Featured in cargoBYMiguel OrtizNov 12, 2022ShareThese are the other two Globemaster cargo planesThe Boeing C-17A Globemaster III gained international fame during the 2021 evacuation of Afghanistan. Air Force crews flew the cargo planes nearly nonstop out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in… BYMiguel OrtizNov 12, 2022ShareBYWard CarrollNov 22, 2022ShareThe 7 best transport planes in US military historyIt’s not the most glamorous Air Force mission, but arguably it’s the most important because without transports troops and gear don’t make it to the war. (And it’s hard to win a war without troops and gear.) Here are the top seven transport plane… BYWard CarrollNov 22, 2022ShareBYLogan NyeFeb 28, 2023ShareThis video shows how the US military delivers tanks at 150 mph (and it’s nuts)During the Cold War, the U.S. faced the very real possibility they’d have to rush masses of troops to the front line but wasn’t sure where the front line would open up. While the more obvious places like the Fulda Gap or Checkpoint Charlie had tro… BYLogan NyeFeb 28, 2023ShareBYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareMeet the crews who make sure fellow Marines can fight from ship to shoreIt is a tough job and not everyone is lining up to work at their pace. Combat cargo Marines have one of the most demanding jobs aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). This is especially evident during Composite Trainin… BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareBYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareHow the Space Force could conduct an airborne assault on the moonLook, we all hope that Space Rangers will be elite, Buzz Lightyear-types but with tattoos and lethal weapons instead of stickers and blinking lights. But if they’re going to be Buzzes, they have to learn to fall with style. And in the U.S. military… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareBYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareHere’s what it takes to change the 28 tires on the Air Force’s largest planeHow many airmen does it take to change a cargo aircraft tire? Too many, according to J.D. Bales, Air Force Research Laboratory and Junior Force Warfighter Operations team member of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. The 60th Aircraft… BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareBYUnited States Marine CorpsApr 29, 2020ShareMarines combine Osprey speed and JPADS precision for optimal trainingAs the wind swept through the tall green grass in an open field on the Ie Shima coast line, a group of Marines stood in anticipation as they watched a bundle soar across the bright sky. Guided by the Joint Precision Air Drop System, the package pilo… BYUnited States Marine CorpsApr 29, 2020Share
BYMiguel OrtizNov 12, 2022ShareThese are the other two Globemaster cargo planesThe Boeing C-17A Globemaster III gained international fame during the 2021 evacuation of Afghanistan. Air Force crews flew the cargo planes nearly nonstop out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in… BYMiguel OrtizNov 12, 2022Share
BYWard CarrollNov 22, 2022ShareThe 7 best transport planes in US military historyIt’s not the most glamorous Air Force mission, but arguably it’s the most important because without transports troops and gear don’t make it to the war. (And it’s hard to win a war without troops and gear.) Here are the top seven transport plane… BYWard CarrollNov 22, 2022Share
BYLogan NyeFeb 28, 2023ShareThis video shows how the US military delivers tanks at 150 mph (and it’s nuts)During the Cold War, the U.S. faced the very real possibility they’d have to rush masses of troops to the front line but wasn’t sure where the front line would open up. While the more obvious places like the Fulda Gap or Checkpoint Charlie had tro… BYLogan NyeFeb 28, 2023Share
BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareMeet the crews who make sure fellow Marines can fight from ship to shoreIt is a tough job and not everyone is lining up to work at their pace. Combat cargo Marines have one of the most demanding jobs aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). This is especially evident during Composite Trainin… BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020Share
BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareHow the Space Force could conduct an airborne assault on the moonLook, we all hope that Space Rangers will be elite, Buzz Lightyear-types but with tattoos and lethal weapons instead of stickers and blinking lights. But if they’re going to be Buzzes, they have to learn to fall with style. And in the U.S. military… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share
BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareHere’s what it takes to change the 28 tires on the Air Force’s largest planeHow many airmen does it take to change a cargo aircraft tire? Too many, according to J.D. Bales, Air Force Research Laboratory and Junior Force Warfighter Operations team member of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. The 60th Aircraft… BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020Share
BYUnited States Marine CorpsApr 29, 2020ShareMarines combine Osprey speed and JPADS precision for optimal trainingAs the wind swept through the tall green grass in an open field on the Ie Shima coast line, a group of Marines stood in anticipation as they watched a bundle soar across the bright sky. Guided by the Joint Precision Air Drop System, the package pilo… BYUnited States Marine CorpsApr 29, 2020Share
