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U.S. Air Force pilot Maj. Brian 'Brass' Burke, 104th Fighter Wing unit conversion officer, flies an F-35A Lightning II over Barnes Air National Guard Base at exactly 1:04PM EST, officially marking the historic first arrival of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft to the Wing, June 11, 2026.

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The F-35’s AIM-120D Missile Reaches About 100 Miles and China’s PL-15 Up to 186. The AIM-260 Now in Testing Is Built to Fit the F-35’s Weapons Bay at 120-Plus Miles and Nearly Mach 5

The F-35 Will Soon Have the AIM-260 Missile: For all of the impressive capabilities of the Lockheed Martin “Skunk Works” F-35 Lightning II 5th...

Christian D. Orr10 hours ago

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‘Self Destruct Mode Installed’: A US Navy Nuclear Powered Submarine Collected 13 Navy Expeditionary Medals and 2 Presidential Unit Citations and No One Knows Exactly Why Besides the Sub Was Some Sort of Underwater Spy

USS Parche, a Sturgeon-class submarine commissioned in 1974, earned nine Presidential Unit Citations in 30 years and is widely considered the most decorated submarine...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 24, 2026

SAN DIEGO (July 13, 2020) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the “Merlins” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, provides aerial firefighting support alongside Sailors and civilian fire crews on the ground to fight the fire aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego. Base and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mar'Queon A. D. Tramble)

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Investigation Reveals $3,200,000,000 In Damage: A 40,000-Ton US Navy Amphibious Assault Ship Caught Fire and It Took Days to Put Out. The Navy Was Forced to Scrap the Ship in Texas

USS Bonhomme Richard burned at a San Diego pier from July 12 to July 16, 2020. The Navy priced repairs at as much as...

Jack BuckbySeptember 24, 2026

An F-15EX from the 123rd Fighter Squadron soars through the air at the Oregon International Air Show in McMinnville, Ore., Aug. 16, 2026. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank)

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‘Those Days are Over”: The US Air Force Admits It Must Completely Change How it Fights Thanks to the Iran and Ukraine Wars

The US Air Force is clearly stacked with the best fighters and bombers on Earth like the F-15, F-16, F-22 and F-35. But the...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 24, 2026

Smith and Wesson 10MM. Image: Industry Handout.

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I’d Love a 10mm, but as a Former Green Beret I Stick With 9mm. The Ammo Math and the FBI’s Own Hit Rates Explain Why.

I've always had a soft spot for the 10mm Auto. The FBI adopted it after the 1986 Miami shootout, bought Smith & Wesson Model...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 24, 2026

K-129 Submarine Model Creative Commons Photo

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‘She Broke Free’: The CIA Used a Cover Story to Recover a Chunk of a Russian Ballistic Submarine Armed with Nuclear Warheads But Part of the Sub Slid Back Below the Waves

In 1974 the Hughes Glomar Explorer told the world it was mining manganese nodules. The CIA had built the ship to lift the sunken...

Harrison KassSeptember 24, 2026

USS Franklin US Navy Aircraft Carrier on Fire

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Two Bombs, over 800 dead, the Ship Listing 13 Degrees with Her Own Ordnance Cooking Off: US Navy Essex-Class Aircraft Carrier Survived What Seems Like Impossible Odds

On March 19, 1945, a Japanese dive bomber hit USS Franklin with two bombs about 50 miles from Japan. The Essex-class carrier, “Big Ben,”...

Christian D. OrrSeptember 23, 2026

An Air Force F-16 Viper taxis just a few hundred feet from the wall of fire at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, Oct. 28, 2017 at Fort Worth, Texas. (Courtesy photo by Air Force Viper Demo Team)

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‘I heard a shout and turned round to see an F-16 on fire’: An F-16 Fighter crashed at Nellis and hydrazine from its emergency unit trapped an RAF Vulcan crew inside the bomber

During the last Red Flag to fly an Avro Vulcan, in 1982, a crashing F-16 released hydrazine at Nellis. The RAF crew was ordered...

Shay BottomleySeptember 23, 2026

USS Tucson Nuclear Attack Submarine US Navy

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‘The Math Doesn’t Work’: The US Navy Spent $800,000,000 Million on Trying to Repair a Nuclear Attack Submarine That Was Delayed So Long It Made Sense to Cancel and Retire the Sub

Her overhaul was scheduled for 2016. Congestion at Norfolk pushed it back, so she made a few more patrols instead. In 2017 her diving...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 23, 2026

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81 Years Later, General Anthony McAuliffe’s 1-Word Reply to a German Surrender Demand Is Still the Greatest Rebuttal in US Army History

German officers brought a two-hour ultimatum to the 327th Glider Infantry south of Bastogne. McAuliffe’s typed reply was “NUTS!” Col. Bud Harper told them...

Stephen SilverSeptember 23, 2026

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An Israeli Air Force F-15D Lost Almost Its Entire Right Wing in a Midair Collision Over the Negev on May 1, 1983. The Pilot Did Not Know It Was Gone. He Landed at About 250 Knots Against a Normal 130, and Only Saw the Damage After He Opened the Canopy.

The A-4 Skyhawk broke apart and its pilot got out. The F-15 pitched down and started rolling, and Nedivi had his hand on the...

Jack BuckbySeptember 23, 2026

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The F-35’s AIM-120D Missile Reaches About 100 Miles and China’s PL-15 Up to 186. The AIM-260 Now in Testing Is Built to Fit the F-35’s Weapons Bay at 120-Plus Miles and Nearly Mach 5

Aerospace & Defense

‘Self Destruct Mode Installed’: A US Navy Nuclear Powered Submarine Collected 13 Navy Expeditionary Medals and 2 Presidential Unit Citations and No One Knows Exactly Why Besides the Sub Was Some Sort of Underwater Spy

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Investigation Reveals $3,200,000,000 In Damage: A 40,000-Ton US Navy Amphibious Assault Ship Caught Fire and It Took Days to Put Out. The Navy Was Forced to Scrap the Ship in Texas

Aerospace & Defense

‘Those Days are Over”: The US Air Force Admits It Must Completely Change How it Fights Thanks to the Iran and Ukraine Wars

Aerospace & Defense

I’d Love a 10mm, but as a Former Green Beret I Stick With 9mm. The Ammo Math and the FBI’s Own Hit Rates Explain Why.

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‘She Broke Free’: The CIA Used a Cover Story to Recover a Chunk of a Russian Ballistic Submarine Armed with Nuclear Warheads But Part of the Sub Slid Back Below the Waves

Aerospace & Defense

Two Bombs, over 800 dead, the Ship Listing 13 Degrees with Her Own Ordnance Cooking Off: US Navy Essex-Class Aircraft Carrier Survived What Seems Like Impossible Odds

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‘I heard a shout and turned round to see an F-16 on fire’: An F-16 Fighter crashed at Nellis and hydrazine from its emergency unit trapped an RAF Vulcan crew inside the bomber

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‘The Math Doesn’t Work’: The US Navy Spent $800,000,000 Million on Trying to Repair a Nuclear Attack Submarine That Was Delayed So Long It Made Sense to Cancel and Retire the Sub

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81 Years Later, General Anthony McAuliffe’s 1-Word Reply to a German Surrender Demand Is Still the Greatest Rebuttal in US Army History

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An Israeli Air Force F-15D Lost Almost Its Entire Right Wing in a Midair Collision Over the Negev on May 1, 1983. The Pilot Did Not Know It Was Gone. He Landed at About 250 Knots Against a Normal 130, and Only Saw the Damage After He Opened the Canopy.

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