Ever See a Rocket Make a Smoke Ring? Or a Fire Angel?
This from the 30th Space Wing’s Facebook page (Vanderberg Air Force Base): An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches at 3:36 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, March 23, 2015, at Vandenberg […]
Jon Stewart Rips Crow-Flying Policy, More Veterans Get Healthcare
The Choice Program was put in place to alleviate the dilemma many veterans were facing: waiting months and months for medical treatment at a VA facility because they weren’t close […]
Photo: Children Climbing on the Vietnam Women’s Memorial
This memorial was constructed and dedicated to the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam War. Many of them were nurses (as depicted in the photograph of […]
These Proud Kids at Walmart Are Fine, Fine Patriots
What’s more American than singing the National Anthem into stationary fans at Walmart with an adoring stack of Kingsford charcoal in the audience? Not much.
Here’s a B-1 Lancer Flexing its Gigantic Muscles
Not only is this spine-tingling, it’s very, very rare. In the United States, noise abatement and safety protocol usually deny such a front-row seat. It’s a B-1 bomber taking off […]
UPDATE: President Obama to Slow Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
As was reported yesterday, President Obama was scheduled to meet with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday with the very good possibility that he’d agree to freeze troop levels at 9,800 through […]
Iwo Jima Veterans Commemorate the 70th Anniversary on the ‘Sulfur Island’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba_eF7GwS-w This is a fascinating look into the 70th anniversary of Iwo Jima and the commemoration that ensued on March 21 on the tiny Japanese island where proud veterans — […]
Aircraft Carriers Will Soon Catapult Jets Using Electromagnetism
In the United States, it’s been more than fifty years since the steam locomotive was replaced by the diesel train. Throughout, however, the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers remained reliant on […]
‘Come as You Are’: The Song of Green Beret Jason Everman
From growing up on a remote Alaskan island in a two-room cabin with a pet ocelot to blowing up a toilet with an M-80 while attending a Washington state high […]
Afghan President Trying to Convince U.S. to Stay Longer
In his meeting with President Obama Tuesday, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is expected to try and convince him to not pull American troops out of his Asian country … just yet. He […]
‘Growing Veterans’ Teaches Former Military Members How to Farm
In the video above you’re able to see just how much a grassroots (literally) organization called Growing Veterans is helping former military service members transition back to civilian life in the […]
White House Angry Over Israeli Spies Eavesdropping on Talks
The United States and Iran thought they were alone when they sat down to negotiate cutting down the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear program. According to the Wall Street Journal, however, they weren’t […]
Remember ‘Puff, the Magic Dragon’? The Plane, of Course
This is a Douglas AC-47D Spooky, otherwise known as the “Puff, the Magic Dragon”. It was a large, devastating dangerous aircraft. It was also modified — by mounting three .30 inch […]
The Five Lethal Favorites to Replace the M-16
The M-16 rifle. First widely-used in the Vietnam War, the gun has since become an icon of the United States military, with its “update” — the M4 — introduced in 1997. […]
CIA Just Unredacted the Document that Justified the Iraq Invasion
Here it is: the CIA document that led Congress to pass a joint resolution authorizing the use of military force in Iraq, which was officially launched on March 20, 2003 […]
Boeing Announces ‘Plasma Shield’ Patent
This patent could change everything. It could also save a ton of lives. And while it probably won’t live up to the hype that the Star Wars movies propagate, it’ll still be […]
Report: Pentagon Alerted Service Members on ISIS’s ‘Hit List’
According to CBS News national security correspondent David Martin, over the weekend the Pentagon notified service members whose name appeared on ISIS’s “hit list“. Authorities also contacted local law enforcement surrounding the bases […]
David Letterman Talks to Medal of Honor Recipient Cpl. Kyle Carpenter
Meet Corporal Kyle Carpenter. Because once you do, you probably won’t ever forget him. Kyle was a 19-year-old Marine serving in Afghanistan when a grenade attack almost killed him. Hear […]
US Troops Withdraw from Yemen Air Base
The remaining United States military personnel in Yemen have been evacuated due to increasing security threats in the region, according to U.S. officials Saturday. An air base housing about 100 troops […]
Here’s a Bunch of Soldiers Making the Best of a Bad Situation
Not sure what country this is in. Do you? Wherever it is, I don’t think they pose a terribly significant security threat to the United States. Although they probably get […]