ronald Reagan administration

United States combat operations in the Vietnam War ended in 1973

Standard artillery systems utilized by Ukrainian forces include 105-millimeter and 155-millimeter NATO-caliber cannons with an operational range of approximately 20 kilometers

Military strategy establishes a theory of success that connects operational campaigns directly to the overarching political objectives of a war

The United States Congress officially renamed Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all American military veterans

A coercive, top-down command structure within the Russian military incentivizes subordinate officers to falsify battlefield reports to avoid punishment

Representative Thomas Massie's impeachment resolution against Pete Hegseth cited extrajudicial boat strikes conducted in the Caribbean

The United States Congress recognized Armistice Day via legislation in 1926 and designated it an annual federal holiday in 1938

A typical frontline military drone team requires two to three operators, including a pilot, a navigator, and an arming technician

Western military doctrine pushes tactical decision-making authority down to junior leaders, whereas the Russian military operates a centralized top-down command structure

Gary Sinise toured Saddam Hussein's uncompleted Victory Over America Palace in Baghdad during a 2003 USO tour

From 1971 to 1978, the United States federal government observed Veterans Day on a Monday before returning the observance to November 11

In February 2018, Wagner Group mercenaries suffered heavy casualties during an engagement with United States forces near Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Tactical analysis in warfare focuses on unit-level engagements, localized geography, weapon systems employment, and day-to-day front-line shifts

President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11, 1919, as the first Armistice Day

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that congressional criticism of military strikes on drug vessels constituted an attack on United States service members

During the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, the United States military left behind an estimated 80 billion dollars in hardware and equipment

Operational-level military art integrates intelligence, logistics, and fire support to coordinate multi-unit actions toward campaign objectives