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Debate rages over what the US military should look like in the next 10 years
Five of the top national security think tanks exchanged widely varying proposals on the force structure and funding the U.S. armed services would need to confront the global security environment 10 years from now.
Elite engineers recreated the World War II Nazi stealth bomber
After the Luftwaffe lost the Battle of Britain in 1940, Hermann Goering ordered an ambitious new project he called the "3x1000" fighter. Goering wanted a plane that could deliver 1,000 kilograms of ordnance to a target 1,000 kilometers and fly 1,0…
This former Delta Force commander is fighting a new, more deadly battle
The men were calling in bomb after bomb — pinpointing al Qaeda positions in the hills and ridges of Tora Bora, miles from support and operating on their own for days. In the end, the special operators from the Army's elite Delta Force …
Everything ISIS has lost at Mosul . . . so far
The battle for Mosul kicked off Oct. 17, and ISIS is falling back faster than anticipated. Iraqi, Kurdish, and various small militias have moved a force of over 1…
Here’s the Air Force’s official guidance for transgender airmen
On October 6th, the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff released policy guidelines for how transgender airmen can tra…
Help your “friends” clean up their acts with the Blue Falcon Correctional Kit
[brid video="114092" player="7965" title="Mighty Value Center Blue Falcon Correctional Kit"]Today's special offer is guaranteed to help all your "friends" get their collective acts together ASAP! Here at the Mighty Value Center, …
Here’s why Air Force fighter pilots might soon be seeing ghosts
This fall, Air Force fighter pilots taking to the skies to train might find themselves going up against a ghost. Pilots chasing "enemy" jets in air-to-air dog-fighting exercises or avoiding them during training targeting runs will see t…
Air Force approves incentive pay for airmen in Turkey
The Air Force recently approved incentive pay for Airmen assigned to Turkey, just months after a military coup prompted defense officials to suspend accompanied deployments there. The Pentagon had ordered Air Force dependents out of the country in…
This is why the H-1 Huey has a special place in US military history
For more than 50 years of rotary wing aviation, lots of helicopters have come and gone from the U.S. military. But only one is still in service — the H-1 "Huey." …
This World War II vet got his wallet back after losing it 70 years ago
We Are The Mighty is excited to partner with Paramount Pictures on #AlliedStories, a digital program inspired by the new Robert Zemeckis film Allied, starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard – in theaters November 23rd. Within #AlliedStories …
A California company wants the Air Force to bomb wildfires
Smokey the Bear never warned anyone about the danger of bombing wildfires with a few JDAMs – that would be crazy. But what if the Air Force had giant water balloons to drop on these fires — a super-hydrating daisy cutter to give out o…
Iran-backed rebels attack US ship for third time in a week
For the third time in a week, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason came under attack off the coast of Yemen by Iran-backed insurgents. …
The SAS knew how to take out the Luftwaffe in spectacular fashion
Britain's Special Air Service is full of elite special operators who know how to get the job done. In World War II, one of their tasks was breaking the back of the Luftwaffe in North Africa, and they did so in spectacular fashion. The to…
Some guy is using Twitter to show where Russia has SAM sites in Syria
Want to see where in Syria that Russia is parking its surface-to-air missile batteries? If you do, you may think that you are out of luck by not being in the military or part of the intelligence community. Guess again – you just have to go to Twit…
That time a US general challenged Teddy Roosevelt’s orders with a 90-mile ride
A long horseback ride shows physical fitness at any age.
New Got Your 6 star-studded PSA urges Americans to vote
As a tangible way to honor those who fought to defend their freedoms, Americans are being encouraged to perform their civic responsibility just days before Veterans Day in a new national PSA from Got Your 6 and issue-driven media company
This Marine scout sniper threw the enemy’s grenade back to save his brothers
[brid video="114099" player="7965" title="Mighty Minute Joshua Moore"]His team spotted by insurgents and forced to take cover in an abandoned compound, Marine sniper Joshua Moore went against his instinct when two grenades landed next to him, …