Find Out Who Comes Out on Top in This Classic F-15 vs. F-16 Dogfight
The United States Air Force’s Operation Red Flag is “a simulated air war designed to train fighter pilots for combat”. It takes place at Nellis Air Force Base located in […]
President Obama Will Test His Survival Skills on TV Reality Show
President Barack Obama — your very own commander-in-chief — is scheduled to traipse through the Alaskan wilderness this week with controversial television “survival” host and former Territorial Army soldier Edward […]
Watch Navy SEALs Go Through CQB Training in This Rare Footage
Close Quarter Battle. Like so many other vital military operations, it goes by an acronym: CQB. When things get down to the nitty gritty — and we mean the nittiest […]
Stolen Valor, Academia Edition: West Point Professor With Exaggerated Resume Resigns
Controversial military academic William C. Bradford was hired by the prestigious U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Aug. 1. By the end of the month, he resigned from his […]
Watch an NFL Cheerleader Get Surprised By Military Husband During a Rams Game
St. Louis Rams cheerleader and Marine 1st Lt. Candace Valentine stole the show when her military husband surprised her on the field. The preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts was […]
Obama to Cap Military Pay Raises to 1.3 Percent in 2016
President Obama’s efforts to decrease defense spending and wrangle the federal budget have led him to make the controversial decision to cap military pay raises. If and when this cap […]
Ukrainian Parliament Erupts in Protests and Explosions
Tensions between Ukrainian nationalists and Russian separatists hit their boiling point on Monday morning when several explosive devices detonated amidst protestors and police officers. At least one Ukrainian national guard […]
Military Veteran Allegedly Fired From Job for Pausing During Star Spangled Banner
Tom Aue, a 69 year-old military veteran and former ticket taker, was fired by professional baseball franchise Florence Freedom on Saturday night for pausing to observe the national anthem at […]
Woman Accidentally Hits Bald Eagle, Saves Its Life, Names It America
Robbie Tribbey was driving in northern Wisconsin with her son when she saw a female bald eagle devouring a carcass on the side of the road. Hearing the approach of […]
Man Spends Three Years Building 24-Foot Long Lego USS Missouri
For one Scottish fisherman, legos and military history are labors of love. It thus made sense for Jim McDonough to combine his passions and dedicate three long years to building a […]
Army Vet Analyst Talks Drones, How the Military Is ‘Drowning in Data’
In an explosive interview with FiveThirtyEight‘s Jody Avirgan that can be heard in the following SoundCloud clip, U.S. Army veteran, former military analyst and national security reporter William Arkin dishes on the American […]
Stolen Valor! Imitation U.S. Special Forces Soldier Confronted at Airport
So far details are scarce, but according to the YouTube poster the man filming the following footage of a phony United States Special Forces soldier (who claimed to be stationed […]
This Scientist Explains What It’s Like Getting Stung By a ‘Bullet’ Ant
A bullet ant is a carnivorous insect found in rainforests from Nicaragua all the way to Paraguay in South America. It’s official name is paraponera clavata but it’s also referred to […]
The Number of Nuclear Warheads Pakistan Could Have in Five Years is Silly
Two well-respected American policy institutions dropped a bomb recently — no pun intended — when they leaked details from a report they’re ready to release on Thursday that will detail and […]
President Obama Renames Alaska’s Mt. McKinley
President Barack Obama announced Sunday that the mighty mountain in Alaska named after slain President William McKinley will, in the future, will not be named after the slain president. The […]
Watch the Largest Aircraft in U.S. Military History Land in Iowa
To say the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a monster would be understated its immense stature. But, believe it or not, its hold is only one foot longer than the length […]
Connecticut First State to End Chronic Veteran Homelessness
On Thursday, the federal government proudly announced that Connecticut is the first state to find permanent housing for all military veterans who have been homeless for one year or four […]
Boeing Says It’s Rolling Out a Laser Drone Destroyer
Drones / Drones / Their point is moot / The more they fly the more we hoot. / The more we hoot the better we feel so fly those drones after […]
Marine Asks UFC Champion Ronda Rousey to Ball via Facebook Video
One Marine’s quest to bring his dream date to the Marine Corps Ball later this year has taken him all the way to the Ultimate Fighter Championship. In a Facebook […]
A Single Loose Nut Cost the U.S. Air Force $62.4 Million
A sloppy private defense contracting company is over a barrel and the United States Air Force is out $62.4 million after a retaining nut connecting oxygen tubing was not tightened […]