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China Built 300 J-20 Stealth Fighters While America Was Arguing About the F-35. Now It’s Building the Next One

The J-20 Is Just the Beginning for Chinese Stealth: China’s Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter officially entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force...

Jack BuckbyApril 9, 2026

(July 18, 2012) - The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) moves into formation for a photo exercise during the Great Green Fleet Demonstration as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Nimitz is currently underway participating in RIMPAC. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/RELEASED)

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U.S. Navy Deploys Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz to South America for 1 Last Mission Before Retirement Comes

The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the United States Navy’s oldest active aircraft carrier, departed Naval Base Kitsap on March 7, 2026, for the final time...

Jack BuckbyApril 9, 2026

A team of pararescuemen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron board an HC-130J Combat King II during Exercise Ready Tiger 24-1 at Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, April 11, 2024. The exercise simulated a downed pilot scenario which tested the team’s ability to respond at a moment's notice. During Ready Tiger 24-1, exercise inspectors will assess the 23rd Wing's proficiency in employing decentralized command and control to fulfill air tasking orders across geographically dispersed areas amid communication challenges, integrating Agile Combat Employment principles such as integrated combat turns, forward aerial refueling points, multi-capable Airmen, and combat search and rescue capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Sebastianelli)

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The White House Thought It Was a Trap. The Pilot’s Message Said ‘God Is Good.’ They Sent the Rescue Team Anyway

Why Saving Wounded American Military Personnel Is In Everyone’s DNA: This was a race against time that set the whole country on edge. An...

Brent M. EastwoodApril 9, 2026

U.S. Army Capt. Valerie Nostrant, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, low crawls under barbed wire during the obstacle course portion of a spur ride at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Dec. 14, 2021. The purpose of this spur ride is to integrate new paratroopers into the Airborne Cavalry and build esprit de corps within the squadron, focused on Cavalry heritage. (U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger)

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Our Sons and Daughters Went to War and Destroyed Iran’s Military. It Still Feels Like We Lost

Iran’s remaining arsenal, high gas prices, Strait of Hormuz passage, and terrorism threats are all emphasized focal points for assessments of Operation Epic Fury,...

Kris OsbornApril 9, 2026

Basic Combat Training, also known as “boot camp,” is the process in transforming civilian volunteers into Soldiers. Over 10 weeks, trainees will go through four phases that cover Army core values, physical training, first aid, hand grenades, obstacle course, basic rifle marksmanship, navigation, and three separate field exercises. Basic training produces Soldiers that are disciplined, resilient, physically fit and competent in their basic skills who can successfully contribute as members of a team when they arrive at their first unit of assignment. (US Army photo by Robin Hicks)

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Starting in December, the U.S. Government Will Automatically Sign Up Your Son for the Draft. No One Has to Ask Permission

Beginning December 2026, eligible men will be automatically registered for Selective Service. The self-registration requirement will end, shifting responsibility from the individual to the...

Harrison KassApril 9, 2026

A U.S. Army AH-6 Little Bird in support of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) fires rockets at designated targets during an offensive air support exercise at Mt. Barrow, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., April 5, 2016. The exercise is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 2-16, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by SSgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

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They Call It the ‘Killer Egg.’ It Folds Up Inside a Cargo Plane. It Just Rescued an American Pilot From Behind Enemy Lines in Iran

AH-6 Little Bird: The U.S. Special Operations Little Bird Helicopters Can Do It All – The helicopter that rescued a downed American pilot from...

Brent M. EastwoodApril 9, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 30, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 flies by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during dual-carrier sustainment operations with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). In addition to demonstrating the Navy's inherent flexibility and scalability, this evolution provides the opportunity to conduct complex, multi-unit training to enhance maritime interoperability and combat readiness; prepare the Navy to protect our homeland; and preserve and promote peace anywhere around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Juan Sotolongo/Released)

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101 Missiles Fired at One Aircraft Carrier. 101 Shot Down. The U.S. Navy Just Proved the ‘Carrier Killer’ Crowd Wrong.

The Iran War Proves Aircraft Carriers Aren’t Obsolete: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier vulnerability has been called into question in recent years due to the...

Kris OsbornApril 9, 2026

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‘Swam Through the Sewer with TNT’: How Vietcong Commandos ‘Sank’ an ‘Aircraft Carrier’

In the early morning hours of May 2, 1964, two Viet Cong frogmen emerged from a sewer tunnel in the port of Saigon carrying...

Steve BalestrieriApril 9, 2026

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New China J-35A Stealth Fighter Is a ‘Paradigm Shift’ the U.S. Military Won’t Know How to Match

China’s J-35A: The Stealth Fighter Built to Break America’s Airpower Advantage – The J-35A is China’s second fifth-generation stealth warplane. This system, like the American...

Brandon WeichertApril 9, 2026

Army paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, fire the M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS) during live-fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2021. The MAAWS, also known as the Carl Gustaf, is a man-portable, reusable, breech-loading, 84 mm recoilless rifle capable of destroying armored targets up to 700 meters away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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Boots on the Ground to Open the Strait of Hormuz. Take the Uranium from Iran. That’s What Could Happen Next if the Ceasefire Fails

MANILA – While the ceasefire might be holding in the Iran war, Team Trump, at least before the latest diplomatic breakthrough, had other ideas....

Reuben JohnsonApril 9, 2026

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China Built 300 J-20 Stealth Fighters While America Was Arguing About the F-35. Now It’s Building the Next One

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

U.S. Navy Deploys Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz to South America for 1 Last Mission Before Retirement Comes

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The White House Thought It Was a Trap. The Pilot’s Message Said ‘God Is Good.’ They Sent the Rescue Team Anyway

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Our Sons and Daughters Went to War and Destroyed Iran’s Military. It Still Feels Like We Lost

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Starting in December, the U.S. Government Will Automatically Sign Up Your Son for the Draft. No One Has to Ask Permission

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

They Call It the ‘Killer Egg.’ It Folds Up Inside a Cargo Plane. It Just Rescued an American Pilot From Behind Enemy Lines in Iran

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

101 Missiles Fired at One Aircraft Carrier. 101 Shot Down. The U.S. Navy Just Proved the ‘Carrier Killer’ Crowd Wrong.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

‘Swam Through the Sewer with TNT’: How Vietcong Commandos ‘Sank’ an ‘Aircraft Carrier’

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

New China J-35A Stealth Fighter Is a ‘Paradigm Shift’ the U.S. Military Won’t Know How to Match

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Boots on the Ground to Open the Strait of Hormuz. Take the Uranium from Iran. That’s What Could Happen Next if the Ceasefire Fails

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