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By Jeff Schogol Aug 29, 2020

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‘Unsafe’ intercept of a B-52 over the Black Sea is the latest example of the Russians being jerks

'The Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while crossing within 100 feet of the nose of the B-52 multiple times at co-altitude and while in afterburner causing...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jun 27, 2020

News

The Air Force intercepted Russian military aircraft near Alaska for the sixth time this month

NORAD has done as many intercepts this month as it does in most years.

By James Clark Apr 20, 2020

News

Watch a Russian SU-35 buzz a Navy aircraft for the second time in just 4 days

Russian pilots once again acted out their Top Gun fantasies — and no, not by playing shirtless volleyball.

By James Clark Apr 18, 2018

Military Tech

Watch 3 F-15s Literally ‘Chase The Moon’ During A Solar Eclipse

You know you’ve got a pretty sweet gig when the morning’s training brief starts out with: “Today, what we’re out … Continued

By James Clark Sep 26, 2017

News

Chelsea Manning Tried To Visit Canada. It Didn’t Go Well

Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence soldier jailed for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. reports and diplomatic cables … Continued

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‘Unsafe’ intercept of a B-52 over the Black Sea is the latest example of the Russians being jerks

The Air Force intercepted Russian military aircraft near Alaska for the sixth time this month

Watch a Russian SU-35 buzz a Navy aircraft for the second time in just 4 days

Watch 3 F-15s Literally ‘Chase The Moon’ During A Solar Eclipse

Chelsea Manning Tried To Visit Canada. It Didn’t Go Well