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The SR-71 Blackbird was developed by Lockheed Martin as a long-range reconnaissance aircraft that could hit air speeds over

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Charlie Murphy, a standup comedian and Navy vet known for his work on the "Chappelle's Show," died after a battle with leukemia. He was 57. Murphy joined the Navy after being released from a stint in jail. His mother wanted him to get …

A little-known group of specially-trained Coast Guardsmen are playing a key role in securing a presidential retreat in Florida and guarding against the smuggling of doomsday weapons out of war-torn Syria. Few know about the

With the growing tensions and the many threats that North Korea poses, it's a safe bet that there is a desire to keep an eye on North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Of course, the DPRK strongman isn't going to be obliging and tell us wha…

The Navy's elite SEAL teams have taken on a lot of America's enemies, and have proceeded to kick ass and take names. Now, though, they are facing a potential challenge from within — a streak of drug use. According to a report by

Army 2nd Lt. Frank Luke, Jr., arguably America's greatest fighter pilot of World War I, was finally downed after taking out 14 German observation balloons and four combat planes. But he took as many Germans with him as he could, strafing ground tro…

The Marine Corps wants to buy some second-hand Tigers. No, they're not trying to replace Sigfried and Roy; they want to buy some F-5E/F Tiger fighters. According to a report at

With news that the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is en route to the Korean peninsula wi…

The Supermarine Spitfire ranks up there with the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the Messerschmitt Bf-109, and the P-51 Mustang as one of the most iconic planes of World War II. But all aircraft have their flaws — even when they're at the top of their game…

The results of the last presidential election have brought national attention to a secessionist movement in California otherwise known as "Calexit." Activi…

Watch how one man keeps deadly history alive.

Senior U.S. military officials said April 7 that they were looking into whether Russia aided Syrian forces in this week's deadly chemical attack on civilians in Idlib province. "We think we have a good picture of who su…

For most soldiers in the Vietnam-era, the time between getting drafted or volunteering and their heading to war was short. The Army had each draftee for only two years. After they were shipped to basic, trained, shipped overseas, plus the time neede…

The M1 Abrams was the best tank in the world for a long time – and its Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom combat record backed it up. But lately,

The strike on Shayrat Air Base was intended to take out a number of targets, but one plane in particular was top of the list: The Su-22 Fitter. According to

Nope, that headline isn't a mad lib. A Coast Guard icebreaker was sailing near Jamaica, the hot island in the tropics, and seized a boatload of marijuana. The capture came in 1984 and represented the first narcotics bust for an Arctic ic…

Much has been made of Russian and Chinese missiles – and they do warrant attention. But the submarine still remains a very deadly assassin. If anything, that danger has taken on new forms, as the crew of the South Korean corvette Cheonan found ou…

Some people joke that "Marine" stands for "My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment." Surely that's been the case. To get to Iwo Jima, the Marines needed to sail in on transports. And what was true in 1945 is no less true in 2017.

It turns out the conspiracy theorists have one more feather in their tin-foil cap: the U.S. military really did test biological agents on Americans in U.S. cities. In the wake of the attacks of Sept, 11, 2001, a wave of anthrax-laden enve…