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A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet went down off the coast of Key West Florida on Wednesday afternoon. Both the pilot and weapons officer were recovered by search and rescue teams, but died soon thereafter. Details have been sparse through official channels, but social media posts from witnesses as well as statements provided to local […]
Appearing before a crowd at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, President Donald Trump reignited a seemingly dead call for a dedicated space-based branch of the military. Space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and sea,” Trump said. “We may even have a Space Force, develop another one, Space Force. […]
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, rides in an MH-60S Seahawk in Guam, January 31, 2018, during Visit Board Search and Seizure training. VBSS teaches Marines how to take over ships for searches and counter-piracy operations. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, the 31st MEU provides a […]
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered an address that included details regarding a number of new missile systems being developed within his nation. New ICBM platforms, nuclear powered missiles, and even nuclear “doomsday” torpedoes were touched upon, but none of these platforms pose as direct a threat to American defenses than the new Kinzhal […]
Earlier this month, a Cold War era chemical weapon developed by the Soviet Union was used in an attempted assassination in the UK of a former Russian Military Intelligence officer turned double agent for MI6. Sergei Skripal, the spy who was granted asylum to the UK in 2010, and his daughter Yulia, were found unconscious […]
During a Q&A held at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas on Sunday, SpaceX founder Elon Musk discussed the future of his space faring business, and in particular, his plans for a fleet of interplanetary ships with a course set for Mars. Of course, the man hailed by many as a visionary, wanted to be […]
A U.S. Air Force 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward area refueling point (FARP) technician prepares for FARP operations from a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II Feb. 20, 2018 at Chandy Range, Thailand. The 1st Special Operations Squadron and FARP team provided a forward deployed refueling capability to rotary wing […]
Newly declassified footage released by the U.S. Government, and then posted online by private UFO research group To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science, appears to show an Unidentified Flying Object tracked by the targeting pod of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet off the eastern seaboard of the United States in 2015. The brief […]
A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescueman signals the execution timeline for military free fall operations from a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II Feb. 20, 2018, at Chandy Range, Thailand. Throughout Cobra Gold 2018, the 1st Special Operations Squadron provided specialized aviation in support of airborne operations […]
British Prime Minister Theresa May said that it was “highly likely” that the Russian government was behind the attempted assassination of a former Russian military intelligence officer turned spy for Britain’s MI6 on March 4th. “It is now clear that Mr. Skripal and his daughter were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent of a type […]
A civilian Eurocopter AS350 helicopter carrying six people went down in the East River in New York City on Sunday night. Only the pilot survived. The helicopter belonged to Liberty Helicopters, a company based in New York City that specializes in aerial tours and contracting for photography. According to a press statement, the five passengers […]
On Saturday, a disgruntled veteran that the media has referred to as “highly decorated” walked into the Veterans Home of California with a rifle. He took three employees hostage, fired shots at a sheriff’s deputy, and after hours of attempts to make contact with the gunman, police entered to find the three hostages, as well […]