The Pearl Harbor movie scene that accidentally filmed a real plane crash
A scene in “Tora! Tora! Tora!,” the 1970 Pearl Harbor movie, sent stuntmen running for their lives during a real-life ...
More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures
In the past week, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in Iraq and Syria is bigger than it has claimed for years ...
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Navy shoots down its own F/A-18 in Red Sea fight
A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS ...
Congress authorizes free Wi-Fi for troops in barracks
The sweeping 2025 defense bill requires the Pentagon to outline plans for getting free, quality Internet to troops "at no ...
Veteran suicides stayed at same level in 2022, despite efforts to reduce deaths
The VA also found that the number of deaths by firearms — the leading cause of veteran suicides — rose by 7% over 2021.
Space Force to deploy new jammers to yell at enemy satellites
The new ground-based jamming terminals essentially create such a loud, disruptive signal that they can interrupt enemy ...
Ospreys cleared to fly again in Navy and Air Force after inspections
The Air Force and Navy will begin to let their V-22 Osprey fleets fly once more in the coming weeks after key parts of their ...
That time the US military burned down one of its own bases with a ‘bat bomb’
A Pennsylvania dentist thought a “bat bomb," with 1,000 bats starting fires, would end the war faster than the atomic bomb.
Defense bill, subordinates may weigh in on officers’ promotions, drone drama and more military news
Junior enlisted troops are set to get a 14.5% pay raise and the drone hysteria sweeping the U.S. continues, even as officials ...