More from Nicholas Slayton (Page 7)

Members of the 8th Maintenance Squadron at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea work on an F-16 during an exercise in 2013. ((U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fowler)
Air Force

Third airman dies at Air Force base in five weeks

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 31, 2024

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Middle East

7 US troops hurt in raid that killed 15 ISIS fighters

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 31, 2024

One of the Argus rockets sitting on the USS Norton Sound waiting to launch. (AEC/USDE, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
Past Conflicts

The Navy once tried to create a nuclear death cloud

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 27, 2024

Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore (left) and Sunni Williams aboard the International Space Station. (photo courtesy NASA)
News

NASA Starliner astronauts, both veterans, will stay in space into 2025

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

Marine veteran Nathan Thornsberry in several screenshots from Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol. (image courtesy Department of Justice)
News

Marine veteran arrested after writing book detailing his involvement in the Jan. 6 riot

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 25, 2024

The USS Kingsville at its commissioning ceremony on Aug. 24, 2024. (photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/U.S. Navy)
Navy

Navy commissions the USS Kingsville, one of the last new littoral combat ships

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 25, 2024

Missing wife of soldier in Hawaii believed dead
News

Missing wife of soldier in Hawaii believed dead

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 24, 2024

Syria ISIS raid Central Command
Middle East

US military kills a leader of an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 24, 2024

Army boots out Fort Liberty soldier tied to online white supremacists, facing federal charges
Army

Army boots out Fort Liberty soldier tied to online white supremacists, facing federal charges

By Nicholas Slayton, Matt White

Posted on Aug 20, 2024

FILE PHOTO: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 16: A military veteran leaves a Stand Down event designed to help veterans who are homeless or housing insecure on June 16, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. The semi-annual event helps veterans who are experiencing homelessness connect with services to find them housing. The event also connects veterans with agencies to help with medical services, food, clothing, and also helps veterans navigate the VA benefits system. There are an estimated 500 homeless veterans in the Chicago area, and 38,000 nationwide. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Veterans

VA issues more than $800 million in grants to help homeless veterans

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 18, 2024

An airman with the 802nd Security Forces Squadron stands outside a gate to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas in June, 2024. (photo by Brian Boisvert/U.S. Air Force)
Air Force

Shots fired at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland gate

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 17, 2024

An airman's boonie hat rests on an M4 at a guard post in Southwest Asia in May 2017. (photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel/U.S. Air Force)
Air Force

No boonie hats at Nellis Air Force Base, general says

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 17, 2024

Staff Sgt. Tristen Wright at Cannon Air Force Base in 2020. (photo courtesy U.S. Air Force)
Air Force

Airman dies in ‘non-combat’ incident while deployed to an ‘undisclosed location’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 17, 2024

The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group sails through the Pacific Ocean with the Italian Navy's Cavour Carrier Strike Group on Aug. 8, 2024. (photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel Kimmelman/U.S. Navy)
Around the World

USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group ordered to ‘accelerate’ to Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 12, 2024

Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore (left) and Sunita "Suni" Williams stand next to a T-38 plane as part of testing for the NASA mission. (photo courtesy NASA)
News

Two NASA astronauts, both Navy veterans, could be stuck in space until 2025

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 11, 2024

An Army soldier sleeps while in transport at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany in February 2021. (photo by Sgt. John W. Todd/U.S. Army)
Active Duty

11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade tells soldiers on staff duty to get more sleep

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 11, 2024

Crews dismantle a homeless veterans encampment on San Vincente Boulevard in Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2021. The encampment was set up outside of the 388-acre West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus. (photo by Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images).
Veterans

VA changes rules, expands housing assistance for disabled veterans

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 10, 2024

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Marine Corps

Marine Osprey crewman died trying to reach pilots on doomed plane

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 10, 2024

California Veterans are suing the VA to build more housing on 388-acre Los Angeles lot
Veterans

California Veterans are suing the VA to build more housing on 388-acre Los Angeles lot

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 6, 2024

A helicopter knocked on its side after storms hit Fort Carson.
Army

Storms damage multiple helicopters at Fort Carson

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 4, 2024

The USS Dubuque smokes after taking a missile hit during a SINKEX on July 11, 2024. (photo by Sgt. Perla Alfaro/U.S. Army)
Air Force

Watch the U.S Air Force sink an old Navy ship as part of RIMPAC

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 4, 2024

Vincent Hancock competes in the Skeet men's Final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on August 3, 2024. (photo by Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images)
News

Army veteran wins fourth Olympics gold medal in skeet shooting

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 3, 2024

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News

Defense Secretary Austin rejects 9/11 plotters’ plea deal

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 3, 2024

Air Force fires commander of Ellsworth B-1B unit after crash report finds “culture of noncompliance”
Air Force

Air Force fires commander of Ellsworth B-1B unit after crash report finds “culture of noncompliance”

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 3, 2024

The christening ceremony for the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Patrick Gallagher. (photo courtesy U.S. Navy)
History

Navy christens new destroyer named for Navy Cross recipient

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 28, 2024

Wind flutters around the peace offerings of tobacco ties that line the fence at the Wounded Knee Memorial on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, on Monday, October 20, 2014. (Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
History

Pentagon orders review of Medals of Honor given for Wounded Knee Massacre

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 28, 2024

Reward image of dead Marine Peter Chounthala
Marine Corps

$20,000 reward offered for information on people who attacked, ran over Marine

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 27, 2024

Two ex-Marines sentenced for terror plot to attack power grid
Marine Corps

Two ex-Marines sentenced for terror plot to attack power grid

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 27, 2024

A USS Eisenhower pilot became the first American woman to score air-to-air kill
Navy

A USS Eisenhower pilot became the first American woman to score air-to-air kill

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 21, 2024

President Joe Biden attends a 9/11 memorial at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Sept. 11, 2023. (photo courtesy the White House)
News

Biden drops out of 2024 election, remains commander-in-chief

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 21, 2024

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, photographed by fellow Apollo 11 crew member Neil Armstrong. (photo courtesy NASA)
Historical Figures

55 years ago, the military pilots of Apollo 11 landed on the Moon

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 20, 2024

Pro-Trump groups fight with police at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. (photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images)
Around the World

Former Marine sentenced to nearly five years in prison for participating in the Jan. 6 riot

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 20, 2024

Soldiers with 1st Special Forces Group and their families swim at American Lake at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in 2017. (photo by Sgt. Brandon Welsh/U.S. Army)
Army

Joint Base Lewis-McChord closes its beaches after soldier drowns

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 20, 2024

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News

Evan Wright, journalist and ‘Generation Kill’ author, dead at 59

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 14, 2024

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Analysis

‘Why?’ Presidential assassins rarely have ‘political’ motives

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 14, 2024

Secret service agents cover former president Donald Trump during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. on Saturday, July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pa. Trump ducked and was taken offstage after loud noises were heard after he began speaking. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Analysis

Trump shooter had no military ties, was not a veteran

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 14, 2024

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History

World War I veteran’s remains identified in Tulsa Massacre mass grave

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 14, 2024

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
News

Shooter killed, Trump injured but safe after assassination attempt

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 13, 2024

USS Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group arrive in the Middle East
Around the World

USS Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group arrive in the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 13, 2024

‘Captain America: Brave New World’ teases military intrigue, mayhem and even Red Hulk
Culture

‘Captain America: Brave New World’ teases military intrigue, mayhem and even Red Hulk

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 13, 2024

A rescue helicopter and its crew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit carry out a training exercise in 2012. (photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard)
Coast Guard

Coast Guard rescues boaters, suspends search for missing man on Lake Erie

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 7, 2024

Members of the 85th Test & Evaluation Squadron fly the F-15EX in 2021. (photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven/U.S. Air Force)
Air Force

F-15EX, F-35s heading to Japan as part of new Air Force plan

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 6, 2024

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman of U.S. Africa Command visits troops at Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger on May 30, 2024. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Dyer/U.S. Air Force)
Africa

US troops to leave Niger bases this weekend and in August

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 6, 2024

Patriot Missiles
Army

The U.S. Army is spending $4.5 billion to produce more Patriot missiles

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 1, 2024

Doris Allen (right) in Vietnam. (photo courtesy U.S. Army)
Vietnam War

The woman who predicted the Tết Offensive, but was ignored, passes away at 97

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 30, 2024

Christian Beyer after being taken into custody in November 2023.
Army

Former soldier pleads guilty to threatening mass shooting at Fort Irwin

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 30, 2024

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, 19th Air Force commander, speaks to the audience after receiving the unit guidon during the 19th Air Force change of command ceremony Aug. 19, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Stewart is responsible for monitoring production and oversees top level instruction and flying operations, manning, contracts, logistics and maintenance trends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)
Air Force

Two-star Air Force general found not guilty of sexual assault, guilty on other charges

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 29, 2024

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Air Force

Air Force veteran charged with leaking weapons, aircraft secrets

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 29, 2024

Marines revive historic ‘Sledge’ airfield on Peleliu in Pacific pivot
World War II

Marines revive historic ‘Sledge’ airfield on Peleliu in Pacific pivot

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 24, 2024

Carrier USS Nimitz back at sea following months of maintenance
Carriers

Carrier USS Nimitz back at sea following months of maintenance

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 23, 2024

USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
Around the World

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group leaves the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 23, 2024

Navy eases career ending rules for sailors who fail two consecutive fitness tests
Active Duty

Navy eases career ending rules for sailors who fail two consecutive fitness tests

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 22, 2024

Air Force Col. Mark Sletten readies a F-16 in 2015. (photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/U.S. Air Force)
Air Force

Alaskan Command Director of Operations killed in plane crash

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 22, 2024

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News

V-22 Osprey flights to stay limited until mid-2025

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 16, 2024

Rescued civilian sailors were airlifted by helicopter to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group on June 15.
Navy

Navy rescues merchant crew in the Red Sea, bombs Houthi sites as attacks continue

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 16, 2024

gt. Maj. of the U.S. Army Michael R. Weimer salutes at the unveiled and renamed Sgt. Stout vehicle, previously the M-SHORAD. (photo by Christopher Kaufmann/U.S. Army)
Army

Army renames air defense system after Medal of Honor recipient

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 16, 2024

TOPSHOT - Residents queue for vaccination in Marikina City, suburban Manila on August 6, 2021, as authorities imposed another lockdown to slow the spread of the hyper-contagious Delta variant and ease pressure on hospitals while trying to avoid crushing economic activity. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) (Photo by TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images)
Indo-Pacific

Pentagon defends anti-vaccine disinformation program in the Philippines

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 15, 2024

Cmdr. David Ruhlig (center) assuming command of Coast Guard Station New York in July 2021. (photo by Daniel Henry/U.S. Coast Guard)
Coast Guard

Coast Guard fires commander of its biggest station

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 15, 2024

Army Ranger jumps into Normandy to honor his World War II Ranger grandfather
World War II

Army Ranger jumps into Normandy to honor his World War II Ranger grandfather

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 9, 2024

West Los Angeles VA starts work on new veteran housing
Veterans

West Los Angeles VA starts work on new veteran housing

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 9, 2024

A Ukrainian Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, left, charges toward a Russian BTR-82. (Screenshot via Ukraine's Ministry of Defense on X)
Ukraine

Bradley Fighting Vehicle beats Russian APC in a game of deadly chicken

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 8, 2024

William Anders (photo courtesy NASA)
Historical Figures

Apollo 8 astronaut, Air Force veteran, William Anders dies in plane crash

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 8, 2024

A combat controller earned a secret Air Force Cross for battle with Russian mercenaries
Air Force

A combat controller earned a secret Air Force Cross for battle with Russian mercenaries

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 3, 2024

Navy’s Eisenhower carrier group’s deployment in the Red Sea extended
Navy

Navy’s Eisenhower carrier group’s deployment in the Red Sea extended

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 2, 2024