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According to a news report released in state owned media last week, China is moving forward with development of their own “space plane,” similar to the secretive U.S. Air Force X-37B platform in function, though very different in delivery. America’s X-37B, which looks quite a bit like a miniature space shuttle, has been in service […]
A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier explains range procedures to Panamanian counterterrorism security forces Jan. 30, 2018, during joint combined marksmanship training in Panama City, Panama. Marksmanship training is necessary before combined forces conduct interoperability training. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite/RELEASED Watch U.S. Special Forces soldiers train alongside their allies in the […]
The fitness racket is a long con with no real finish line. You just spend your life trying to find ways to trick yourself into busting your ass, trying to convince yourself that you don’t need a third cheeseburger, or trying to sell yourself on new and creative ways to burn it off after you […]
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, fires his weapon during night fire shoot-and-move drills Feb. 28, 2018. Pararescuemen conduct training on all aspects of combat, medical procedures and search and rescue tactics to hone their skills, providing the highest level of tactical capabilities to combatant commanders. […]
A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron pilot executes in-flight training with aircrew eye and respiratory protection system (AERPS) equipment Jan. 31, 2018, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Aircrew took turns donning equipment in-flight, while the remainder of the crew monitored them as a safety precaution. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. […]
Last July, a new show debuting on the History Channel drew international headlines with claims that a never before seen photograph could finally unravel the near-century old mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart on her final flight in 1937. The grainy black and white photograph and accompanying expert analysis took the glove by storm, […]
A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest fires an M107 Special Application Scope Rifle to test its functionality and to sustain combat marksmanship at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2018. Marines with the unit’s security force tested the weapon’s reliability in order to bolster base security and sustain gunnery skills. U.S. Marine Corps photo […]
The world watched with bated breath as North Korea’s delegation attended the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, hoping that the seemingly innocuous olive branch extended by the divided Koreas might somehow lead to averting the war that’s been looming over their peninsula for months. Kim Jong Un’s aggressive pursuit of nuclear weapons and increasingly […]
China’s first experimental space station, the Tiangong-1,was launched in 2011 as a test bed for manned orbital operations and advanced docking and rendezvous procedures. The 34 foot long, nearly 20,000 pound space station performed well, according to reports in the Chinese media, until March of 2016, when it was announced that China had lost contact […]
Just under half of the $100 million a piece F-35 Joint Strike Fighters delivered by Lockheed Martin thus far are non-operational, according to statements made by Vice Adm. Mat Winter, head of the Defense Department’s F-35 Joint Program Office. The F-35 program, which has received significant political support thanks to development and manufacturing operations tied […]
Traitors will kick the bucket,” Vladimir Putin said in a 2010 interview. “Trust me. These people betrayed their friends, their brothers in arms. Whatever they got in exchange for it, those thirty pieces silver they were given, they will choke on them.” It’s hard to deny that he may have been talking specifically about Sergei […]
Advanced cold-weather training in Kodiak, Alaska, exposes SEAL candidates to the physical stress of the environment and the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to operate efficiently where inclement weather is the norm. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric S. Logsdon Watch U.S. Marines conduct cold weather training in the video […]