11 things a military buddy would do that a civilian BFF probably won’t
Here’s a short list of things military buddies would do for each other that civilian friends probably won’t:
1. Check out a rash
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Commanding Crew-1
U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Hopkins is leading an international crew of astronauts on a six-month mission to the International Space Station following a successful launch on the first NASA-certified commercial human spacecraft system in history. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission lifted off at 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy … Continued
MIGHTY 25: Meet “Enlisted Jesus” aka CMSAF Kaleth Wright
Retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Kaleth Wright’s legacy of service is one of courage, devotion and a pretty creative nickname. But his story is far from over. Wright candidly shared his path to joining the Air Force. It involved using a bad address that got him kicked out of college and an Air Force … Continued
‘I met a hero:’ Air Force Doctor who treated Alwyn Cashe says he’s never forgotten him
Maj. Mark Rasnake was exhausted. The 32-year-old Air Force infectious disease specialist had worked through the night treating some of the worst trauma he’d seen in his life — seven soldiers who’d been brought in after sustaining catastrophic bur…
This ‘Einstein Box’ helps F-22s secretly communicate with unstealthy planes
America’s troops have very awesome tactical gear, even through all the teething problems that systems like the F-35 Lightning II have had.
That said, all that gear can’t win a war unless you can come up with a good plan.
During a…
This is why advanced fighters still carry guns
When Maverick told Goose his quarry was too close for missiles, and he was switching to guns, the Navy was still flying the F-14 Tomcat, a twin-engine interceptor whose first flight was in 1970. Today’s newest fighters, the F-22 and F-35 took their…
These Air Force ‘rods from God’ could hit with the force of a nuclear weapon
The 107-country Outer Space Treaty signed in 1967 prohibits nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons from being placed or used from Earth’s orbit. What they didn’t count on was the U.S. Air Force’s most simple weapon ever: a tungsten rod that cou…
How the F-35 proved it can take enemy airspace without firing a shot
An F-35B carrie…
These tactical weathermen predict the rain and can bring the pain
Special operations forces are a diverse lot.
The Green Berets can bring in engineers, comms specialists, and even weapons specialists. The Navy SEALs bring their own lethal skills, as do Navy EOD personnel. The Air Force, though, has show…
F-35 pilot: Here’s what people don’t understand about dogfighting, and how the F-35 excels at it
Since 2001, Lockheed Martin and US military planners have been putting together the F-35, a new aircraft that promises to revolutionize aeria…