There are not enough fully trained pilots to meet the needs of the United States Air Force. Even if there were, there wouldn’t be planes for them to fly. Now the Air Force and DARPA are turning to artificial intelligence to assist in their mission and equipping 4th-Generation…
The Army expects soldiers to be brave. Stories about the men and women in the military who risk life and limb for their country are hardly extraordinary. This one, though, has an oddly selfless twist and is about more than bravery. Staff Sgt. Eric Barkhorn and Staff Sgt.…
The Browning .50 Machine Gun is an ancient and well respected workhorse for allied troops. Some variation of the old M2 has been in service since its inception before World War II. The gun is most often thought of as a sledgehammer of sorts, not a instrument capable…
Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, an Air Force combat controller, was killed in the Battle of Roberts Ridge in Afghanistan in 2002. On August 22nd, President Trump will award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Chapman’s family. Now the Air Force has released new video that chronicles the heroics…
The United States Marine Corps has announced its first-ever female infantry platoon commander. First Lt. Marina A. Hierl will assume the command of 35 soldiers in Echo Company. Lt. Marina is the first female to lead a Marine infantry platoon in the entirety of the Corps’ 243 year…
A teenager accused of vandalizing a stone memorial commemorating Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy has been arrested. The stone memorial, a centerpiece at a park in Murphy’s home town, was destroyed by the 14-year-old in a senseless act of vandalism. Now the boy faces charges of criminal…
Onlookers were astounded Tuesday night when the approach of police sirens turned out to be a not-so-high-speed chase. Even though the speeds were modest, the chase was no less dramatic, as it included a stolen M1068 armored personnel carrier. The treads of the vehicle kept its speed modest,…
Those of us back home often have preconceived notions about how soldiers should feel about the people they fight. Such was the case for Chris Herbert, who lost his right leg when a bomb went off next to his Land Rover in 2007 while he was fighting the…
On February 7th, American and coalition forces in Syria watched a build-up of opposition fighters, including hundreds of Syrian government fighters and Russian mercenaries, that were arming for battle. When the attack came, it was brutal and decisive. A new report is shedding light on the ill-fated battle…
The United States has a bad habit of arming rebel factions that stand in opposition to its enemies. In countries where power-shifts are common (and allegiances are fragile), these plans can go sideways very quickly. It should come as no surprise that Syria is one of these SNAFUs,…
Award citations indicate the Marine Special Operators have been more involved in the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria than originally believed. Information dating back to at least January 2016 shows that, while then-President Barack Obama and the Pentagon asserted that the battle was being fought “by…
“For God and country — Geronimo Geronimo Geronimo. Geronimo E-KIA”. Those are the words that came across the radio on May 1, 2011 (May 2 local time) as a team of elite Navy SEALs flew back from a daring raid of a small compound in Abbotabad, Pakistan to…
A fan theory posted to Reddit has grown so popular that the United States Army has been forced to issue an official statement on it. The theory concerns the back pay that the United States would own Captain America. As the Captain was never officially relieved of duty,…
The John Hopkins University School of Medicine has made a major breakthrough in transplants. They released an announcement Monday that celebrates the completion of the first ever total penis and scrotum transplant. The recipient is a U.S. serviceman who was wounded in Afghanistan several years ago. The new…
When the United States, Britain, and France launched their coordinated airstrikes against the chemical weapons facilities in Syria, all of the missiles hit their mark. Despite the warnings from Russia, not one of the incoming missiles was shot down. Considering the defenses in place, this was a stunning…