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aim-9 sidewinder
Air Force

UFOs just the latest in a 70-year-long list of kills for the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

This is the Air Force's missile of choice for taking out UFOs.

Somalia airstrike AFRICOM al-Shabaab
News

US airstrike in Somalia kills 12 al-Shabaab militants

The strike occurred on Feb. 10.

air force ufos NORAD
United States

What the Pentagon is (and isn’t) saying about the UFOs it keeps shooting down

"We call them 'objects' for a reason."

F-16
Air Force

Why is the US military suddenly shooting down every UFO in the sky?

US military aircraft have downed 3 in as many days.

180FW Conducts Daily Training
Air Force

US military downs yet another unidentified object in third shootdown in as many days [Updated]

What is happening?!

Ohio National Guard leader filmed shoving a journalist
National Guard

Ohio National Guard leader filmed shoving a journalist

Reporter Evan Lambert was later arrested outside of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's press conference.

F-22 Raptor
Air Force

US military shot down an unidentified ‘high-altitude airborne object’ spotted over Canada, Trudeau says [Updated]

It's the third air-to-air kill for an F-22 in eight days.

Four soldiers injured after munitions convoy crashes in Germany
Army

Four soldiers injured after munitions convoy crashes in Germany

One soldier was airlifted to a hospital while EOD teams recovered the cargo.

F-22 Raptor
United States

US military shoots down unidentified ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska

The shootdown came less than a week after the U.S. downed a Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast.

Jake Gyllenhaal Guy Ritchie The Covenant Afghanistan interpreter
Entertainment

JTAC vs TACP: A user’s guide to the troops who call in close air support

In Guy Ritchie’s 'The Covenant,' Jake Gyllenhaal plays a special operations soldier with a JTAC patch on his uniform. Is that accurate?

a-10 warthog cow kill victory marking
Air Force

The real story behind how an A-10 Warthog ended up with a cow kill marking

It didn't go down the way you may have heard.

The US military is developing artificial blood to treat combat injuries
United States

The US military is developing artificial blood to treat combat injuries

Fake blood could have real benefits.

Russian troops
China

How would US troops fight a numerically superior enemy today?

Quantity vs. quality.

That time a US Navy submarine got a confirmed kill on a train during WWII
World War II

That time a US Navy submarine got a confirmed kill on a train during WWII

Submarine: 1. Train: 0.

global war on terrorism
United States

A bipartisan group of lawmakers want to finally start reining in the Global War on Terrorism

Is this finally the end of the 2002 AUMF?

LAV-EW marine corps
Marine Corps

Here’s why the Marine Corps strapped a rare electronic warfare LAV to the deck of a warship

The Marine Corps is flexing its electronic warfare muscles.

Kevin McCarthy
Analysis

Future of defense spending a hot topic among Republicans

Some Republican lawmakers have said they will oppose capping or cutting defense spending.

Coast Guard rescue swimmer Oregon Advanced Helicopter Rescue
Coast Guard

Coast Guardsman saves man hours before graduating from rescue swimmer school

That’s one hell of a final test.

Turkey earthquake
Air Force

How the US military is sending life-saving assistance to Turkey after a devastating earthquake

Two C-17s carrying rescue teams and medical equipment arrived at Incirlik Air Base on Wednesday.

Army atomic detonation simulation M-142
History

The Army once developed a sim round to mimic a nuclear explosion

The Army once had a simulation round for a tactical nuclear blast.