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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)
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A sailor prepares to launch an F/A-18C Hornet off the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk in the Philippine Sea on May 6, 2008. (US Navy)
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President George W. Bush speaks from the rubble of Ground Zero on September 14, 2001, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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A US infantry carrier vehicle crosses a river during a South Korea–US joint military exercise in Yeoju, South Korea, on August 27, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Republic of Korea marines depart in a combat rubber raiding craft during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows in Hawaii on July 20, 2026. (US Marine Corps)
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A view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal in Iran on March 12, 2017. (Getty Images)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting in the Korean Demilitarized Zone on June 30, 2019. (Getty Images)
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A drone photo shows the People’s Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer Nanning sailing into Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong on July 2, 2026. (Getty Images)
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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
Ian Crone
Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
