Exploring the Legacy of the B-21 namesake of the Doolittle Raid Mission
On April 18, 1942, 80 men and sixteen B-25 Mitchell medium bombers set off on what some said was an impossible mission, to change the course of World War II. The actions of these 80 volunteers, led by...
View ArticleHeadlines — February 7
News After Jordan attack, Pentagon weighs options to bolster base security (Military Times) There are no plans to move troops out of Jordan, a Pentagon spokeswoman told reporters Monday, and U.S....
View ArticleHeadlines — February 9
News Corps is searching for 5 Marines after helicopter found in California After civil authorities in California on Wednesday located a Marine Corps helicopter that had gone missing the previous night,...
View ArticleHeadlines — February 12
News Davis-Monthan Air Force Base begins retiring A-10 fleet The first set of A-10 Warthogs from the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, have moved to the boneyard after nearly a...
View ArticleHeadlines — February 14
News Marines’ underwater missile-delivery drone faces key test this month The U.S. Marine Corps will put a new type of missile-delivery drone to the test in an operational scenario this month,...
View ArticleHeadlines — February 16
News Space Force mulls 8-year active duty enlistments for new recruits The Space Force is considering requiring prospective guardians to enlist for an initial term of eight years on active duty — twice...
View ArticleHeadlines — February 19
News White House urges calm over Russian space weapon threat White House officials on Thursday downplayed reports from Republican lawmakers about a “serious national security threat” being discussed in...
View ArticleTrailblazers: AETC honors first women pilots in Air Force
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) — In honor of the first women who became U.S. Air Force pilots, Air Education and Training Command officials renamed the Martin Hall Conference Room, the...
View ArticleRemarkable Historical Sky Soldier: first active-duty female Army sniper
A close friend told her there was no way she could do it. She would not make it in the Army, and there was even less chance of her becoming a sniper. Four years later, she is still defying the odds....
View ArticleHeadlines — February 21
News Air Force knows what failed in fatal Osprey crash — but not why Air Force Special Operations Command said Tuesday it knows what failed on its CV-22B Osprey leading to a November crash in Japan...
View ArticleHeadlines — February 23
News Body of New Hampshire Marine killed in helicopter crash comes home The obituary of Capt. Jack Casey hinted at a jokester who was never too busy to help. F-22 Raptors take flight in Air Force...
View ArticleHeadlines — February 28
News National Guard orders aviation safety pause after Apache crashes The Army National Guard’s top officer ordered a component-wide pause on flight missions Monday after a pair of AH-64D Apache...
View ArticleHeadlines — March 1
News Military prepares to brief a plan to get its V-22 Ospreys flying again The military services on Friday will lay out plans to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for addressing safety concerns stemming...
View ArticleRemarkable Vet gathering at memorial of WWII Marine
LANCASTER – If there is a service that defines itself on its culture and heritage, the United States Marine Corps stands out, and nothing is so celebrated as the Marine Corps birthday. The Corps was...
View ArticleNew changes: Air Force to re-introduce warrant officer rank
To best optimize itself for great power competition, the Air Force plans to, among other things, bring back warrant officers within the cyber and information technology professions, said Air Force...
View ArticleSpace Force leaders give new informative talk at Air University
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein spoke to Air University students while visiting Maxwell Air Force...
View ArticleHeadlines — March 4
News US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening...
View ArticleHeadlines — March 6
News US destroyer shoots down missile and drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels A U.S. destroyer shot down drones and a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward it in the Red Sea, officials...
View ArticleFrance’s first manned fully hydrogen-electric flight
Beyond Aero, the aircraft manufacturer, successfully completed France’s first manned flight powered entirely by hydrogen-electric technology in February 2024. The flight, piloted by the experienced...
View ArticleHeadlines — March 8
News House passes first funding package to avert a partial government shutdown The bill now heads to the Senate ahead of a Friday night deadline to avoid a shutdown. But Congress will face yet another...
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