Naveed Jamali

The B-52 is one of the most iconic symbols of America’s military might. The massive eight-engine bomber has been the symbol of American strategic air power from the Cold War to present and has been connected to every major American military engagement since it first saw combat in the Vietnam War.But has this still-formidable aircraft changed since first taking flight seven decades ago? Yes and no. Getting the answer would require me to understand what the B-52 truly is and what it is like to fly…

Describing an aircraft carrier as massive is, of course, an understatement – and nothing about the USS Gerald R. Ford is an understatement. As part of the latest episode of my Newsweek series “Unconventional,” I embarked on the USS Gerald R. Ford in the summer of 2022, on the eve of her first deployment: A new warship, a new crew. There was an air of excitement that ran through the carrier as I visited different sections and her crew.Fast forward to October 2023, and the USS Gerald R. Ford has b…

As someone who spent over three years working counterintelligence against the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, and then 10 years as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy, I am used to living in a world of secrets and spies.What may surprise those less familiar with such work in highly classified intelligence operations, is just how pedestrian so much of it is. It is hard to strike a visceral emotion and convey the sense of danger and importance associated with meeting a Ru…

As geopolitical tensions on Earth threaten to spread beyond the atmosphere, the head of the U.S. military’s newest branch tells Newsweek in an exclusive interview how he plans to deter a conflict from erupting in space, including through the use of force on the planet and beyond.Should such an extraterrestrial war erupt, he warns, it has the potential to be even more destructive than traditional air, land and sea theaters, and could affect civilian life for ages to come.“If, in time of war, you…

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