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Air Force

US Air Force fighter jets conduct back-to-back intercepts of Russian aircraft near Alaska

Not now, Ivan!

Somalia
Africa

US launches another airstrike in Somalia, the next battlefield

Hundreds of US troops returned to Somalia in 2022.

Why the Air Force’s best ‘secret weapon’ has nothing to do with airplanes
Air Force

Why the Air Force’s best ‘secret weapon’ has nothing to do with airplanes

The little-known program may be one of America’s best tools for winning the next war.

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Culture

No, an F-22 isn’t rocking an aerial victory marking for that Chinese spy balloon — yet

Yep, that viral photo is a fake.

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Army

Tennessee National Guard Black Hawk crash: what happens next?

“It’s tough for the unit ... there are fresh wounds there (literally and figuratively).”

russia ukraine war drones
Iran

DIA report confirms Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine

Iranian-made drones are turning up in Ukraine as well as the Middle East.

Marine Corps
Culture

Why being a Marine is more of a bonus than actual money

This is what happens when you shoot motivation directly into your veins.

Syria
Iraq

US troops kill ‘ISIS official’ involved in planning prison breaks

Prison breaks remain a main priority for ISIS.

Destroyed Russian Tank
Russia

Milley says ‘Russia has lost’ in Ukraine, but the war continues

The war continues, for now.

UFO
Air Force

A brief history of the Pentagon’s efforts to track and identify UFOs

From Project Blue Book to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.

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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.

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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?