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US Department of Defense; commands America's Iran campaign, Ukraine aid, and drone procurement.

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#174 21 Aug
#17 6 Aug
#17 5 Aug
#17 31 Jul
#163 25 Jul

Restored the casualty figures on 26 July

Iran Conflict 2026: Four dead Americans put back on the list
#163 25 Jul

Recategorised casualties away from Operation Epic Fury

Iran Conflict 2026: The Iran war gets a new file name
#162 25 Jul

Paused its bombing campaign against Iran

Iran Conflict 2026: Stockpile warning, then a bombing halt
#163 25 Jul
Criticised byTMThomas Massie
criticised category change
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#163 25 Jul
Recategorised casualties underOOOverseas Operations
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#162 24 Jul

Cut its published wounded count from 482 to 420 without accounting for the gap

Iran Conflict 2026: 62 wounded vanish from Pentagon toll
#161 24 Jul

Removed four names from its official Iran war casualty list

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon cuts Iran war toll to 14
#11 15 Jul

Reviewed contingency options for possible action against Cuba

Cuba Dispatch: What the threat assessment actually says
#7 15 Jul
#15 6 Jul
#15 3 Jul

Set the 19 Gauntlet II finalists a five-week Fort Carson build sprint

Drones: Industry & Defence: Gauntlet II sets five-week build sprint
#14 1 Jul

Advanced 19 of 49 companies to Gauntlet II's final production-test stage.

Drones: Industry & Defence: Pentagon orders 120 drones in five weeks
#14 28 Jun
#13 20 Jun

Closed Gauntlet Stage 1 and set Chinese-component bar for Stage 2

Drones: Industry & Defence: Drone Gauntlet now judges the parts
#13 17 Jun
#11 8 Jun

Launched Phase 2 Gauntlet Stage 1 at Camp Grayling

Drones: Industry & Defence: Drone Dominance Gauntlet opens 8 June
#12 7 Jun

Closed Phase 1 of FPV drone buy 10,000 units short and set compressed Phase 2 price caps

Drones: Industry & Defence: Pentagon's drone buy lands a third short
#11 3 Jun

Opened Phase 2 Gauntlet Stage 1 at Camp Grayling

Drones: Industry & Defence: Two Ukrainian firms enter Pentagon gauntlet
#12 1 Jun
#5 21 May

Kimwolf botmaster held over record DDoS

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#10 17 May
#100 17 May

Conducted most intensive Iran strike preparations since 28 February per NYT reporting

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump posts 'calm before the storm' as strike prep peaks
#96 12 May
#96 12 May
#100 12 May

Considered Operation Sledgehammer rename to restart WPR clock

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon weighs Sledgehammer rename to reset WPR clock
#88 3 May

Declined to provide additional detail on Project Freedom

Iran Conflict 2026: Project Freedom announced via Truth Social
#86 1 May
#78 24 Apr

Circulated internal email proposing punishments for NATO allies that refused ABO rights

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon memo targets Spain and Falklands
#7 24 Apr
#77 22 Apr

Briefed Congress that Hormuz mine clearance would take up to six months

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon gives Congress Hormuz clock Trump has not
#7 21 Apr
#5 14 Apr
OperatedGIGauntlet II
feeds preferred munitions list for
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#5 14 Apr
ran competition closing
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#64 10 Apr
#12 9 Apr
#61 7 Apr

Provided force-protection framing for the repositioning

Iran Conflict 2026: US carriers slip out of strike range
#58 4 Apr
#4 4 Apr
StatedEMEmil Michael
confirmed inventory status
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#5 3 Apr
AuthorisedF5FAR 52.240-1
enforced alongside
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#5 3 Apr
InvestigatedDDJI
filed opposition against petition of
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#53 31 Mar
#52 27 Mar
#8 26 Mar

notified Congress of PURL fund diversion

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Pentagon to divert $750m from Ukraine
#3 25 Mar

Gauntlet II confirmed for August 2026

Drones: Industry & Defence
#4 25 Mar
FundedGDGolden Dome
increased budget for
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#3 20 Mar
#42 18 Mar

Faced $200bn funding request stalling in Congress without votes

Iran Conflict 2026: GOP lacks votes for $200bn war bill
#42 18 Mar

Submitted $200bn war funding request, four times the original estimate

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon war bill balloons to $200bn
#40 16 Mar
#36 14 Mar

Diverted 10,000 AI interceptor drones from Ukraine to the Middle East

Iran Conflict 2026: 10,000 drones diverted from Ukraine
#35 14 Mar

Confirmed deployment of 5,000 from Japan, more than twice initial reports

Iran Conflict 2026: Pacific force is 5,000, not 2,200
#36 14 Mar

Spent $16.5bn in 12 days at $1.4bn per day per CSIS audit

Iran Conflict 2026: $16.5bn and 8,700 strikes in two weeks
#34 13 Mar

Ordered 2,200 Marines pulled from Japan's 31st MEU to the Middle East

Iran Conflict 2026: 2,200 Marines pulled from Pacific
#33 11 Mar

Questioned by 120 Congress members over AI targeting of Minab school

Iran Conflict 2026: Congress asks if AI targeted the school
#32 10 Mar

Received 46-senator demand for public Minab school strike investigation

Iran Conflict 2026: 46 senators demand Minab investigation
#32 9 Mar

Disclosed $11.3bn cost in six days with no congressional funding request

Iran Conflict 2026: $1.9bn a day, no bill to Congress
#25 7 Mar

Confirmed by satellite analysis to have struck Minab girls' school

Iran Conflict 2026: US weapon confirmed at Minab school
#26 7 Mar

Tasked with executing Trump's unprecedented new targeting threats

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump threatens new target groups
#25 6 Mar

Expended over a quarter of global THAAD stock in eight days

Iran Conflict 2026: A quarter of global THAAD stock expended
#27 6 Mar

Released identities of six fallen soldiers returned to Dover

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump receives six soldiers at Dover
#23 6 Mar

Released names of six reservists killed in Kuwait drone strike

Iran Conflict 2026: Six US reservists named as war dead
#24 6 Mar

Signalled dramatic surge in air campaign beyond Day 7 strike tempo

Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth: air campaign about to surge
#24 6 Mar

Spent $3.7bn in 100 hours, of which $3.5bn was unbudgeted

Iran Conflict 2026: Epic Fury costs $3.7bn in 100 hours
#24 6 Mar

Funded war without congressional authorisation, raising legal challenge

Iran Conflict 2026: White House funds war without Congress
#23 6 Mar

Weighed pulling Patriot and THAAD batteries from South Korea

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon eyes Korea missile shields
#3 5 Mar

Burned more Patriots in three Iran days than Ukraine received in three years

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Iran used Ukraine Patriots in 3 days
#30 5 Mar

Recorded eighth US death in deployment, not classified as combat

Iran Conflict 2026: Eighth US death not classed as combat
#3 5 Mar

Expended 150 THAAD rounds in week one, a quarter of global inventory

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: 150 THAAD rounds expended in Iran week
#21 5 Mar

Released video confirming two Iranian warships sunk at Chah Bahar

Iran Conflict 2026: Two warships sunk at Chah Bahar
#21 5 Mar
#19 4 Mar

Confirmed first US torpedo sinking of an enemy warship since 1945

Iran Conflict 2026: US torpedo sinks Iran warship IRIS Dena
#19 4 Mar

Claimed 20 warships sunk and 2,000 targets struck; only one confirmed

Iran Conflict 2026: 20 warships claimed sunk; one confirmed
#19 4 Mar

Reported Iranian missile rate declining due to strikes on launch sites

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon: Iran missile rate declining
#19 4 Mar

Declared second massive air assault on Iran imminent from briefing room

Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth: second massive assault imminent
#19 4 Mar
#19 4 Mar

Declined to respond to IRGC claim of radar installation destroyed in Qatar

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC claims US Qatar radar 'dismantled'
#16 3 Mar

Refused to confirm or deny Minab school strike, citing investigation

Iran Conflict 2026: US and Israel disown the Minab strike
#12 3 Mar
#12 3 Mar

Acknowledged pre-emptive strike knowing Iran would retaliate on US forces

Iran Conflict 2026: Rubio: US knew Israel would strike Iran
#12 2 Mar

Confirmed six US combat deaths in 72 hours of operations

Iran Conflict 2026: Six US troops dead in 72 hours of combat
#10 2 Mar

Recorded fourth US combat death as Iranian munitions hit operations centre

Iran Conflict 2026: Fourth US troop killed in Iran strike
#7 2 Mar
#10 2 Mar
#10 2 Mar

Held first on-camera briefing citing Iran nuclear shield as justification

Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth: Iran hid nukes behind missiles
#6 1 Mar

Produced zero evidence for imminent threat claim in 90-min briefing

Iran Conflict 2026: 90 min; Pentagon produced zero evidence
#4 1 Mar

Confirmed first three US combat deaths with no location or circumstances

Iran Conflict 2026: Three US troops killed; no details given
#6 1 Mar

Warned war would last weeks not days in first public timeline estimate

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon: war will last 'weeks not days'
#4 28 Feb
funded programme under
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event