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For an ‘Afghan Hand,’ explosions and crashes echo loss and ‘a romanticized idea of adventure’
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We salute the Army crew who named their tank ‘A Thicc Boi’
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Why Ramstein Air Base removed photos of the ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag from its social media pages
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May 14, 2021 10:02 AM
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We tried out the Army’s new high-tech night vision goggles and they’re just as amazing as we’ve heard
May 14, 2021 9:14 AM
Military Tech
Sexual assault reports increase again despite Pentagon urging troops to not assault each other
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US Marine officer arrested for assaulting federal officer at Jan. 6 Capitol riots [Updated]
May 13, 2021 3:12 PM
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‘Diplomacy failed,’ ‘bye Felicia,’ and 27 other incredible tank names
May 13, 2021 3:05 PM
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Review: Why the KA-BAR Mule will always be part of my EDC
May 13, 2021 11:56 AM
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By Feb 2, 2021
Military Tech

Watch the Air Force’s first new F-15 in nearly 20 years make its maiden flight with a ‘Viking’ takeoff

Here comes the F-15EX.
By Dec 3, 2020
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The Marine Corps’s first carrier-based F-35 squadron is officially ready for combat

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, known as the “Black Knights,” has achieved initial operational capability
By Oct 20, 2020
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The Navy and Marine Corps are proud to have gone a full year without a fatal aircraft crash

The Navy and Marine Corps are pleased to announce that, for the first time in nearly a century of United...
By Oct 20, 2020
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The Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra makes its final flight after more than 30 years of service

The Marine Corps has officially retired the AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter
By Oct 7, 2020
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Military researchers say flying during the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t as terrifying as you think

The head of U.S. Transportation Command offered a sneak preview Wednesday of the results of a Defense Department test of...
By Sep 13, 2020
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The F/A-18 Super Hornet that pulled off the US’s first air-to-air kill in 18 years still has the war paint to prove it

According to recent Pentagon photos, the F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA-87 that shot down a Syrian Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bomber in...
By Aug 21, 2020
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Historic Pearl Harbor PBY Catalinas to fly again for 75th anniversary of the end of World War II

Before and after Dec. 7, 1941, the frequent appearance of big PBY Catalina flying boats skimming the wavetops in Pearl...
By Aug 17, 2020
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SOCOM didn’t consistently document whether more than $800 million in gear met key performance metrics or not

U.S. Special Operations Command has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on specialized equipment that the command wasn't even sure...
By Aug 12, 2020
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The Air Force’s first B-21 Raider stealth bomber is ‘starting to look like an airplane,’ official says

Construction of the very first B-21 Raider stealth bomber is moving along rapidly ahead of the aircraft's planned first flight...
By Aug 12, 2020
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A Navy flattop just rolled up in Hawaii laden with World War II-era warbirds

A Navy flattop just arrived in Hawaii with an unusual cargo: a fleet of World War II-era warbirds
By Aug 3, 2020
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This star-spangled Navy helicopter looks like it was plucked straight out of ‘Team America’

It doesn't matter how sweet your ride is; no amount of gung-ho bumper stickers, chrome, or flame decals will ever...
By Jul 29, 2020
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The Blue Angels just received their first F/A-18 Super Hornet

Editor’s note: This article by Gina Harkins originally appeared on Military.com, a leading source of news for the military and...
By Jul 28, 2020
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America’s next COVID-19 relief bill includes defense industry’s Christmas list for some reason

The Senate GOP’s proposed coronavirus relief package includes about $29 billion in defense spending, including at least $7 billion for...
By Jul 18, 2020
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Contractor who lied about using weak metal parts for Navy aircraft is headed to prison

A U.S. District Court judge in Fort Worth on Thursday sentenced a man to 55 months in prison for lying...
By Jul 14, 2020
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Here’s your first look at the Air Force’s first F-15 in more than 15 years

The Air Force on Monday awarded a nearly $1.2 billion contract to Boeing to produce its first lot of eight...
By Jun 23, 2020
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The Pentagon spent $300 million on defective and missing F-35 parts over the last five years, and lawmakers are furious

A group of high-ranking Congress members is launching an investigation into Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet program after being told...
By Jun 23, 2020
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Here’s how Navy sub hunters prepare themselves for ‘unsafe’ intercepts by America’s rivals

U.S. military aircraft are routinely intercepted by Russian and Chinese fighters in international airspace, and that can be a jarring...
By Jun 16, 2020
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One of the Army’s potential Black Hawk replacements just hit a major speed milestone

The SB-1 Defiant prototype is currently competing against the V-280 Valor prototype, developed by Textron Inc. and Bell, in the...
By Jun 12, 2020
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Lawmakers are once again fighting to save the A-10 Warthog from retirement

The Senate Armed Services Committee isn't keen on the U.S. Air Force's plans to retire legacy aircraft in favor of...
By Jun 8, 2020
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F-35 landing gear collapses on landing at Hill Air Force Base

An F-35 Lightning II's landing gear collapsed during landing at Hill Air Force Base in Utah on Monday, the base...
By May 26, 2020
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A new monument will honor F-14 Tomcats and the aviators who lost their lives flying them

“It was a fantastic airplane for it’s time"
By May 20, 2020
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The B-1B bomber’s days may be numbered, but the Air Force is still keeping it busy

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Business Insider. If the Air Force gets its way, the B-1B Lancer will...
By May 6, 2020
Military Tech

Elon Musk named his son after a very special reconnaissance aircraft

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and pop singer Grimes have welcomed a baby boy into the world with one...
By May 5, 2020
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Armed F-15C skids off runway during emergency landing at Joint Base Andrews

An F-15C Eagle from Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing had to make an unplanned landing at Joint Base...
By Apr 28, 2020
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The F-35 still can’t go supersonic without compromising its critical stealth tech, and the Pentagon is OK with that

The Navy and Marine Corps variants of the vaunted F-35 Joint Strike Fighter cannot maintain supersonic speeds without sustaining structural...