‘We’ve been hit’: A personal account of 9/11 at the Pentagon
By Cmdr. Randy Lescault, U. S. Navy (Ret.) It was a beautiful, summer day in Arlington, Virginia, on the bank of the Potomac River on that Tuesday, September 11, 2001….
How this general’s goof shows a level of humility all troops should strive toward
President Donald Trump gave the State of the Union address on February 5, 2019, to the 116th United States Congress. His speech covered many topics, ranging from bipartisanship to infrastructure reform and veterans affairs to current military operat…
Pentagon official praises SpaceX Starlink’s ability to fight off Russian jamming in Ukraine
Information flow is vital on the battlefield. As such, one of the first steps in a military operation is to cut off your enemy’s communications. When Russia began its full-scale…
Why the Soviet Union wanted to nuke this hot dog stand
For around 30 years, the food court at the center of the Pentagon’s courtyard was an easy source of mid-afternoon calories for the hungry planners of a potential World War III with the Eastern Bloc. There was just one problem, and it wasn’t the fo…
5 weapons systems that might be on the Pentagon budget’s chopping block
The United States has some of the most powerful, most advanced weapons in the world. That also means the United States has some of the most expensive, most difficult to…
This is the Pentagon’s not-so-secret civilian ‘ghost’ aircraft fleet
The Second World War saw the US government press a number of civilian aircraft into military service for use as transports and cargo haulers, thanks to a rising demand for vehicles
Known as the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, this force consists…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins 2 Pentagon contracts for nearly $160 million to launch missions with its Falcon 9 rockets
SpaceX won two contracts for $159.7 million to launch US military craft with its Falcon 9 rockets. The Department of Defense also awarded the United Launch Alliance two contracts for…
14 things only people working at the Pentagon understand
The Pentagon. That big, awkwardly shaped building that is the epicenter of all military goings-on in our country. Contrary to Hollywood’s portrayal, the Pentagon is not some cool, dimly-lit operations center f…