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U.S. forces organisation

Named in 29 reports across 12 stories - 10 Aug – 9 Oct

also appears as U.S. Forces

10 Aug 20269 Oct 2026
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Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with U.S. forces. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without U.S. forces.

Strait of Hormuz and U.S. military share 2 reportsIraq and Trump administration share 2 reportsIraq and U.S. share 2 reportsStrait of Hormuz and U.S. Central Command share 2 reportsIraq and Tehran share 2 reportsLarak Island and Strait of Hormuz share 2 reportsCentcom and U.S. Central Command share 2 reportsLarak Island and U.S. share 2 reportsTehran and Trump administration share 1 reportLarak Island and Trump administration share 1 reportTrump administration and U.S. share 1 reportU.S. Central Command and U.S. military share 1 reportU.S. and U.S. military share 1 reportStrait of Hormuz and U.S. share 1 reportCentcom and Strait of Hormuz share 1 reportLarak Island and Tehran share 1 reportLarak Island and U.S. military share 1 reportStrait of Hormuz and Trump administration share 1 reportTehran and U.S. share 1 reportU.S. forcesIraqIraq - 6 shared reports (place)U.S.U.S. - 5 shared reports (organization)CentcomCentcom - 4 shared reports (organization)Larak IslandLarak Island - 4 shared reports (place)Strait of H…Strait of Hormuz - 4 shared reports (place)Trump administrat…Trump administration - 4 shared reports (organization)U.S. milita…U.S. military - 4 shared reports (organization)RAF FairfordRAF Fairford - 3 shared reports (place)TehranTehran - 3 shared reports (place)U.S. Centra…U.S. Central Command - 3 shared reports (organization)

The stories

Trump Declares “Crushing Economic Operation” Against Iran

534 outlets9 reports name U.S. forces27 Aug 2025 – 19 Oct 2026

Russian warship makes ‘AGGRESSIVE’ approach with weapons drawn to US navy cruiser

409 outlets1 report names U.S. forces1 Jul 2016 – 19 Oct 2026

Oil prices move higher after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claim Saudi tanker strike

241 outlets1 report names U.S. forces12 Jan 2024 – 19 Oct 2026

Men arrested under Explosives Act as villagers evacuated near RAF Fairford

118 outlets4 reports name U.S. forces27 Sept – 16 Oct

Grounded tanker triggers major spill off Dhofar

82 outlets1 report names U.S. forces5 Aug – 19 Oct

Historical highlights: 75 years of forward airpower in Europe - usafe.af.mil

53 outlets1 report names U.S. forces13 Aug – 18 Oct

SOUTHCOM replaces Southern Spear with Western Hemisphere task force targeting criminal networks

50 outlets1 report names U.S. forces6 Aug – 15 Oct

Iraq says September 30 withdrawal deadline for US-led coalition ‘final’

45 outlets2 reports name U.S. forces12 Aug – 17 Oct

PM Sanae Takaichi visits quake-hit southern Japan as cleanup begins in intense heat

36 outlets1 report names U.S. forces3 Aug – 19 Oct

After more than two decades, U.S. forces prepare to leave Iraq

44 outlets5 reports name U.S. forces27 Sept – 7 Oct

Japan delivers ‘strong protest’ to U.S. after marine arrested in Okinawa robbery-murder

33 outlets2 reports name U.S. forces4 Oct – 13 Oct

Exclusive | U.S. Fires on Ship Breaking Its Blockade of Iran

22 outlets1 report names U.S. forces11 Aug – 12 Aug

Who keeps naming them

Japan Times6Google News - Top Stories5The Hill4PBS NewsHour3NYT World3Google News - Europe query2Anadolu Agency (AA)2Politico Europe1Axios1Ukrinform (Ukraine)1NPR News1

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