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Pentagon chief hints at October assault on Mosul
Military News

Pentagon chief hints at October assault on Mosul

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he expects Iraqi forces to be successful in their assault to retake Mosul and deliver a sharp blow to …

4 Navy and Coast Guard vessels had a cook-off at LA Fleet Week
Coast Guard

4 Navy and Coast Guard vessels had a cook-off at LA Fleet Week

[brid video="115337" player="7965" title="Mighty On The Move Galley Wars Fleet Week 2016"]This year at the inaugural LA Fleet Week, three Navy ships and a Coast Guard cutter brought together their top culinary experts for the very first Galley…

Here’s a look at the “Davy Crockett bomb,” the world’s smallest nuke
Cold War

Here’s a look at the “Davy Crockett bomb,” the world’s smallest nuke

Known as the "Davy Crockett bomb," America's smallest-ever nuclear weapon packed a relatively small punch when compared to its larger cousins -- between a 10 and 250-kiloton yield. But what it lacked in straight firepower, it made up f…

Air Force secretary worried about a US alliance with Russia in Syria
Military News

Air Force secretary worried about a US alliance with Russia in Syria

‘Transpecos’ offers a gritty, detailed look inside the world of Border Patrol agents
Movies

‘Transpecos’ offers a gritty, detailed look inside the world of Border Patrol agents

"Transpecos," winner of the SXSW Film Festival's Audience Award, deals with what happens to a Border Patrol agent when he gets dragged to the other side by a drug cartel. It's an impressive directorial debut from independent filmmaker Greg Kweda…

Air Force officials present united front to counter F-35 critics
History

Air Force officials present united front to counter F-35 critics

That time the Navy decided to ban alcohol on its ships
Entertainment

That time the Navy decided to ban alcohol on its ships

[brid video="115338" player="7965" title="Mighty Minute Navy Alcohol Ban"]On July 1, 1914, infamous buzzkill and then-Navy Sec. Josephus Daniels implemented General Order…

Add Zumwalt Class to list of new Navy ships having engineering problems
History

Add Zumwalt Class to list of new Navy ships having engineering problems

American commandos are ready for a ‘Toyota War’ of their own
History

American commandos are ready for a ‘Toyota War’ of their own

You’d better get used to the M4 carbine because it’s here to stay
History

You’d better get used to the M4 carbine because it’s here to stay

When Eugene Stoner first introduced his aluminum and plastic Armalite rifle that would later become the basis for the M16 and M4, he scarcely could have imagined his little black rifle would still be in the hands of infantrymen more than 50 years la…

DARPA researchers see future wars won with hypersonics and artificial intelligence
Tactical

DARPA researchers see future wars won with hypersonics and artificial intelligence

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md --- In comments that conjure up dystopian images of a future dominated by robot soldiers controlled by Skynet, researchers with the Pentagon's futuristic think tank said they are working on better ways to merge the rapid decisio…

Here’s how the Army plans to knock drones out of the sky
Drones

Here’s how the Army plans to knock drones out of the sky

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. --- People are buying drones in droves — from cheapo low-rez toys from Amazon to high-end unmanned planes for commercial surveillance and mapping. And the Pentagon is following suit, with several companies offering …

This is what some of your fave sci-fi fighters would look like assigned to the US military
Movies

This is what some of your fave sci-fi fighters would look like assigned to the US military

Think of the most famous starfighters of film and TV. You know them — The X-wing, the Y-wing, the VF-1 Valkyrie, the Colonial Viper, the F-302 — pop culture has gifted us with many famous planes we fly in our dreams… or on our personal compute…

This is what your next MOPP suit could look like
Military News

This is what your next MOPP suit could look like

The Nazis built a flying wing way before America came up with the B-2 ‘Spirit’
Air Force

The Nazis built a flying wing way before America came up with the B-2 ‘Spirit’

Long before the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber took to the skies, the Nazis built a similar plane. The Horten Ho 2-29 — often called "Hitler's Stealth Fighter" — closely resembles the B-2. It's a single wing aircraft, with smooth round…

Team Red, White & Blue is carrying Old Glory 4,216 miles across America
Entertainment

Team Red, White & Blue is carrying Old Glory 4,216 miles across America

[brid video="115339" player="7965" title="Mighty On The Move Old Glory Relay 2016"]Team Red, White & Blue kicked off the Old Glory Relay 2016 on 9-11. Sixty-two teams of runners, walkers, and cyclists will carry the American flag across 10…

Why a new sidearm replacement is a big deal to the troops
Air Force

Why a new sidearm replacement is a big deal to the troops

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Taliban capture of US vehicles is the latest in a long history of gear falling into enemy hands
Military News

Taliban capture of US vehicles is the latest in a long history of gear falling into enemy hands

Over 200 vehicles provided to the Afghan government by the United States have fallen into the hands of the Taliban in Badakhshan province. That shocking claim comes from a former Afghan intelligence chief who claims that the vehicles include High-Mo…

Russia and China are about to flex their muscles in the South China Sea
Military News

Russia and China are about to flex their muscles in the South China Sea

The South China Sea is already a powderkeg, given the major tensions in the region over a six-way maritime Mexican Standoff involving China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Brunei. This past summer, China saw an international tribuna…

Iran is sending threatening messages to US surveillance planes
Military News

Iran is sending threatening messages to US surveillance planes

Over this past weekend, Iran reportedly threatened two U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft operating in international waters. The P-8A Poseidon and the EP-3E Aries II operating in the Persian Gulf received the threatening radio messages but proceeded w…