We have updated our Privacy Policy. Please review to learn more. By continuing to use our services, you agree to these updates.
During a recent Army exercise, a prototype laser shot down so many drones that its operator started losing count. "I took down, I want to say, twelve?" Staff Sgt. Eric Davis told reporters. "It was extremely effecti…
According to a pair of memos produced in during Theodore Roosevelt's administration, the Union and the Confederacy…
Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan and Staff Sgt. David Wyatt were posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the highest non-combat award, at Ross's Landing Riverside Park in
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced that Medal of Honor recipient Wilburn K. Ross died on May 9, 2017. According to
The KC-135 Stratotanker, one of the oldest aircraft still flying in the US Air Force today, will likely get a life extension thanks to budget and replacement issues according to Gen. Carlton Everhart of Air Mobility Command, adding over 40 more…
The F-15 Eagle, arguably the most successful fighter jet of the modern age, could be in for an early retirement with the US Air Force thanks to skyrocketing upgrade and refurbishment costs. In a hearing before the House Armed Services Co…
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said May 9 that American forces in Afghanistan face "a determined enemy" but are dealing significant blows to the enemy. Speaking at a news conference in Copenhagen alongside his Danish counterpart, Cl…
With news that the MQ-9 Reaper has gained the ability to drop the GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition, this unmanned aerial vehicle has gained some new capabilities. But this l…
Iran has tested an advanced high-speed torpedo in the Strait of Hormuz. The test is not only a provocation, but the torpedo is also a new threat to vessels in the international choke point. According to a report by
There is nothing like a good revenge story. From Paul Kersey's vigilante rampage in in "Death Wish" to Eric Cartman's diabolical payback in the South Park Episode "Scott Tenorman Must Die," revenge tales are deeply satisfying. Here …
Hollywood loves to make old fashion bloody war movies that have plenty of entertaining explosions and dramatic death scenes. While entertaining, these can hit pretty close to home for someone who's been in the fight. Related:
California may start giving legal help to veterans who have been deported. The state Assembly passed a bill May 8 to provide legal representation for people who were honorably discharged from the m…
Airmen from the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and the 26th Weapons Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, made history earlier this week by employing the first GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition
President Donald Trump's senior advisers said they have proposed sending additional troops to Afghanistan to weaken the Taliban in an effort to bring about negotiations. In order to send the reinforcements, Trump must approve the recomme…
A U.S. naval vessel collided with a South Korean fishing boat but no injuries were reported following the accident. The USS Lake Champlain was taking part in join…
Scenario #1: A young service member walks into their newly assigned barracks room and notices how nasty it is. And on top of that, they have to share the small space with two or three other people that may or may not be very clean. The struggle i…
You would think that nuclear weapons testing and tourism wouldn't go together. But in fact, tourists who went to Las Vegas to watch the nuclear tests helped fuel the growth of that city in the 1950s. In the 1950s, the United States carr…
In February 2017, a Russian spy ship was spotted off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. That ship was named the Viktor Leonov, n…
During the early days of World War I, it was not unheard of for airplanes to drop mortar rounds on the enemy.
