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Afghanistan

2 US Soldiers Injured In Black Hawk Crash In Afghanistan

By Jared Keller

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Marine Corps Identifies The 16 Men Killed In KC-130 Crash

By James Clark

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Dramatic Drone Footage Reveals A Mosul Devastated By 3 Years Of ISIS Occupation

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7 MARSOC Raiders Among Troops Killed In KC-130 Crash

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The KC-130 Crash Is Just The Latest Tragedy In The Marine Corps’ Worsening Aviation Mishap Crisis

By Sarah Sicard

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Air Force

Video Reveals Twisted Wreckage Of Thunderbird F-16D That Crashed Ahead Of Dayton Air Show

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes At Air Show In Ohio

By Adam Weinstein

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Air Force

US Reveals Intense Photos Of Armed Russian Fighter Buzzing Air Force Jet

By Adam Linehan

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21 All Too Real Plot Ideas For ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

By Jared Keller

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Watch This F-16 ‘Air Pirate’ Make The Russian Defense Minister’s Plane Very Nervous

By Adam Weinstein

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US Fighter Jet Shoots Down Another Iranian Drone Threatening Coalition Troops In Syria

By Adam Linehan

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Air Force

7 Ways The F-35 Stealth Fighter Will Literally Take Your Breath Away

By Jared Keller

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You Don’t Have To Go To War To Fire A Machine Gun From A Helicopter Anymore

By Sarah Sicard

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The Iranian Navy Is Behaving Like a Bunch Of 12-Year-Old Boys With A Laser Pointer

By James Clark

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Tom Cruise Is Very Pleased With The New ‘Top Gun’ Sequel’s Name

By Sarah Sicard

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5 Ways The 21st Century Military Could Make ‘Top Gun 2’ Deeply Weird

By Francis Horton

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These Stanford Students Made The Best ‘Top Gun’ Beach Volleyball Homage We’ve Ever Seen

By Sarah Sicard

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2 Chinese Fighter Jets Gave A US Surveillance Plane The ‘Top Gun’ Treatment

By Jared Keller

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Afghanistan

US Gives Afghanistan 159 Black Hawks To Bolster Its Aging Helo Fleet

By James Clark

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Air Force

How A Flock Of Birds And Mechanical Failure Downed A B-52 Stratofortress Bomber In Guam

By Jared Keller

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Celebrate The Blue Angels’ Birthday With These Insane Secrets And Videos

By Adam Weinstein

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Air Force

What It’s Like When An F-16 Fighter Crashes In Your Neighborhood

By Jared Keller

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US Troops Lead ‘Daring’ Air Assault ‘Behind Enemy Lines’ On Road To Raqqa

By Adam Linehan

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This Kid’s School Project Unearthed A Crazy World War II Remnant

By Sarah Sicard

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Air Force

Trump’s Unconventional Phone Calls Around F-35 Have Shaken Up The Chain Of Command

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Air Force

Trump Says He Has Reduced The F-35 Price Tag By $600 Million

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Afghanistan War

UNSUNG HEROES: The Airman Who Saved 10 Men From A Burning Chinook

By Sarah Sicard

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Air Force

Maj Christina Hopper Conquered Race, Gender, And The F-16

By Sarah Sicard

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Air Force

The Story Behind The A-10’s Iconic War Paint

By James Clark

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Air Force

Air Force Rejects ‘Baconator’ As Name For New Bomber

By Sarah Sicard

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This Insane Animated Dogfight Is A Total Mindf*ck

By James Clark

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Here’s What It’s Like To Be A Black Hawk Pilot

By Chief Reilly

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Afghanistan War

‘Danger Close’ Focuses On The Kiowa’s Crucial Role In Iraq And Afghanistan

By Adam Linehan

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MOH Recipient ‘Pappy’ Boyington Was A Brawler, Drinker, And Legendary Fighter Ace

By James Clark

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Badass Female Pilots Team Up To Take On Cancer

By Tahlia Y. Burton

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Air Force

This F-22 Raptor Was Grounded After Being Invaded By 20,000 Honey Bees

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Air Force

The F-35 Might Finally Be A Thing We Have In Our Arsenal

By James Clark

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The Military Has A Flight-Readiness Problem That’s Not Going Away

By Sarah Sicard

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Balloon Bombs — How Japan Killed Americans At Home In WWII

By David Leffler

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Air Force

5 Reasons An F-22 Raptor Restart Is A Terrible Idea

By Jahara W. Matisek

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The A-10 Warthog Just Got A Little More Badass

By Sarah Sicard

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San Francisco’s Proposed Blue Angel Ban Is Distasteful

By Brian Adam Jones

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Air Force

1 Dead After 2 Elite Jets Crash In Separate Incidents On Same Day

By Adam Linehan

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Watch A Spear-Chucking Foot Soldier Take Out A Drone Mid-Flight

By Adam Linehan

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Helicopter Decimates Porta-Potties, Causes Literal Sh*t Show

By Sarah Sicard

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UNSUNG HEROES: The Paratroopers Who Killed 265 Insurgents To Defend One Downed Apache

By Adam Linehan

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Watch A Marine WWII Ace Describe Downing 7 Japanese Bombers On His First Combat Patrol

By James Clark

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Why We Marched: Remembering The Raider 7

By Billy Knapp

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You Can Now Earn A Degree In Flying Drones

By Sarah Sicard

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Air Force

Watch This Air Force General Pass Out During F-35 Budget Brief

By Adam Linehan

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Bald Eagles Train To Battle Drone Army

By Adam Linehan

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Air Force

How The War On ISIS Saved The A-10 From Retirement

By Sarah Sicard

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Air Force

Sanders’ Position On The F-35 Contradicts His Views On Defense Spending

By Sarah Sicard

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UNSUNG HEROES: These Pilots Braved Enemy Fire To Rescue Trapped Foreign Troops

By James Clark

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See The Incredible Last Photos Of Marines Killed In A Helicopter Crash In Nepal

By Brian Adam Jones

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Afghanistan War

UNSUNG HEROES: The Pilot Who Stopped An Ambush On A Special Operations Team

By Brian Adam Jones

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New Documents Reveal Details Of 2014 Helo Crash And Chaotic Rescue

By James Clark

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72 Years Ago, Former President George H.W. Bush Almost Died In World War II

By Michael Lane Smith

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Air Force

An F-16 Collided With A Cessna In South Carolina

By Brian Adam Jones

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Air Force

The Army Air Forces Dominated The Skies Of World War II

By Jason Nulton

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First Female Aviator To Join Blue Angels Breaks Gender, Sound Barriers

By James Clark

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The Upgraded AC-130 Gunship Embraces The Old And The New

By Christian Beekman

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Air Force

Why The Defense Department Needs To Cancel The F-35 Program

By Matthew Gjertsen

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Air Force

The Fight Over The A-10 Is About More Than Just A Plane

By Christian Beekman

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