More from Matt White (Page 2)

Lt. Col. Jeff Budis, center, Air Forces Southern operations directorate, chief of exercises and airshows, Capt. Nate Delaney, right, 55th Rescue Squadron chief of plans and exercises and Staff Sgt. James Delaura, left, special missions aviator with the 563rd Operations Support Squadron pose for a photo in front of an HH-60W Jolly Green II at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, after returning from a successful rescue mission, Feb. 6, 2026. The mission demonstrated the Air Force rescue community’s ability to rapidly integrate qualified personnel across multiple units to respond when time, distance and personnel availability converge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
Air Force

Air Force crews scrambled to find a pilot to fly rescue mission far out to sea

By Matt White

Posted on Feb 13, 2026

A Nevada Air National Guard C-130H flies above Lake Tahoe during a "spouse lift" while Master Sgt. Billy Johnson, loadmaster with the 192nd Airlift Squadron, sits on the ramp, October 30, 2024. The 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, held the spouse lift to explain the mission of the Nevada Air National Guard and to recognize spouses for supporting their military members (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Brooks).
Air Force

An Air Guard wing touched down on all 7 continents in 2-year span

By Matt White

Posted on Feb 6, 2026

A tank named 'A Damn Good Time'
Culture

‘A Damn Good Time’ — Crew of well-named tank unfazed by frigid winter in Poland

By Matt White

Posted on Feb 4, 2026

Japan Air Self-Defense Force members from the Naha Air Rescue Squadron ride on a U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, in support of exercise Cope Angel 25-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 26, 2025. Cope Angel is an annual bilateral personnel recovery exercise conducted with U.S. Air Force and JASDF personnel, providing the opportunity for both services to integrate, plan and train together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
Air Force

Air Force helicopter landed too close to crowd in death of school teacher, report finds

By Nicholas Slayton, Matt White

Updated on Jan 25, 2026

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS - JANUARY 24: A person walks in the snow on January 24, 2026 in Little Rock, Arkansas. A massive winter storm is bringing frigid temperatures, ice, and snow to nearly 200 million Americans. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
Army

Dozens of military bases brace as ‘Snowmageddon’ storm hits this weekend

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 24, 2026

The crew of the USS Indiana fast-attack submarine snapped a celebratory photo after the Indiana Hoosiers won the college football national championship Monday night.
Culture

Sailors on USS Indiana submarine snap football celebration photo

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 20, 2026

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, Catholic Archdiocese for Military Affairs, and Chaplin Jerzy Rzasowski read from scripture during a Catholic Mass service on Christmas day Dec. 25, 2022, in Poznan, Poland. The hosting of the Mass gave service members deployed to support V Corps an opportunity to fellowship and celebrate the holiday. V Corps is proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces throughout Europe. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Anthony X. Sanchez)
News

Military archbishop says it might be ‘morally acceptable to disobey’ orders to attack Greenland

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 20, 2026

U.S. Navy flight deck personnel prepare to launch the next aircraft in the launch cycle after successfully catapulting an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the Persian Gulf on March 26, 2008. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 are deployed supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. (DoD photo by Seaman Apprentice Matthew A. Lawson, U.S. Navy. (Released))
Marine Corps

Navy and Marine aviation accidents doubled amid Red Sea fight

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 15, 2026

CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS) approach an MC-130J Commando II for aerial refueling over the Sea of Japan, Mar. 17th, 2023. The 21st SOS utilizes the unique capabilities of the Osprey to conduct long range infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply missions for special operation forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trevor Gordnier)
Air Force

Air Force crew reacted rapidly to sudden power failure in Osprey mishap

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 13, 2026

Alt text: PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MARCH 17: U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) takes questions from press after a town hall at NOAH Cholla Health Center on March 17, 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The town hall was held to address the concerns about possible Medicaid budget cuts after House Republicans approved a budget proposal that requires $880 billion in cuts from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
News

Fight between Kelly and Hegseth over ‘unlawful orders’ video headed to court

By Nicholas Slayton, Matt White

Posted on Jan 12, 2026

An Air Force uniform with the job tab "CYBER."
Active Duty

Air Force brings back job patches, which were banned for some reason

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 9, 2026

Pilots from 1st Battalion, 189th General Support Aviation Battalion, with pilots from New York, Delaware and Montana, now under the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, land during a deck landing qualification with UH-60 Blackhawks on the USS New Orleans (LPD-18) on Jan. 23, 2014, somewhere in the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Army aviation assets and the U.S. Navy conduct joint-service littoral (near shore) training missions to build familiarity with each other's equipment and procedures. The 42nd CAB, N.Y. Army National Guard, is currently deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Army

National Guard pilot admits to landing Black Hawk helicopter to pick up elk antlers

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 7, 2026

A photo of the prototype for the Army's M1E3.
Army

These are the first photos of the Army’s M1E3 Abrams prototype

By Matt White, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 7, 2026

Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test
Marine Corps

Marines moving to gender-neutral Physical Fitness Test for combat jobs

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Dec 19, 2025

Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland (left) and Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte at the Army-Navy game.
Mandatory Fun

5 questions only a veteran would ask the top generals at West Point and the Naval Academy

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 14, 2025

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30: Former Seattle Seahawks player and United States Army Green Beret Nate Boyer prepares to run an American flag onto the field before the Salute to Service game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants at Lumen Field on October 30, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks beat the Giants 27-13. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images)
Mandatory Fun

5 questions only a veteran would ask a Green Beret and former NFL player

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 13, 2025

Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point cheer on the Army football team at the 124th Army Navy Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA., Dec. 9, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Resnick)
Army

How about $0? — How Army and Navy football teams recruit against big money

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 12, 2025

BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 10: A view of a patch on the uniform of Navy Midshipmen center Parker Wade (62) on December 10, 2016 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD. prior to the 119th Army Navy game. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Culture

The stories behind the unit patches at this year’s Army-Navy Game

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 11, 2025

A cadet and football player from the United States Military Academy at West Point looks at a play on the field at the 124th Army Navy Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA., Dec. 9, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Resnick)
News

More military academy football players could go pro under proposed rule

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 9, 2025

World War II veteran Charles Norman Shay, a Penobscot Native American, who took part in the Operation Overlord (Battle of Normandy) during the D-Day on June 6, 1944, poses on May 4, 2019 in Omaha Beach, western France. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)
Army

D-Day vet who moved to Normandy in final years dies at 101

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 4, 2025

Memorial tattoos.
Culture

How military families remember the fallen with tattoos

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 3, 2025

Capt. Gilbert Clark Jr.
Navy

Naval Academy Commandant fired just six months into role

By Matt White, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 24, 2025

Naval Academy seniors learn their future jobs with a ‘team jersey’ reveal
Mandatory Fun

Naval Academy seniors learn their future jobs with a ‘team jersey’ reveal

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 21, 2025

The U.S. Naval Academy released its special edition football uniform for the 2025 Army-Navy football game.
Navy

Naval Academy custom football uniform honors ‘Original 6 Frigates’

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 18, 2025

Actor Adam Baldwin as Animal Mother, an M60-machine gunner with a platoon of Marines the City of Hue.
Entertainment

While filming ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ Matthew Modine kept a record of life on set

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 17, 2025

The football uniforms that West Point's team will wear in the Army-Navy game next month include script that mirrors the Constitution, a white-marble pattern based on headstones in military cemeteries, and a little-known ceremonial weapon.
Army

Here are the Easter Eggs built into West Point’s latest Army-Navy football uniform

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 12, 2025

Airmen at Aviano Air Base, Italy gather together to run in formation on Aug. 15, 2019. The 31st Fighter Wing conducts formation runs to develop esprit de corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heidi Goodsell)
Air Force

Daily workouts at many Air Force units signal major culture shift

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 31, 2025

Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, returns from a flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2023. Wilsbach attended the Kadena Eagle Sunset Celebration this past weekend and flew with the 18th Wing to bid the F15C/D models farewell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sebastian Romawac)
Air Force

New Air Force chief of staff confirmed after predecessor’s early departure

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 30, 2025

Lt. Col. Tyler Hiatt (left), 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron commander, briefs 90 MSFS Alpha Flight during guard mount before they trip out to the missile field at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Feb. 13, 2025. 90, 790, and 890 MSFS rotate tripping out to the missile field monthly to reside in a missile alert facility for a week, ensuring the constant security and protection of the Minuteman III - one of the nation’s most powerful strategic assets. Their 24/7/365 vigilance guarantees the Minuteman III weapon system remains secure, operational, and ready at a moment’s notice to uphold the U.S. nuclear deterrence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mattison Cole)
Air Force

Airman found dead at F.E. Warren was under investigation for M18 incident

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 24, 2025

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 23: Police investigate after shots were fired near the Coast Guard Island entrance in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard police opened fire on a U-Haul truck after it backed up a ramp at the entrance to the Alameda island, where U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents have been staying. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)
Coast Guard

Guards fire on truck at Coast Guard base where federal agents had arrived

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 24, 2025

The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, awards Staff Sgt. Dylan T. Rasmussen, a Marine Combat Instructor with the School of Infantry East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for being the Runner-up Marine Combat Instructor of the Year during the CMC Combined Awards Program at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, Jan. 29, 2025. The CMC Combined Awards Program recognized outstanding performance by Recruiters, Prior Service Recruiters, Drill Instructors, Marine Combat Instructors, Marine Security Guards, and Career Retention Specialists. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Barker)
Marine Corps

A top Marine combat instructor was killed in a traffic confrontation

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 23, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Steele Armstrong, a satellite transmissions systems operator, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaden Coleman, a transmission systems operator, both with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, set up a radio call during the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition, hosted by MWCS-38, MACG-38, 3rd MAW, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing the increasing importance of resilient command and control in distributed operations. The six-mile course integrated high frequency radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite communications, and data networking tasks under expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical, technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps communicators. Armstrong is a native of Minnesota, and Coleman is a native of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)
Marine Corps

Marine communications experts were ‘Thunderstruck’ in first-ever competition

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 15, 2025

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jul. 25, 2025) Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, from the United States Naval Academy class of 2029 participate in the second formal parade during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life. Parades are a visual presentation of the military discipline, professionalism and teamwork necessary to succeed as a member of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and have been a part of Naval Academy training since its establishment in 1845. (U.S. Navy photo by Stacy Godfrey)
Marine Corps

Naval Academy dropout indicted over threat that led to accidental shooting

By Matt White, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 14, 2025

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Aug. 8, 2025) Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, from the United States Naval Academy class of 2029 participate in noon meal formation in T-Court. Afterwards they are given the opportunity to meet with their families during Plebe Parents Weekend, a time for the families of the incoming class to see the progress made during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life. As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Stacy Godfrey)
Benefits & Pay

Troops stung by ‘hard’ credit checks and unexpected denials in USAA’s relief loans

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 11, 2025

Air Force Fitness
Air Force

Air Force says viral ‘combat fitness’ memo isn’t real

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Oct 6, 2025

Spc. Mason Breunig of Sauk City, Wisconsin, member of Team 8 representing USARPAC, practices a functions check on the M136 AT4-Anti Tank Weapon during the E3B lanes at the Army Best Squad Competition on Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Oct. 2, 2024. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Everett)
Army

Army cancels Best Squad Competition due to shutdown

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 3, 2025

Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew Cully, 35, of Sparta, Missouri, Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew Kraus, 39, of Sanibel, Florida, Sgt. Donavon Scott, 25, from Tacoma, Washington and Sgt. Jadalyn Good, 23, from Mount Vernon, Washington.
Army

Army identifies special operations soldiers killed in Black Hawk crash

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 22, 2025

A US Air Force C-17 heavy lifter takes off from Bagram AirBase, in the Parwan province some 50kms north of Kabul, on August 10, 2009. The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the Taliban have gained the upper hand in the country, forcing the United States to change its strategy by increasing the number of troops in heavily populated areas, The Wall Street Journal reported. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)
News

Trump says US wants Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan back

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Sep 18, 2025

Charlie Kirk
News

At least 8 troops punished for social media comments about Charlie Kirk’s death

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Sep 17, 2025

DoD Venezuela boat
Navy

Trump says US military struck a second boat in Caribbean linked to ‘cartels’

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

Families move into a private military housing home.
Housing

Military family housing understaffed, lacks proper oversight, IG report finds

By Matt White, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 14, 2025

Air Force Maj. Ross Elder, a test pilot and combat fighter pilot, was named by NASA as the commander of an upcoming year-long Mars simulation mission. A Space Force officer and Marine Corps fighter pilot were also named to the crew.
Air Force

Air Force test pilot picked to command year-long Mars simulation mission

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 10, 2025

U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Maya Hartung, an admin with the 182nd Command Support Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, poses for a photo of her boots at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Illinois, March 1, 2024. The 182nd Airlift wing operates and maintains C-130 Hercules Aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Avery Litton)
Air Force

Air Force walks back rules on taller combat boots

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 9, 2025

A new KC-46A Pegasus connects with an F-15 Strike Eagle for an aerial refueling test over California in 2018. (Courtesy photo by John D. Parker/Boeing)
Air Force

Stuck fuel probe caused trio of mishaps in Air Force’s newest tanker

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 8, 2025

President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants to rename the Defense Department to the War Department, a name once held by the Department of the Army, before the creation of a single organization to oversee all branches of the millitary.
Army

Is ‘War’ the new name for the Department of Defense?

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 5, 2025

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, parks on a runway for a forward armed and refueling point (FARP) for ARCTIC EDGE 2025, August 18, 2025, at Cold Bay Airfield, Alaska. AE25 provided Special Operations Command North the opportunity to test a range of capabilities and response options to deter, disrupt, degrade, and deny competitor activity in the Arctic in support of globally integrated layered defense of the homeland. AE25 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gracelyn Hess)
Air Force

Every single F-35 delivered to the US military last year was late

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 4, 2025

A video still released by the White House of a boat U.S. officials say was carrying a drug shipment from Venezuela bound for the U.S. The video included an airstrike that appeared to destroy the vessel and kill those on it.
Navy

US forces stage ‘lethal’ airstrike on alleged drug boat in southern Caribbean

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 2, 2025

A new Honor Guard Airman grips the bugle prior to unit’s graduation ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 1. Approximately 12 new Airmen graduated from the 120-plus-hour course. The graduation performance includes flag detail, rifle volley, pall bearers and bugler for friends, family and unit commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Air Force

These are the funeral honors the Air Force says it will extend to Ashli Babbitt

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 28, 2025

250726-N-GC617-1241 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2025) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine training operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic and relevant training to ensure the readiness necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s timeless role across the full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shepard Fosdyke-Jackson)
Marine Corps

Navy ends carrier landings as a requirement to earn ‘Wings of Gold’

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 28, 2025

Iowa Air National Guard SMSgt Greg Cleghorn recieved the Army's new Master Combat Infantryman Badge this month. He qualified for the new award by his previous service in the Army and Iowa National Guard.
Air Force

The Army created a new award for top soldiers. An Air Force member just pinned it on.

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 26, 2025

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jackie Hamersley from the 205th Engineering Installation Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, clears a SIG Sauer M18 in Camp Ripley, Minn., May 1, 2025. Airmen from the 210th and 205th EIS participated in a joint training exercise that prepared them for future missions while simultaneously completing a multi-year project to install fiber optic cable across the installation to enhance range communications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Kaci Brannan)
Air Force

Air Force returns M18 pistols to service after inspections across nuclear force

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 25, 2025

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct a UH-60 Black Hawk aerial gunnery range at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on April 2, 2024. Aerial gunnery ranges are used to train and progress Paratroopers on their day and night shooting qualifications. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Catessa Palone)
Army

King of Malaysia cancels purchase of UH-60 Black Hawks, calling them ‘flying coffins’

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 22, 2025

Officer David Rose, who served four years in the Marines before joining the DeKalb County police department, was killed as he confronted a gunmen a the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 8.
Marine Corps

‘Fearless’ Marine veteran died confronting shooter in CDC attack

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 18, 2025

A Hawaii airman hit the surf in dress blues on his first day out of the Air Force
Air Force

A Hawaii airman hit the surf in dress blues on his first day out of the Air Force

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 15, 2025

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, march to the firing line during the Entry Level Rifle Qualification on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 3, 2025. During qualification, recruits are tested on their knowledge of the fundamentals of marksmanship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
Marine Corps

Marine recruit sustains gunshot wound during marksmanship training at Parris Island

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 14, 2025

Lt. Col. Jared Sheets of the Indiana National Guard during the rescue of several Kosovo police officers trapped in a truck during a major riot in the town of ​​Zvecan in May 29, 2023. The riot ended with injured 93 UN peacekeepers, including those behind Sheets.
Army

The inside story of 8 US soldiers caught in a major Kosovo riot

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 14, 2025

Conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer took issue with an Army post on Medal of Honor recipient Florent Groberg because he was not "US Born." Groberg was born in France and became an American citizen before joining the Army.
Culture

Laura Loomer unites vets from both sides of aisle after Medal of Honor rant

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 11, 2025

The Spirit of Pennsylvania B-2 Spirit assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron approaches for a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 17. (Air Force photo by Todd Schannuth)
Air Force

B-2 bomber skidded for more than a mile, caught fire when landing gear collapsed

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 8, 2025

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bryson Kasuboski, a fuels specialist assigned to the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron, fuels an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft on the flight line at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 9, 2024. The MQ-9, which is capable of 20 hours of continuous flight, took off in North Dakota and was recovered midair by the 20th Attack Squadron, eventually landing on Whiteman for the first time in history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ariel O'Shea)
Air Force

Details in an Air Force crash report open window on drone flights

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 31, 2025

(MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Ozzy Osbourne Band, live, Moscow Music Peace Festival 1989 at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, USSR, 12th and 13th August, 1989. Ozzy Osbourne (vocals). (Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images)
Culture

Ozzy Osbourne gave us the closest thing we have to a GWOT anthem

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 23, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks to Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd MAW, after his final flight in command, at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, June 12, 2024. Marking the occasion as exceptionally meaningful, Borgschulte’s first flight assigned to an operational squadron in 1994 was also at HMLA-169. He now has more than 3,800 career flight hours, including 700 combat hours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and during his time in command of the Marine Corps’ largest aircraft wing, he flew every aircraft platform within the MAW. Borgschulte is slated to relinquish command to Maj. Gen. James B. Wellons on July 2, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emeline Swyers)
Marine Corps

A Marine general will command the Naval Academy for the first time

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 18, 2025

On May 16th 2025, Montana’s 1-163rd Combined Arms Battalion hosted over a dozen British Army Soldiers of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry (RWxY) at the Limestone Hills Training Facility in a joint training event to help their armored crewmembers transition to the Challenger 3 tank which is currently in production. Training involved British armored crewmembers serving in their assigned roles on the M1A2 Abrams alongside our Montana National Guard Soldiers. This kind of joint training serves to enhance British Army readiness, build stronger allied partnerships, and project lethality on the battlefield. Lance Corporal Megan Fuller of the RWxY said, “I found it quite good. I think from our end getting everything cleared and organized to actually get over here and be able to fire on the platform has been a massive effort through our chain of command, but personally just being here on the ground, I’ve really enjoyed it. The RWxY is Britain’s Armored Reserve which features the Challenger 2 tank, now being upgraded to the Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank estimated to be fully operational by 2030. The Challenger 3 tank upgrade aligns with a continuing effort to standardize the interoperability, interchangeability, and lethality of NATO standard 120mm rounds for smoothbore main guns. According to Lieutenant Lyons of the RWxY, “There is really nothing like firing 120 millimeters of pure freedom.” Full video story to follow, so stay tuned. Photos courtesy of the 103rd Public Affairs Detachment
Army

The Army has a novel solution to its drone problem: Shoot them with tanks

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 17, 2025

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers stage at the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) compound, Camp ‘Bull’ Simons, Florida, ahead of their support for hurricane relief efforts on Oct. 10, 2024. The staging includes preparation of personnel and equipment to ensure a rapid and effective response to the anticipated storm impact. The collaboration between the Louisiana and Florida National Guard, and 7th SFG(A) strengthens disaster response capabilities and ensures readiness to support communities along the Gulf Coast. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Lee)
Army

Louisiana National Guard base to be renamed for Confederate general’s dad

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 15, 2025

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, walk the final mile of the 12-mile ruck march during E3B on Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Sept. 21, 2024. E3B is a week-long testing event that gives Soldiers the opportunity to earn the Expert Infantryman Badge, Expert Soldier Badge, or Expert Field Medical Badge. Soldiers must pass the expert physical fitness assessment, day and night land navigation, soldier tasks including weapons, medical and patrol lanes, and a 12-mile ruck march, in order to earn their badge. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Catessa Palone)
Mandatory Fun

The Pentagon is throwing $200 million at ‘Grok for Government’ and other AI companies

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 14, 2025