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Here’s why the pilot of Enola Gay had no regrets about dropping the first atom bomb
Early in the morning of August 6, 1945, a U.S. Air Force B29 bomber, the Enola Gay, took off with a 9,700 top-secret bomb named Little Boy. Its pilot, Paul W. Tibbets Jr., led a crew of 12 men on a mission that would change the history of the world
The 4 most dangerous missions heroic US troops carried out on D-Day 76 years ago
As the sun set on the blood-stained beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's message to the thousands of Allied troops dispatched to carry out the largest amphibious landing in military history rang true: "Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely"
Marine Corps commandant: We need to be unpredictable, and we need the ‘Lightning Carrier’ to do it
The Marine Corps wants to overhaul its force to prepare to be more dispersed and more flexible to deter and, if need be, take on China's growing military in the Pacific
The Air Force wants to get rid of some of its most well-known aircraft. Here’s what’s on the chopping block
The $207.2 billion total spending in the Air Force's 2021 budget request would part with a number of noteworthy aircraft, including 17 B-1B Lancer bombers and 44 A-10 Thunderbolt ground-attack aircraft
NATO gave Polish firefighters an award for putting out a US Army Stryker that burst into flames
The leaders of NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence battle group in Poland honored Polish firefighters on Monday for their response when a U.S. Army Stryker armored vehicle caught fire at the end of January
Trump says he ‘won’t be changing his mind’ on view that brain injuries suffered by US troops in Iran’s attack are not very serious
President Donald Trump doubled down on his assertion on Monday that the injuries suffered by U.S. troops during an Iranian ballistic missile attack on U.S. forces are "not very serious" amid continued criticism
Army drill sergeant suspended following profanity-laced shoving match with recruit in Georgia
The Army has suspended a drill sergeant amid its investigation into an alleged assault, according to a spokesman from Ft. Benning in Georgia, the Army's premier infantry school
Lt. Col. Vindman’s former commander speaks out: ‘I would trust Alex with my life’
President Donald Trump's early dismissal of U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council staff on Friday was half-expected based on the reporting from the night prior, but it still came as a shock to former senior officials and those who served with the soldier
‘A dangerous situation in space’ — Russian spacecraft are reportedly trailing a US spy satellite
The two Russian satellites have come within 100 miles of the U.S. satellite and the United States has raised concerns about the matter to Moscow through diplomatic channels, Space Force Commander Gen. John Raymond told TIME Magazine
Syrian forces almost shot down a civilian airliner with 172 passengers on board
Syrian troops nearly shot down an airliner attempting to land in Damascus in the confusing aftermath of Israeli airstrikes early Thursday morning
Trump reportedly downplayed the seriousness of traumatic brain injuries from the Iran strikes again by saying he’s seen worse
President Donald Trump reportedly said a war with Iran was "closer than you thought" and downplayed military brain injuries during an annual luncheon with TV anchors at the White House on Tuesday
Navy submarines are now deploying with new ‘low-yield’ nuclear weapons
U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines — boomers — are now sailing with ballistic missiles armed with new "low-yield" nuclear weapons, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday
A US warship sailed along Venezuela’s coast to gather intelligence and send a message to Maduro
The U.S. Navy littoral combat ship USS Detroit conducted a freedom-of-navigation operation off of Venezuela's Caribbean coast, the U.S.'s top military command in the region said Thursday
More problems with Air Force’s new tanker could put the squeeze on the Pentagon’s refueling capabilities, TRANSCOM chief says
Protracted delays on Boeing's new KC-46 tanker could leave the Pentagon with a shortage of refueling capacity, the head of U.S. Transportation Command warned on Tuesday
SEAL Team 6 reportedly recovered 2 bodies and flight recorder from Afghanistan plane crash
The U.S. Navy's elite SEAL Team 6 reportedly recovered two bodies from the wreckage site where a U.S. Air Force E-11A aircraft crashed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan on Monday
Iranian state TV used a photo from ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ to claim a CIA official died in a plane crash in Afghanistan
Iran's state TV broadcast a photo of an actor from 'Zero Dark Thirty' to illustrate a claim that the CIA officer that inspired the character had been killed
The Iranian military reportedly tried to cover up its downing of a Ukrainian airliner from Iran’s own president
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, carrying 176 people, crashed in Iran on January 8
US warns Iran’s new Quds Force commander ‘will meet the same fate’ as Soleimani if he kills Americans
A top U.S. diplomat threatened the Iranian general who succeeded slain Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, telling Asharq al-Awsat newspaper Thursday that he "will meet the same fate" if he kills Americans
Trump says he doesn’t consider the brain injuries US troops sustained during Iran’s missile attack ‘very serious’
President Donald Trump, who initially claimed that "no Americans were harmed" in the Iranian missile attack on U.S. forces, told reporters Wednesday that recently reported injuries suffered by U.S. troops — at least a dozen of whom were treated for concussion symptoms and possible traumatic brain injuries — were "not that serious"
Russia admits its deadly Zircon hypersonic missile is suffering from ‘childhood diseases’
Russia is in the process of developing a new hypersonic cruise missile — the 3M22 Zircon (Tsirkon), but the weapon is currently suffering from "childhood diseases," the Russian navy's top admiral revealed to Russian media, The War Zone first reported
The Air Force’s B-52 bombers are done flying with nuclear bombs
The B-52 bomber, a critical component of the U.S. strategic bomber fleet, is no longer approved to carry nuclear gravity bombs
The Air Force is fixing up a remote base to keep an eye on Russia
United States airmen ventured north to the island of Jan Mayen in the Norwegian Sea in November to survey the isolated island's airfield
Trump reportedly plans to divert even more Pentagon money to pay for the border wall
The Trump administration is preparing to divert $7.2 billion from the Pentagon's budget to fund the president's US-Mexico border wall this year, according to a Washington Post report published Monday
It looks like Iran is ready to start bombing its fake aircraft carrier again
Iran has a fake aircraft carrier. The vessel sat damaged for years, but it appears to be back in action, meaning it's time for the country's armed forces to start trying to sink it again
How ongoing tensions between the US and Iran may help drive an ISIS resurgence in Iraq
Experts have raised concerns that tensions between the U.S. and Iran may actually embolden a common enemy — ISIS — which may seek a resurgence amid the chaos created in Iraq