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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.

Air Force

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

What is happening?!

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.

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.

Army

Four soldiers injured after munitions convoy crashes in Germany

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

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.

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?

Mandatory Fun

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.

United States

The US military is developing artificial blood to treat combat injuries

Fake blood could have real benefits.

China

How would US troops fight a numerically superior enemy today?

Quantity vs. quality.

World War II

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

Submarine: 1. Train: 0.

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?

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.

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

Coast Guardsman saves man hours before graduating from rescue swimmer school

That’s one hell of a final test.

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.

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.

Air Force

Shot fired after intruder breaks onto Andrews Air Force base

The incident is under investigation.

China

Balloons to cyber attacks: How China has spied on the US for decades

Spy balloons are just one way that China conducts espionage against the U.S.

China

The F-22s that downed China’s spy balloon had call signs named for this WWI fighter ace

Meet the 'Arizona Balloon Buster.'