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Technician Accidentally Fires Vulcan Cannon And Destroys An F-16 On The Ground In Belgium

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A maintenance worker accidentally fired a 20mm Vulcan cannon from an F-16 jet he was working on at Belgium's Florennes Air Force Base earlier this week, destroying another F-16 while damaging another aircraft nearby, according to multiple media reports.

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8 Of The Worst Places To Sleep

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Benjamin Franklin nailed it when he said, "Fatigue is the best pillow." True story, Benny. There's nothing like pushing your body so far past exhaustion that you'd willingly, even longingly, take a nap on a concrete slab.

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And no one knows that better than military service members and we have the pictures to prove it.

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An Air Force F-16 Crash In Arizona Is The Latest Military Aviation Mishap

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Another military aircraft has crashed, but thankfully the pilot is doing OK this time.

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This F-16 Cockpit Video Captures Fantastic Ultra Low-Level Flying Over Japan

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If there’s one thing better than watching a low-level fly-by from the ground, it’s watching from the pilot’s perspective.

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'Captain Marvel' Will Draw On Carol Danvers' Military Service

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Marvel Studios announced on March 26 that production on Captain Marvel has officially begun in a way that would make any vet with a soft spot for comics smile: With a photo of the film’s star, Brie Larson, and Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt atop an F-15 at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

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Get On A Highway To The Danger Zone With This ’90s-Rific F-16 Training Video

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From the opening credits — heavy on mustaches and music that sounds eerily similar to the soundtrack for an arcade flight simulator — to the ending, which includes a fantastically corny, but earnest advertisement for the “Thrustmaster cockpit simulator,” this F-16 training video is an hourlong orgy of ’90s nostalgia.

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